Make the most of Salesforce Marketing Cloud through automation and increase your productivity on the platform without adding any extra resources Key Features Increase your knowledge of automation theory and the applications of SFMC Explore automation with SFMC and its capabilities beyond general usage Understand the automation features and integrations of SFMC to use the platform from outside the user interface (UI) for maximum efficiency Book DescriptionSalesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) allows you to use multiple channels and tools to create a 1:1 marketing experience for your customers and subscribers. Through automation and helper tasks, you can greatly increase your productivity while also reducing the level of effort required in terms of volume and frequency. Automating Salesforce Marketing Cloud starts by discussing what automation is generally and then progresses to what automation is in SFMC. After that, you'll focus on how to perform automation inside of SFMC all the way to fully running processes and capabilities from an external service. Later chapters explore the benefits and capabilities of automation and having an automation mindset both within and outside of SFMC. Equipped with this knowledge and example code, you'll be prepared to maximize your SFMC efficiency. By the end of this Salesforce book, you'll have the skills you need to build automation both inside and outside of SFMC, along with the knowledge for using the platform optimally. What you will learn Understand automation to make the most of the SFMC platform Optimize ETL activities, data import integrations, data segmentations, email sends, and more Explore different ways to use scripting and API calls to increase Automation Studio efficiency Identify opportunities for automation with custom integrations and third-party solutions Optimize usage of SFMC by building on the core concepts of custom integrations and third-party tools Maximize utilization of employee skills and capabilities and reduce operational costs while increasing output Who this book is forThis book is for Salesforce Marketing Cloud users who want to know how to make their day to day lives more efficient and get the most out of the tool by working smarter, not harder. A solid understanding of SFMC and basic knowledge of what automation is will help you get the most out of this book.

Learn how to bring your data to life with this hands-on guide to visual analytics with Tableau Key Features Master the fundamentals of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Learn how to explore, analyze, and present data to provide business insights Build your experience and confidence with hands-on exercises and activities Book DescriptionLearning Tableau has never been easier, thanks to this practical introduction to storytelling with data. The Tableau Workshop breaks down the analytical process into five steps: data preparation, data exploration, data analysis, interactivity, and distribution of dashboards. Each stage is addressed with a clear walkthrough of the key tools and techniques you'll need, as well as engaging real-world examples, meaningful data, and practical exercises to give you valuable hands-on experience. As you work through the book, you'll learn Tableau step by step, studying how to clean, shape, and combine data, as well as how to choose the most suitable charts for any given scenario. You'll load data from various sources and formats, perform data engineering to create new data that delivers deeper insights, and create interactive dashboards that engage end-users. All concepts are introduced with clear, simple explanations and demonstrated through realistic example scenarios. You'll simulate real-world data science projects with use cases such as traffic violations, urban populations, coffee store sales, and air travel delays. By the end of this Tableau book, you'll have the skills and knowledge to confidently present analytical results and make data-driven decisions. What you will learn Become an effective user of Tableau Prep and Tableau Desktop Load, combine, and process data for analysis and visualization Understand different types of charts and when to use them Perform calculations to engineer new data and unlock hidden insights Add interactivity to your visualizations to make them more engaging Create holistic dashboards that are detailed and user-friendly Who this book is forThis book is for anyone who wants to get started on visual analytics with Tableau. If you're new to Tableau, this Workshop will get you up and running. If you already have some experience in Tableau, this book will help fill in any gaps, consolidate your understanding, and give you extra practice of key tools.

The ultimate guide to becoming proficient in Azure Bicep while having a better development experience and making your Infrastructure as Code seamless and error free Key Features Learn Azure Bicep from an official Microsoft trainer Master the authoring experience to make your Infrastructure as Code journey seamless Go beyond writing good templates with the help of advanced tips and tricks Book DescriptionIt's no secret that developers don't like using JSON files to declare their resources in Azure because of issues such as parameter duplication and not being able to use comments in templates. Azure Bicep helps resolve these issues, and this book will guide you, as a developer or DevOps engineer, to get the most out of the Bicep language. The book takes you on a journey from understanding Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and what their drawbacks are to how you can use Bicep to overcome them. You will get familiar with tools such as Visual Studio Code, the Bicep extension, the Azure CLI, PowerShell, Azure DevOps, and GitHub for writing reusable, maintainable templates. After that, you'll test the templates and deploy them to an Azure environment either from your own system or via a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline. The book features a detailed overview of all the Bicep features, when to use what, and how to write great templates that fit well into your existing pipelines or in a new one. The chapters progress from easy to advanced topics and every effort has been put into making them easy to follow with examples, all of which are accessible via GitHub. By the end of this book, you'll have developed a solid understanding of Azure Bicep and will be able to create, test, and deploy your resources locally or in your CI/CD pipelines. What you will learn Get started with Azure Bicep and install the necessary tools Understand the details of how to define resources with Bicep Use modules to create templates for different teams in your company Optimize templates using expressions, conditions, and loops Make customizable templates using parameters, variables, and functions Deploy templates locally or from Azure DevOps or GitHub Stay on top of your IaC with best practices and industry standards Who this book is forThis book is for cloud engineers, developers, and DevOps engineers who are responsible for writing templates to deploy resources in Microsoft Azure and contributing to CI/CD pipelines. Professionals who want to get started with DevOps and Infrastructure as Code when it comes to working with Microsoft Azure will also benefit from reading this book. Readers are expected to have a basic understanding of CI/CD concepts, must have worked with ARM templates to deploy resources to Azure, and must have used or be familiar with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for their CI/CD pipelines.

This study examines the legal environment on electronic transactions along with opportunities and challenges in developing electronic commerce among members of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. Digital trade promotion has been a long-standing priority for CAREC member countries, as part of their integration into global value chains and economic diversification. The study makes a case for modernization and harmonization of legislations of CAREC countries leveraging on international instruments and best practices for electronic commerce transactions. Adequate legislation to protect personal privacy and consumers and combat cybercrime is also crucial. Finally, institutions must be built with trust, within and among countries and through regional cooperation.

Dieses Buch basiert auf langjahrigen Praxiserfahrungen in der Durchfuhrung von BPM-Projekten. Die Autoren reduzieren die Komplexitat des Prozessmanagements auf eine praxistaugliche Methode. Aus der Vielzahl von BPM-Loesungen und Modelltypen werden nur diejenigen ubernommen, die Methodeneinsatz, Vorgehen und Zeitaufwand optimieren. Besonderheit des Ansatzes ist, dass in der Anwendung auf allgemein verfugbare Burosoftware zuruckgegriffen wurde. Damit eignet sich dieses Buch fur Einsteiger, aber auch BPM-Experten, die einen einfachen Ansatz fur die Verwaltung von Geschaftsprozessen suchen.

An end-to-end practical guide to implementing Salesforce CPQ solutions, shortening your sales cycle, and generating a higher ROI Key Features Maximize sales by reducing turnaround time and providing a quick analysis of profits and losses Get up to speed with Salesforce CPQ concepts, best practices, and tips when choosing the right CPQ implementation strategy Implement CPQ configurations and automations for B2B and B2C business scenarios Book DescriptionSalesforce CPQ is innovative software that enables you create better quotes, improve quoting accuracy, and maximize sales and deals. It also provides a quick analysis of profits and losses, helping you improve the overall execution of sales processes, and allows a great deal of flexibility for your prospects, customers, and business partners. The book starts with the Quote-2-Cash business process in Salesforce and shows you how to assess when a business needs to implement CPQ. You'll then progress to configuring opportunities, quotes, and CPQ products. As you advance, you'll understand how to define and configure price books, price rules for CPQ quote automation, multidimensional quoting, and more. Next, you'll look at how to configure CPQ guided selling and create package configurations, contracts, and amendments. Later chapters will demonstrate how to perform data migration from a legacy system and the order in which the objects are to be migrated. You'll also explore CPQ billing and its advantages with the help of different use cases before learning about Industries CPQ and how it is different from standard Salesforce CPQ. Finally, you'll discover best practices for achieving optimal CPQ performance and avoiding performance bottlenecks. By the end of this Salesforce book, you'll be able to implement Salesforce CPQ for any business. What you will learn Understand Quote-2-Cash business processes and configure opportunities and quotes Create custom CPQ actions and use custom filters for automating business needs Discover how to configure products and product rules Understand the CPQ pricing structure and methods, rules, multidimensional quoting, and quote automation Explore the CPQ data model and use the Salesforce Schema Builder to view and configure object relationships Configure contracts, amendments, and renewals in Salesforce Focus on CPQ billing and its advantages Gain comprehensive insights into Industries CPQ Who this book is forThis book is for Salesforce administrators, business analysts, functional consultants, sales managers, Salesforce architects, and those looking to gain Salesforce CPQ certification. Working knowledge of the Salesforce ecosystem is recommended to get the most out of this book.

Build interactive dashboards and storytelling reports at scale with the cloud-native BI tool that integrates embedded analytics and ML-powered insights effortlessly Key Features Explore Amazon QuickSight, manage data sources, and build and share dashboards Learn best practices from an AWS certified big data solutions architect Manage and monitor dashboards using the QuickSight API and other AWS services such as Amazon CloudTrail Book DescriptionAmazon Quicksight is an exciting new visualization that rivals PowerBI and Tableau, bringing several exciting features to the table - but sadly, there aren't many resources out there that can help you learn the ropes. This book seeks to remedy that with the help of an AWS-certified expert who will help you leverage its full capabilities. After learning QuickSight's fundamental concepts and how to configure data sources, you'll be introduced to the main analysis-building functionality of QuickSight to develop visuals and dashboards, and explore how to develop and share interactive dashboards with parameters and on-screen controls. You'll dive into advanced filtering options with URL actions before learning how to set up alerts and scheduled reports. Next, you'll familiarize yourself with the types of insights before getting to grips with adding ML insights such as forecasting capabilities, analyzing time series data, adding narratives, and outlier detection to your dashboards. You'll also explore patterns to automate operations and look closer into the API actions that allow us to control settings. Finally, you'll learn advanced topics such as embedded dashboards and multitenancy. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with QuickSight's BI and analytics functionalities that will help you create BI apps with ML capabilities. What you will learn Understand the wider AWS analytics ecosystem and how QuickSight fits within it Set up and configure data sources with Amazon QuickSight Include custom controls and add interactivity to your BI application using parameters Add ML insights such as forecasting, anomaly detection, and narratives Explore patterns to automate operations using QuickSight APIs Create interactive dashboards and storytelling with Amazon QuickSight Design an embedded multi-tenant analytics architecture Focus on data permissions and how to manage Amazon QuickSight operations Who this book is forThis book is for business intelligence (BI) developers and data analysts who are looking to create interactive dashboards using data from Lake House on AWS with Amazon QuickSight. It will also be useful for anyone who wants to learn Amazon QuickSight in depth using practical, up-to-date examples. You will need to be familiar with general data visualization concepts before you get started with this book, however, no prior experience with Amazon QuickSight is required.

Leverage CRM Analytics to generate valuable business insights and solve business problems efficiently Key Features Extract, combine, transform, and visualize your data to derive business insights using CRM Analytics Gain hands-on experience as you walk through practical dashboard use cases in CRM Analytics Learn how to build best-in-class dashboards from a CRM Analytics thought leader Book DescriptionCRM Analytics, formerly known as Tableau CRM and Einstein Analytics, is a powerful and versatile data analytics platform that enables organizations to extract, combine, transform, and visualize their data to create valuable business insights. Creating Actionable Insights Using CRM Analytics provides a hands-on approach to CRM Analytics implementation and associated methodologies that will have you up and running and productive in no time. The book provides you with detailed explanations of essential concepts to help you to gain confidence and become competent in using the CRM Analytics platform for data extraction, combination, transformation, visualization, and action. As you make progress, you'll understand what CRM Analytics is and where it provides business value. You'll also learn how to bring your data together in CRM Analytics, build datasets and lenses for data analysis, create effective analytics dashboards for visualization and consumption by end users, and build dashboard actions that take the user from data to insight to action with ease. By the end of this book, you'll be able to solve business problems using CRM Analytics and design, build, test, and deploy analytics dashboards efficiently. What you will learn Implement and configure CRM Analytics from scratch Build your first CRM Analytics app and embed your CRM Analytics dashboards in Salesforce to enhance user adoption Connect Salesforce and external data with CRM Analytics and create datasets Create a data recipe and get familiar with the recipe UI Build a custom dashboard in CRM Analytics using the dashboard editor Use lenses to create a CRM Analytics dashboard Configure and implement data security and governance Build configured record actions to automate data directly in Salesforce Who this book is forThis book is for data analysts, business analysts, BI professionals, and Salesforce users who want to explore CRM Analytics' capabilities and features. Basic knowledge of Salesforce and data analytics is assumed to get the most out of this book.

Get to grips with the tools, services, and functions needed for application migration to help you move from legacy applications to cloud-native on Google Cloud Key Features Discover how a sample legacy application can be transformed into a cloud-native application on Google Cloud Learn where to start and how to apply application modernization techniques and tooling Work with real-world use cases and instructions to modernize an application on Google Cloud Book DescriptionLegacy applications, which comprise 75-80% of all enterprise applications, often end up being stuck in data centers. Modernizing these applications to make them cloud-native enables them to scale in a cloud environment without taking months or years to start seeing the benefits. This book will help software developers and solutions architects to modernize their applications on Google Cloud and transform them into cloud-native applications. This book helps you to build on your existing knowledge of enterprise application development and takes you on a journey through the six Rs: rehosting, replatforming, rearchitecting, repurchasing, retiring, and retaining. You'll learn how to modernize a legacy enterprise application on Google Cloud and build on existing assets and skills effectively. Taking an iterative and incremental approach to modernization, the book introduces the main services in Google Cloud in an easy-to-understand way that can be applied immediately to an application. By the end of this Google Cloud book, you'll have learned how to modernize a legacy enterprise application by exploring various interim architectures and tooling to develop a cloud-native microservices-based application. What you will learn Discover the principles and best practices for building cloud-native applications Study the six Rs of migration strategy and learn when to choose which strategy Rehost a legacy enterprise application on Google Compute Engine Replatform an application to use Google Load Balancer and Google Cloud SQL Refactor into a single-page application (SPA) supported by REST services Replatform an application to use Google Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication Refactor to microservices using the strangler pattern Automate the deployment process using a CI/CD pipeline with Google Cloud Build Who this book is forThis book is for software developers and solutions architects looking to gain experience in modernizing their enterprise applications to run on Google Cloud and transform them into cloud-native applications. Basic knowledge of Java and Spring Boot is necessary. Prior knowledge of Google Cloud is useful but not mandatory.

Leverage DataRobot's enterprise AI platform and automated decision intelligence to extract business value from data Key Features Get well-versed with DataRobot features using real-world examples Use this all-in-one platform to build, monitor, and deploy ML models for handling the entire production life cycle Make use of advanced DataRobot capabilities to programmatically build and deploy a large number of ML models Book DescriptionDataRobot enables data science teams to become more efficient and productive. This book helps you to address machine learning (ML) challenges with DataRobot's enterprise platform, enabling you to extract business value from data and rapidly create commercial impact for your organization. You'll begin by learning how to use DataRobot's features to perform data prep and cleansing tasks automatically. The book then covers best practices for building and deploying ML models, along with challenges faced while scaling them to handle complex business problems. Moving on, you'll perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) tasks to prepare your data to build ML models and ways to interpret results. You'll also discover how to analyze the model's predictions and turn them into actionable insights for business users. Next, you'll create model documentation for internal as well as compliance purposes and learn how the model gets deployed as an API. In addition, you'll find out how to operationalize and monitor the model's performance. Finally, you'll work with examples on time series forecasting, NLP, image processing, MLOps, and more using advanced DataRobot capabilities. By the end of this book, you'll have learned to use DataRobot's AutoML and MLOps features to scale ML model building by avoiding repetitive tasks and common errors. What you will learn Understand and solve business problems using DataRobot Use DataRobot to prepare your data and perform various data analysis tasks to start building models Develop robust ML models and assess their results correctly before deployment Explore various DataRobot functions and outputs to help you understand the models and select the one that best solves the business problem Analyze a model's predictions and turn them into actionable insights for business users Understand how DataRobot helps in governing, deploying, and maintaining ML models Who this book is forThis book is for data scientists, data analysts, and data enthusiasts looking for a practical guide to building and deploying robust machine learning models using DataRobot. Experienced data scientists will also find this book helpful for rapidly exploring, building, and deploying a broader range of models. The book assumes a basic understanding of machine learning.

Learn how to create sophisticated and reliable Logic Apps with improved UX Key Features Become an Azure Master and create data flows within a matter of minutes Perform transfers using Logic Apps with prompt results Create powerful Logic Apps by enhancing your systems to improve user experience Book DescriptionLogic Apps are a visual flowchart-like representation of common programming actions, and are a flexible way to create logic without writing a single line of code. Enterprise Integration with Azure Logic Apps is a comprehensive introduction for anyone new to Logic Apps which will boost your learning skills and allow you to create rich, complex, structured, and reusable logic with instant results. You'll begin by discovering how to navigate the Azure portal and understand how your objects can be zoned to a specific environment by using resource groups. Complete with hands-on tutorials, projects, and self-assessment questions, this easy-to-follow guide will teach you the benefits and foundations of Logic App logic design. As you advance, you'll find out how to manage your Azure environment in relation to Logic Apps and how to create elegant and reliable Logic Apps. With useful and practical explanations of how to get the most out of Logic App actions and triggers, you'll be able to ensure that your Logic Apps work efficiently and provide seamless integration for real-world scenarios without having to write code. By the end of this Logic Apps book, you'll be able to create complex and powerful Logic Apps within minutes, integrating large amounts of data on demand, enhancing your systems, and linking applications to improve user experience. What you will learn Understand how to use blades, overview pages, and subscription pages Discover how to create a Microsoft account to manage your tenant Use a Visual Studio subscription with Azure to manage your Logic Apps Find out how to manage the cloud by analyzing runs, executions, and costs Create resource groups to zone your enterprise environments Support a development life cycle from sandbox through to production Who this book is forIf you are an aspiring infrastructure technician who already uses Azure in place of on-premises solutions and is now looking to link systems together, then this book is for you. This book is also for developers interested in systems integration where legacy systems may not have a direct data link and the cloud is the intermediary step. Power users with existing IT skills and experience with Power BI and Power Automate will also find this book useful.

Learn how to write automated tests for Dynamics 365 Business Central and discover how you can implement them in your daily work Key Features Leverage automated testing to advance over traditional manual testing methods Write, design, and implement automated tests Explore various testing frameworks and tools compatible with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Book DescriptionDynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based SaaS ERP proposition from Microsoft. With development practices becoming more formal, implementing changes or new features is not as simple as it used to be back when Dynamics 365 Business Central was called Navigator, Navision Financials, or Microsoft Business Solutions-Navision, and the call for test automation is increasing. This book will show you how to leverage the testing tools available in Dynamics 365 Business Central to perform automated testing. Starting with a quick introduction to automated testing and test-driven development (TDD), you'll get an overview of test automation in Dynamics 365 Business Central. You'll then learn how to design and build automated tests and explore methods to progress from requirements to application and testing code. Next, you'll find out how you can incorporate your own as well as Microsoft tests into your development practice. With the addition of three new chapters, this second edition covers in detail how to construct complex scenarios, write testable code, and test processes with incoming and outgoing calls. By the end of this book, you'll be able to write your own automated tests for Microsoft Business Central. What you will learn Understand the why and when of automated testing Discover how test-driven development can help to improve automated testing Explore the six pillars of the Testability Framework of Business Central Design and write automated tests for Business Central Make use of standard automated tests and their helper libraries Understand the challenges in testing features that interact with the external world Integrate automated tests into your development practice Who this book is forThis book is for consultants, testers, developers, and development managers working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Functional as well as technical development teams will find this book on automated testing techniques useful.

This third edition of the popular Mastering QuickBooks (R) is updated for 2022 and now goes above and beyond the topics covered on the QuickBooks Certified User (QBCU) exam. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format. Key Features Learn QuickBooks Online (QBO) from scratch and get confident with best practices Fully revised to include the latest updates to QuickBooks Online Brush up on everything you need to prepare for the QBCU exam Book DescriptionWhether you have bookkeeping experience or not, handling the financial side of your growing business requires expertise. With Mastering QuickBooks (R) 2022, Third Edition, you'll learn how to use QuickBooks (R) to build the perfect budget, simplify tax return preparation, manage inventory, track job costs, generate income statements and financial reports, and perform all accounting-related tasks with ease. Throughout the book, you'll be guided by an experienced Certified Public Accountant and Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor - from setup to core features and beyond. This new edition has every chapter revised to cover a range of new features and updates available, including smart invoicing and cash flow projections. You'll learn how to create multilingual invoices, track mileage, work with a cash flow dashboard that helps you with cash forecasting and planning reports, and upload batches of bills and checks. This book will also teach you how to manage sales tax, including how to set up, collect, track, pay, and report sales tax payments. In addition to this, you'll explore how to export reports to Google Sheets, use the custom chart builder, import budgets, and perform smart reporting. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with QuickBooks and have the confidence to manage all your bookkeeping tasks with ease. What you will learn Tackle bookkeeping concepts and the typical bookkeeping and financial accounting cycle Discover QBO's new features and what the whole line-up offers Track everything from billable and non-billable time to expenses and profit Generate key financial reports for accounts, customers, jobs, and invoice items Understand the complete QuickBooks payroll process Who this book is forSmall business owners, bookkeepers, and accounting students who want to start using QuickBooks more effectively will all get plenty of practical know-how from this book. While this guide is appropriate for beginners, it can also serve as an exhaustive resource for those with some bookkeeping experience and those studying to become a QuickBooks Certified User.

Learn how to defend your ICS in practice, from lab setup and intel gathering to working with SCADA Key Features Become well-versed with offensive ways of defending your industrial control systems Learn about industrial network protocols, threat hunting, Active Directory compromises, SQL injection, and much more Build offensive and defensive skills to combat industrial cyber threats Book DescriptionThe industrial cybersecurity domain has grown significantly in recent years. To completely secure critical infrastructure, red teams must be employed to continuously test and exploit the security integrity of a company's people, processes, and products. This is a unique pentesting book, which takes a different approach by helping you gain hands-on experience with equipment that you'll come across in the field. This will enable you to understand how industrial equipment interacts and operates within an operational environment. You'll start by getting to grips with the basics of industrial processes, and then see how to create and break the process, along with gathering open-source intel to create a threat landscape for your potential customer. As you advance, you'll find out how to install and utilize offensive techniques used by professional hackers. Throughout the book, you'll explore industrial equipment, port and service discovery, pivoting, and much more, before finally launching attacks against systems in an industrial network. By the end of this penetration testing book, you'll not only understand how to analyze and navigate the intricacies of an industrial control system (ICS), but you'll also have developed essential offensive and defensive skills to proactively protect industrial networks from modern cyberattacks. What you will learn Set up a starter-kit ICS lab with both physical and virtual equipment Perform open source intel-gathering pre-engagement to help map your attack landscape Get to grips with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for penetration testing on industrial equipment Understand the principles of traffic spanning and the importance of listening to customer networks Gain fundamental knowledge of ICS communication Connect physical operational technology to engineering workstations and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software Get hands-on with directory scanning tools to map web-based SCADA solutions Who this book is forIf you are an ethical hacker, penetration tester, automation engineer, or IT security professional looking to maintain and secure industrial networks from adversaries, this book is for you. A basic understanding of cybersecurity and recent cyber events will help you get the most out of this book.