The ultimate guide for developers, with straight to the point information, advice, and tips on how to write and run code, migrate legacy services and extend your applications with Google Cloud. Key Features * Master all options for running your code on the cloud and improve it using Google Cloud services * Migrate your legacy code to the cloud without hassles and learn to create code which runs anywhere * Use the hands-on examples to learn and showcase your experience with Google Cloud Book Description Many organizations are discovering the benefits of running code on the cloud and migrating their legacy applications. This process can be overwhelming for Developers and Engineers who are new to the cloud. Filled with practical tips and expert advice from a Google developer, this book will help you to achieve more and faster in terms of application development. You will begin with understanding and comparing all available options to run your code. You will then be able to write, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot your code without leaving the Google Cloud IDE, along with guidance on selecting the best option for each use case. Next, you will get to grips with the basic Google Cloud infrastructure services and connecting your code with public APIs. This will help you to easily add features to your application such as language translation, object detection in images or videos and many more. Further, you will have a comprehensive list of tips and best practices to make your migration as smooth as possible. If you are interested in writing code from scratch, the book will show you the basics of hybrid cloud applications to build services which can run virtually anywhere. By the end of this book, you will know how to approach application development process with no hassles while successfully moving your code to Google Cloud. What you will learn * Understand how to write, run, and troubleshoot code on Google Cloud * Choose among all available options for running your code * Connect your code to Google Cloud services using public APIs * Migrate your code to Google Cloud without surprises * Architect hybrid cloud solutions which can run virtually anywhere * Get to grips with Cloud Functions, App Engine, GKE and Anthos Who This Book Is For This book is targeted towards Cloud Architects, Engineers and Developers willing to migrate their applications and services to Google Cloud or start building them from scratch. Entrepreneurs in early-stage start-ups and IT Professionals who want to know more about Google Cloud from the eyes of a Developer will also benefit from reading this book. Readers are expected to have a basic understanding of Cloud concepts and basic experience on how to write Python and Shell scripts.

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.

Explore Amazon Connect, from implementing call flows and creating AI bots to integrating artificial intelligence solutions and analyzing critical customer sentiment Key Features Discover how to integrate chat with Connect to allow organizations to reduce operations costs Leverage machine learning to perform natural language processing (NLP) for analyzing customer feedback and trends Learn how to integrate your enterprise application with Amazon Connect Book DescriptionAmazon Connect is a pay-as-you-go cloud contact center solution that powers Amazon's customer contact system and provides an impressive user experience while reducing costs. Connect's scalability has been especially helpful during COVID-19, helping customers with research, remote work, and other solutions, and has driven adoption rates higher. Amazon Connect: Up and Running will help you develop a foundational understanding of Connect's capabilities and how businesses can effectively estimate the costs and risks associated with migration. Complete with hands-on tutorials, costing profiles, and real-world use cases relating to improving business operations, this easy-to-follow guide will teach you everything you need to get your call center online, interface with critical business systems, and take your customer experience to the next level. As you advance, you'll understand the benefits of using Amazon Connect and cost estimation guidelines for migration and new deployments. Later, the book guides you through creating AI bots, implementing interfaces, and leveraging machine learning for business analytics. By the end of this book, you'll be able to bring a Connect call center online with all its major components and interfaces to significantly reduce personnel overhead and provide your customers with an enhanced user experience (UX). What you will learn Become well-versed with the capabilities and benefits of Amazon Connect Determine cost-effective solutions by integrating Connect with AWS Create, modify, and connect contact flows to improve efficiency Build a conversational interface with Amazon Lex Find out how to transfer contact records out of Connect via Kinesis Gather user insights and improve business operations with Amazon QuickSight Analyze customer-agent conversations with ML speech analytics capabilities Discover ways to provide superior customer service at a lower cost Who this book is forThis Amazon Connect book is for anyone looking to save costs and improve their customer experience through a more advanced call center using Amazon Connect and other AWS capabilities. A technical understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and beginner-level business administration experience are necessary to address cost concerns and risks.

Avoid implementation failures and technical debt by mitigating anti-patterns in your Salesforce enterprise solutions using expert guidance and proven recommendations Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook PDF Key Features Build exemplary Salesforce architectures by studying anti-patterns that lead to failing systems Demonstrate deep architectural principles that you can apply in your Salesforce projects Identify common problems in Salesforce architectures and apply better architectural solutions Book DescriptionSalesforce Anti-Patterns teaches you to spot errors in Salesforce patterns that may seem like a good idea at first but end up costing you dearly. This book will enable Salesforce developers and architects to understand how ingenious Salesforce architectures can be created by studying anti-patterns and solutions to problems that can later lead to serious implementation issues. While there are several books on the market that start with the question, "How do I create great Salesforce architecture?" and proceed to a solution from there, this book instead starts by asking, "What tends to go wrong with Salesforce architectures?" and proceeds to a solution from there. In this book, you'll find out how to identify and mitigate anti-patterns in the technical domains of system architecture, data architecture, and security architecture, along with anti-patterns in the functional domain of solution architecture as well as for integration architecture. You'll also learn about common anti-patterns affecting your Salesforce development process and governance and, finally, how to spot common problems in how architects communicate their solutions. By the end of this Salesforce book, you'll have gained the confidence to architect and communicate solutions on the Salesforce platform while dodging common mistakes. What you will learn Create a balanced system architecture by identifying common mistakes around on- and off-platform functionality and interfaces Avoid security problems that arise from anti-patterns on the Salesforce platform Spot common data architecture issues and discover intuitive ways to address them Avoid the dual traps of over- and under-customization in your solution architecture Explore common errors made in deployment setups, test strategy, and architecture governance Understand why bad communication patterns are so overlooked in architecture Who this book is forThis book is for Salesforce architects, aspiring architects, developers, consultants, and decision makers who want to start making the right architectural choices or prepare for their journey to CTA. This book helps you gain a professional understanding of Salesforce and its building blocks. It is not code-centric, so you will benefit from both functional and technical experience, but a basic level of platform understanding is required.

Gain insight and strategic advice for driving value in your organization with this practical guide that condenses a decade of ServiceNow wisdom into the must-know essentials for impactful deployments Key Features Focus on what to do when shaping and leading a ServiceNow journey Explore strategies for making your projects impactful and valuable Guidance for leaders at every level to maximize return on their investments in ServiceNow Book DescriptionServiceNow is the leading enterprise service management platform that enables the effective management of services in a modern enterprise. In this book, you'll learn how to avoid pitfalls that can challenge value realization, where to focus, how to balance tradeoffs, and how to get buy-in for complex decisions. You'll understand the key drivers of value in ServiceNow implementation and how to structure your program for successful delivery. Moving ahead, you'll get practical guidance on the methods and considerations in securely using ServiceNow. You'll also learn how to set up a multi-instance environment including best practices, patterns and alternatives in the use and maintenance of a multi-instance pipeline. Later chapters cover methods and approaches to design processes that deliver optimal ROI. Further, you'll receive tips for designing technical standards, designing for scale, ensuring maintainability, and building a supportable instance. Finally, you'll focus on the innovative possibilities that can be unlocked in a ServiceNow journey which will help you to manage uncertainty and claim the value of being an early adopter. By the end of this book, you'll be prepared to lead or support a ServiceNow implementation with confidence that you're bringing not only a solution but also making an impact in your organization. What you will learn Understand the key drivers of value in ServiceNow implementation Structure your ServiceNow programs for successful delivery Discover methods and tools for securely using ServiceNow Set up a multi-instance environment with best practices and patterns Architect and lead the deployment of AI capabilities in ServiceNow Build innovative experiences using NLU, virtual agents and the Now Experience Framework Who this book is forThis book is for architects, consultants and project leaders looking to drive value by applying ServiceNow effectively and efficiently. Platform administration or development experience is useful but not necessary to get the most out of this book. However, some familiarity with the modules and features of ServiceNow is expected.

Learn how to leverage the Salesforce platform for sales, service, marketing, and automating business activities from a 360-degree perspective. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format. Key Features Enhanced with reader feedback and updated with the latest UI for efficient learning Learn how to use Salesforce Flow, the new replacement for workflow rules and process builders on the Salesforce platform Become familiar with the basics of Salesforce administration and mobile app setup Book DescriptionSalesforce is the world's leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, helping businesses connect with their constituents and partners. This book will give you a comprehensive introduction to managing sales, marketing, customer relationships, and overall administration for your organization. You'll learn how to configure and use Salesforce for maximum efficiency and return on investment This book will teach you how to create activities, manage leads, manage users, set up security, customize your UX, work with third-party applications, build flows, develop your prospects and sales pipeline using opportunities and accounts, understand how you can enhance marketing activities using campaigns and much more. Packed with real-world business use cases, this Salesforce book will show you how to analyze your business information accurately to make productive decisions for your business. As you advance, you'll learn how to build various reports and dashboards in Salesforce to derive valuable business insights. Finally, you'll explore tools such as Salesforce Flows, approval processes, and assignment rules to achieve business process automation and set out on the path to becoming a successful Salesforce administrator By the end of the book, you will know how to manipulate Salesforce to achieve your business goals What you will learn Explore business development with leads, accounts and contacts in Salesforce Find out how stages and sales processes help you manage your opportunity pipeline Achieve marketing goals using Salesforce campaigns Perform business analysis using reports and dashboards Practice automating business processes with Salesforce Flow Gain a high-level overview of the items in the administration section Grasp the different aspects needed to build an effective Salesforce security model Who this book is forIf you are new to Salesforce and want to learn it from scratch, an administrator looking to build your Salesforce skills, or a student looking to start a career in Salesforce, this book is for you. No prior knowledge of the Salesforce is required to get started with this book

Get up to speed with the essential concepts and techniques necessary to prepare for the Salesforce Platform App Builder certification exam Key Features Prepare for the Salesforce Platform App Builder certification exam by exploring important concepts and expert tips and techniques Design the data model, user interface, business logic, and security for custom apps Understand the key milestones and considerations when managing an application lifecycle Book DescriptionDo you want to be able to confidently design and build apps that support business processes within the Lightning Platform? Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Guide not only helps you to do this, but also prepares you for the certification exam. The book starts by describing the core capabilities of the Lightning Platform. You'll learn techniques for data modeling to design, build, and deploy apps without writing code and achieve rapid results with the declarative capabilities that the Lightning Platform provides. Next, you'll explore utilities for importing and exporting data and the features available in the Lightning Platform to restrict and extend access to objects, fields, and records. You'll also be able to customize the Salesforce Lightning Experience user interface (UI) and build functionality for custom buttons, links, and actions. Later, this certification study guide will take you through reporting and the social and mobile features of the Lightning Platform. Finally, you'll get to grips with Salesforce build environments and deployment options. By the end of this Salesforce book, you'll not only have learned how to build data models, enforce data security, and implement business logic and process automation, but also have gained the confidence to pass the Platform App Builder exam and achieve Salesforce certification. What you will learn Explore the core features of the Lightning Platform Design and build an appropriate data model for a given scenario Identify the Lightning Platform's features and capabilities Customize the Salesforce Lightning Experience UI Implement business logic and process automation Identify the capabilities of declarative customization Who this book is forThis book is for beginners and aspiring developers who want to learn how to build apps on the Salesforce Platform or pass the Salesforce Platform App Builder certification exam. Salesforce administrators and existing Salesforce Lightning Platform developers looking to learn more about the declarative, non-programmatic app building capabilities of the Salesforce Lightning Platform will also find this book useful.

Written by two Google Cloud experts, this book will help you to create a concrete foundation of Cloud Build so that you can define workflows and pipelines as builds in Google Cloud Build Key Features * Learn Cloud Build's API and build configuration/schema * Apply scalability and security best practices for using Cloud Build * Integrate Cloud Build with external systems critical to workflows Book Description When adopting cloud infrastructure, you are often looking to modernize how to automate workflows such as continuous integration and software delivery. Minimizing operational overhead via fully managed solutions like Cloud Build can be tough. Moreover, learning Cloud Build's API and build schema as well as scalability and security, and integrating Cloud Build with other external systems can be challenging. This book helps you to overcome these challenges by cementing a Google Cloud Build foundation. The book starts with an introduction to Google Cloud Build and how it brings value via automation. You will then configure the architecture and environment in which builds run while learning how to execute these builds. Next, you will focus on writing and configuring fully featured builds and executing them securely. You will also review Cloud Build's functionality with practical applications and set up a secure delivery pipeline for GKE. Moving ahead, you will learn how to manage safe roll outs of cloud infrastructure with Terraform. Later, you will build a workflow from local source to production in Cloud Run. Finally, you will integrate Cloud Build with external systems while leveraging Cloud Deploy to manage roll outs. By the end of this book, you'll be able to automate workflows securely by leveraging the principles of Google Cloud Build. What you will learn * Get started with Cloud Build the right way * Define new workflows using the Cloud Build schema * Implement a secure build and deployment environment for GKE * Automate serverless workflows for Cloud Run and Cloud Functions * Integrate Cloud Build with source code management and artifact stores * Develop a Cloud Build strategy for your organization Who This Book Is For This book is for cloud engineers and DevOps engineers who manage cloud environments and desire to automate workflows in a fully managed, scalable, and secure platform. You are expected to have an understanding of cloud fundamentals, software delivery, and containerization fundamentals to get the most out of this book.

A non-developer's guide to harnessing the power of Amazon Honeycode apps to manage projects, customers, operations, approvals, resources, and teams Key Features A practical guide to Amazon Web Services (AWS) no-code app development for meeting specific needs of customers Create apps quickly without paying for costly developers using Honeycode's in-built templates and functions Learn how to use stable AWS services to supplement Honeycode's present limits Book DescriptionAmazon Honeycode enables you to build fully managed, customizable, and scalable mobile and web applications for personal or professional use with little to no code. With this practical guide to Amazon Honeycode, you'll be able to bring your app ideas to life, improving your and your team's/organization's productivity. You'll begin by creating your very first app from the get-go and use it as a means to explore the Honeycode development environment and concepts. Next, you'll learn how to set up and organize the data to build and bind an app on Honeycode as well as deconstruct different templates to understand the common structures and patterns that can be used. Finally, you'll build a few apps from scratch and discover how to apply the concepts you've learned. By the end of this app development book, you'll have gained the knowledge you need to be able to build and deploy your own mobile and web applications. You'll also be able to invite and share your app with people you want to collaborate with. What you will learn Build mobile and web applications with simple drag-drops and customizations Deploy and share apps and collaborate in real-time with your team Understand how to create automated processes in apps Create a customized view for each app user or a group of users Import existing data from a CSV and build an app on top of it Create connectors to external data sources Build applications using Honeycode either from scratch or by modifying an existing template Explore Honeycode templates and understand what use cases are available out-of-the-box with these templates Who this book is forLike the platform, this book is meant for everyone - professional and novice developers alike - who want to build and deploy apps for their personal or professional use as an individual or as a team. However, for professional developers, it is important to note that the book will not focus on advanced use cases with features like using public APIs and 3P integrations. No programming knowledge or experience is needed to start creating basic apps. However, working knowledge of Microsoft Excel or similar spreadsheet tools and a general understanding of logical statements will be helpful to get the most out of this book.

This report examines Viet Nam's tech-based startups in two sectors: agriculture and health. It assesses the challenges for creating a more enabling ecosystem to scale up startups in these sectors and makes recommendations to overcome them. Technology-based startup enterprises are an increasingly important part of the business landscape in Asia and the Pacific. By applying innovative technologies to create new products and services, they can make a significant contribution to economic development while generating social and environmental benefits. However, to survive and then thrive, tech startups require an enabling ecosystem that includes supportive government policy, adequate access to capital, skilled personnel, and quality digital infrastructure. This is the third country report in the series ""Ecosystems for Technology Startups in Asia and the Pacific.

Build, design, and improve advanced business intelligence solutions using Tableau's latest features, including Tableau Prep Builder, Tableau Hyper, and Tableau Server Key Features Master new features in Tableau 2021 to solve real-world analytics challenges Perform geo-spatial, time series, and self-service analytics using real-life examples Build and publish dashboards and explore storytelling using Python and R integration support Book DescriptionTableau is one of the leading business intelligence (BI) tools that can help you solve data analysis challenges. With this book, you will master Tableau's features and offerings in various paradigms of the BI domain. Updated with fresh topics including Quick Level of Detail expressions, the newest Tableau Server features, Einstein Discovery, and more, this book covers essential Tableau concepts and advanced functionalities. Leveraging Tableau Hyper files and using Prep Builder, you'll be able to perform data preparation and handling easily. You'll gear up to perform complex joins, spatial joins, unions, and data blending tasks using practical examples. Next, you'll learn how to execute data densification and further explore expert-level examples to help you with calculations, mapping, and visual design using Tableau extensions. You'll also learn about improving dashboard performance, connecting to Tableau Server and understanding data visualization with examples. Finally, you'll cover advanced use cases such as self-service analysis, time series analysis, and geo-spatial analysis, and connect Tableau to Python and R to implement programming functionalities within it. By the end of this Tableau book, you'll have mastered the advanced offerings of Tableau 2021 and be able to tackle common and advanced challenges in the BI domain. What you will learn Get up to speed with various Tableau components Master data preparation techniques using Tableau Prep Builder Discover how to use Tableau to create a PowerPoint-like presentation Understand different Tableau visualization techniques and dashboard designs Interact with the Tableau server to understand its architecture and functionalities Study advanced visualizations and dashboard creation techniques Brush up on powerful self-service analytics, time series analytics, and geo-spatial analytics Who this book is forThis book is designed for business analysts, business intelligence professionals and data analysts who want to master Tableau to solve a range of data science and business intelligence problems. The book is ideal if you have a good understanding of Tableau and want to take your skills to the next level.