An effective guide to designing, building, and deploying enterprise Java microservices with Eclipse MicroProfile Key Features Create cloud-native microservices with ease using this detailed guide Avoid vendor lock-in when implementing microservices using Eclipse MicroProfile Discover why MicroProfile is a great specification for building microservices in multi-cloud environments Book DescriptionEclipse MicroProfile has gained momentum in the industry as a multi-vendor, interoperable, community-driven specification. It is a major disruptor that allows organizations with large investments in enterprise Java to move to microservices without spending a lot on retraining their workforce. This book is based on MicroProfile 2.2, however, it will guide you in running your applications in MicroProfile 3.0. You'll start by understanding why microservices are important in the digital economy and how MicroProfile addresses the need for enterprise Java microservices. You'll learn about the subprojects that make up a MicroProfile, its value proposition to organizations and developers, and its processes and governance. As you advance, the book takes you through the capabilities and code examples of MicroProfile's subprojects - Config, Fault Tolerance, Health Check, JWT Propagation, Metrics, and OpenTracing. Finally, you'll be guided in developing a conference application using Eclipse MicroProfile, and explore possible scenarios of what's next in MicroProfile with Jakarta EE. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a clear understanding of Eclipse MicroProfile and its role in enterprise Java microservices. What you will learn Understand why microservices are important in the digital economy Analyze how MicroProfile addresses the need for enterprise Java microservices Test and secure your applications with Eclipse MicroProfile Get to grips with various MicroProfile capabilities such as OpenAPI and Typesafe REST Client Explore reactive programming with MicroProfile Stream and Messaging candidate APIs Discover and implement coding best practices using MicroProfile Who this book is forIf you're a Java developer who wants to create enterprise microservices, this book is for you. Familiarity with Java EE and the concept of microservices will help you get the most out of this book.

An accessible fast paced introduction to all aspects of Power BI for new or aspiring BI professionals, data analysts, and data visualizers. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format. Key Features Updated with the latest features in Power BI including Dataflow, AI insights, visuals and row level security Get faster and more intuitive data insights using Microsoft Power BI and its business intelligence capabilities Build accurate analytical models, reports, and dashboards Book DescriptionThis revised edition has been fully updated to reflect the latest enhancements to Power BI. It includes a new chapter dedicated to dataflow, and covers all the essential concepts such as installation, designing effective data models, as well as building basic dashboards and visualizations to help you and your organization make better business decisions. You'll learn how to obtain data from a variety of sources and clean it using Power BI Query Editor. You'll then find out how you can design your data model to navigate and explore relationships within it and build DAX formulas to make your data easier to work with. Visualizing your data is a key element in this book, and you'll get to grips rapidly with data visualization styles and enhanced digital storytelling techniques. In addition, you will acquire the skills to build your own dataflows, understand the Common Data Model, and automate data flow refreshes to eradicate data cleansing inefficiency. This guide will help you understand how to administer your organization's Power BI environment so that deployment can be made seamless, data refreshes can run properly, and security can be fully implemented. By the end of this Power BI book, you'll have a better understanding of how to get the most out of Power BI to perform effective business intelligence. What you will learn Connect to data sources using import and DirectQuery options Use Query Editor for data transformation and data cleansing processes, including writing M and R scripts and dataflows to do the same in the cloud Design optimized data models by designing relationships and DAX calculations Design effective reports with built-in and custom visuals Adopt Power BI Desktop and Service to implement row-level security Administer a Power BI cloud tenant for your organization Use built-in AI capabilities to enhance Power BI data transformation techniques Deploy your Power BI desktop files into the Power BI Report Server Who this book is forAspiring business intelligence professionals who want to learn Power BI will find this book useful. If you have a basic understanding of BI concepts and want to learn how to apply them using Microsoft Power BI, this book is for you.

Modernize and upgrade your enterprise ERP environment by learning to work with the stable and essential components of Odoo 12 from scratch Key Features Learn the fundamentals of Odoo, a comprehensive enterprise management platform, without writing a single line of code Create business operation strategies and analytics by using Odoo Build customized ERP and CRM solutions for your business Book DescriptionOdoo is management software that contains a set of open source enterprise management applications that help you modernize your business. Completely revised and updated, this comprehensive Odoo guide is a fourth edition of Working with Odoo. This book begins with an introduction to Odoo and helps you set up Odoo Online in your system. You'll learn how to start a new company database in Odoo and the basics of Odoo sales management. You will explore customer relationship management in Odoo and its importance in a modern business environment. Moving on, you'll learn how to install the purchasing application, set up suppliers, and begin purchasing and receiving products in Odoo. Next, you'll learn how to use the MRP module to create, process, and schedule the manufacturing and production order. Once you get to grips with the basic applications, you'll uncover how to customize Odoo to meet the specific needs of your business. You'll learn some advanced techniques for searching and finding information, and you'll be taken through business intelligence in Odoo. Towards the end of the book, you'll go in-depth into Odoo's architecture and learn to use Odoo's API to integrate with other applications. By the end of the book, you'll be ready to use Odoo to build enterprise applications and set up the functional requirements for your business. What you will learn Configure and customize a customer relationship management system Set up purchasing and receiving system functionality in your Odoo environment Understand manufacturing operations and processes with real-world examples Explore Odoo's financial accounting and reporting features Use Odoo's featured project management application to sort tasks Get to grips with the basics of Odoo administration and manage multi-company operations Who this book is forThis book is for any IT professionals, business managers, and operation managers who are looking to gain a functional understanding of Odoo or trying to implement Odoo in their organization to improve their business processes. No prior experience of Odoo is required.

Explore the aspects of financial modeling with the help of clear and easy-to-follow instructions and a variety of Excel features, functions, and productivity tips Key Features A non data professionals guide to exploring Excel's financial functions and pivot tables Learn to prepare various models for income and cash flow statements, and balance sheets Learn to perform valuations and identify growth drivers with real-world case studies Book DescriptionFinancial modeling is a core skill required by anyone who wants to build a career in finance. Hands-On Financial Modeling with Microsoft Excel 2019 examines various definitions and relates them to the key features of financial modeling with the help of Excel. This book will help you understand financial modeling concepts using Excel, and provides you with an overview of the steps you should follow to build an integrated financial model. You will explore the design principles, functions, and techniques of building models in a practical manner. Starting with the key concepts of Excel, such as formulas and functions, you will learn about referencing frameworks and other advanced components of Excel for building financial models. Later chapters will help you understand your financial projects, build assumptions, and analyze historical data to develop data-driven models and functional growth drivers. The book takes an intuitive approach to model testing, along with best practices and practical use cases. By the end of this book, you will have examined the data from various use cases, and you will have the skills you need to build financial models to extract the information required to make informed business decisions. What you will learn Identify the growth drivers derived from processing historical data in Excel Use discounted cash flow (DCF) for efficient investment analysis Build a financial model by projecting balance sheets, profit, and loss Apply a Monte Carlo simulation to derive key assumptions for your financial model Prepare detailed asset and debt schedule models in Excel Discover the latest and advanced features of Excel 2019 Calculate profitability ratios using various profit parameters Who this book is forThis book is for data professionals, analysts, traders, business owners, and students, who want to implement and develop a high in-demand skill of financial modeling in their finance, analysis, trading, and valuation work. This book will also help individuals that have and don't have any experience in data and stats, to get started with building financial models. The book assumes working knowledge with Excel.

Get to grips with security assessment, vulnerability exploitation, workload security, and encryption with this guide to ethical hacking and learn to secure your AWS environment Key Features Perform cybersecurity events such as red or blue team activities and functional testing Gain an overview and understanding of AWS penetration testing and security Make the most of your AWS cloud infrastructure by learning about AWS fundamentals and exploring pentesting best practices Book DescriptionCloud security has always been treated as the highest priority by AWS while designing a robust cloud infrastructure. AWS has now extended its support to allow users and security experts to perform penetration tests on its environment. This has not only revealed a number of loopholes and brought vulnerable points in their existing system to the fore, but has also opened up opportunities for organizations to build a secure cloud environment. This book teaches you how to perform penetration tests in a controlled AWS environment. You'll begin by performing security assessments of major AWS resources such as Amazon EC2 instances, Amazon S3, Amazon API Gateway, and AWS Lambda. Throughout the course of this book, you'll also learn about specific tests such as exploiting applications, testing permissions flaws, and discovering weak policies. Moving on, you'll discover how to establish private-cloud access through backdoor Lambda functions. As you advance, you'll explore the no-go areas where users can't make changes due to vendor restrictions and find out how you can avoid being flagged to AWS in these cases. Finally, this book will take you through tips and tricks for securing your cloud environment in a professional way. By the end of this penetration testing book, you'll have become well-versed in a variety of ethical hacking techniques for securing your AWS environment against modern cyber threats. What you will learn Set up your AWS account and get well-versed in various pentesting services Delve into a variety of cloud pentesting tools and methodologies Discover how to exploit vulnerabilities in both AWS and applications Understand the legality of pentesting and learn how to stay in scope Explore cloud pentesting best practices, tips, and tricks Become competent at using tools such as Kali Linux, Metasploit, and Nmap Get to grips with post-exploitation procedures and find out how to write pentesting reports Who this book is forIf you are a network engineer, system administrator, or system operator looking to secure your AWS environment against external cyberattacks, then this book is for you. Ethical hackers, penetration testers, and security consultants who want to enhance their cloud security skills will also find this book useful. No prior experience in penetration testing is required; however, some understanding of cloud computing or AWS cloud is recommended.

This CRM masterclass gives you a proven approach to modern customer relationship management Key Features Proven techniques to architect CRM systems that perform well, that are built on time and on budget, and that deliver value for many years Combines technical knowledge and business experience to provide a powerful guide to CRM implementation Covers modern CRM opportunities and challenges including machine learning, cloud hosting, and GDPR compliance Book DescriptionCRM systems have delivered huge value to organizations. This book shares proven and cutting-edge techniques to increase the power of CRM even further. In The Art of CRM, Max Fatouretchi shares his decades of experience building successful CRM systems that make a real difference to business performance. Through clear processes, actionable advice, and informative case studies, The Art of CRM teaches you to design successful CRM systems for your clients. Fatouretchi, founder of Academy4CRM institute, draws on his experience over 20 years and 200 CRM implementations worldwide. Bringing CRM bang up to date, The Art of CRM shows how to add AI and machine learning, ensure compliance with GDPR, and choose between on-premise, cloud, and hybrid hosting solutions. If you're looking for an expert guide to real-world CRM implementations, this book is for you. What you will learn Deliver CRM systems that are on time, on budget, and bring lasting value to organizations Build CRM that excels at operations, analytics, and collaboration Gather requirements effectively: identify key pain points, objectives, and functional requirements Develop customer insight through 360-degree client view and client profiling Turn customer requirements into a CRM design spec Architect your CRM platform Bring machine learning and artificial intelligence into your CRM system Ensure compliance with GDPR and other critical regulations Choose between on-premise, cloud, and hybrid hosting solutions Who this book is forCRM practitioners who want to update their work with new, proven techniques and approaches

Build and deploy scalable applications on the Salesforce Lightning Platform using the latest features of Spring '19 Key Features An end-to end-guide with practice tests to help you achieve the Salesforce Platform Developer certification Design data models, user interfaces, and business logic for your custom applications Understand the complete development life cycle from designing to testing Book DescriptionSalesforce Lightning Platform, used to build enterprise apps, is being increasingly adopted by admins, business analysts, consultants, architects, and especially developers. With this Salesforce certification, you'll be able to enhance your development skills and become a valuable member of your organization. This certification guide is designed to be completely aligned with the official exam study guide for the latest Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I release and includes updates from Spring '19. Starting with Salesforce fundamentals and performing data modeling and management, you'll progress to automating logic and processes and working on user interfaces with Salesforce components. Finally, you'll learn how to work with testing frameworks, perform debugging, and deploy metadata, and get to grips with useful tips and tricks. Each chapter concludes with sample questions that are commonly found in the exam, and the book wraps up with mock tests to help you prepare for the DEV501 certification exam. By the end of the book, you'll be ready to take the exam and earn your Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I certification. What you will learn Solve sample questions and mock tests and work with exam patterns Gain an understanding of declarative Salesforce tools such as Process Builder, flows, and many more Code in Salesforce using the Developer Console and IDEs Grasp the basics of object-oriented programming Write Apex classes, Visualforce pages, and Apex test classes with easy-to-follow steps Explore the different deployment tools that you can use to push metadata to different environments Build custom declarative apps and programs on Force.com platforms Who this book is forThe Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification Guide is for you if you want to learn how to develop and deploy business logic and user interfaces using the capabilities of the Lightning Platform. No prior knowledge of Apex programming is required.