Artificial neural networks are suitable for many tasks in pattern recognition and machine learning. Unlike conventional techniques for time series analysis, an artificial neural network needs little information about the time series data and can be applied to a broad range of problems. The usage of artificial neural networks for time series analysis relies purely on the data that were observed. As Radial Basis networks with one hidden layer is capable of approximating any measurable function. An artificial neural network is powerful enough to represent any form of time series. The capability to generalize allows artificial neural networks to learn even in the case of noisy and/or missing data. Another advantage over linear models is the network's ability to represent nonlinear time series. Prediction of tides is very much essential for human activities and to reduce the construction cost in marine environment. This book presents an application of the artificial neural network with Radial basis function for accurate prediction of tides. This neural network model predicts the time series data of hourly tides directly while using an an efficient learning process.

It's a tutorial guide that provides all the knowledge needed to implement services with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. This book is aimed at Dynamics AX developers, both new and experienced with services and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. A basic understanding of MorphX and X++ is assumed, but the step-by-step instructions are easy to follow even for beginners. Some examples use C#.NET, so experience with Visual Studio is a plus but not a must.

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Reporting Cookbook is full of practical recipes for creating and managing reports as well as identifying the most appropriate reporting tool for any reporting challenge. In addition, you will learn about universal topics such as how to locate data for any given report. Although some of the reporting tools addressed in this book are exclusive to Dynamics AX 2012, many of the topics discussed also apply to older versions of AX. This book is packed with illustrations and real-time examples that are presented in a task-oriented Cookbook structure. Real-time tips and tricks make the book very interactive and informative at the same time. "Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Reporting Cookbook" is recommended for Dynamics AX developers and .NET-based SSRS developers looking to familiarize themselves with the AX reporting framework. A basic understanding of Morphx and X++ is assumed but the step-by-step instructions make it easy even for a beginner. Some examples use C# and VB.NET, so experience with Visual Studio is a plus, but not a must.

Over 210 authentic questions, that are being asked in interviews TODAY . -Every single question is based on project knowledge and personal experience. -Divided into BW functionality areas for easy reading. -Covers the most important concepts & configuration settings. -Focus on business scenarios. - There is NO Other book in the market for the BI NW 7.0 Interview Questions. - The Question are ACTUAL questions asked in some of the regular interviews that the likes of Accenture & IBM do. (How do we know? Because we do some of these interviews ).

Good IT is simply good business. But managing IT infrastructure has always been challenging. Virtualization and cloud computing make this even more difficult. In their daily work marketing HP Operations Center (formerly OpenView Operations), authors "Peter Spielvogel," "John Haworth," and "Sonja Hickey" frequently encounter organizations struggling with these issues. They have come to realize that IT professionals want simple actionable ideas that will deliver gains in availability, performance, and efficiency. "#IT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT tweet Book01" was written with that in mind.

IT architectures are constantly evolving. Increased complexity and the dynamic nature of virtualized and cloud environments make managing the underlying IT infrastructure harder than ever. Companies need a new management approach that focuses on connecting business services and the end user experience to the underlying infrastructure, incorporating all of the layers from the application to the virtual and to the physical. The concepts of servers, storage, and networks become more fluid, and the relationships among these elements are constantly changing. Where companies could previously use different consoles to manage disparate and static silos, this becomes untenable with virtualization and the added abstraction layer in the cloud. Fortunately, there are some proven best practices that simplify IT infrastructure management in this age of complexity.

Reading this book will not make you an expert on managing IT infrastructure, but it will make you think in a different way about some of your decisions, and those of your peers. If the guidance contained herein starts a discussion in your team that results in you avoiding one big mistake, then the authors will have achieved their goal.

"#IT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT tweet Book01" is part of the THiNKaha series whose 120-page books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

This book is written in practical cookbook style with plenty of vivid, practical recipes to help you master Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager. Each chapter contains step-by-step instructions about everything necessary to execute a particular task. The book is designed so that you can read it from start to end for beginners; or just open up any chapter and start following the recipes as a reference for advanced users. This book will be useful to IT professionals including System Center Service Manager administrators who want to configure and administer System Center Service Manager 2012 and understand how to solve specific problems and scenarios that arise while using System Center Service Manager. It will also be useful to users of 2010 in learning new features and capabilities.

Practical QlikView 2 - Beyond Basic QlikView

Practical QlikView 2 is for people who have developed documents with QlikView for at least a few months and are looking for concise instructions on some of the more advanced topics in QlikView Development.

You will be comfortable with the basics of creating QlikView documents and eager to learn more techniques and functions that QlikView has to offer.

Practical QlikView 2 is focussed on the QlikView Desktop and the development of QlikView documents but we will also cover QlikView server topics and creating applications in Visual Studio which can access information in your QlikView server (extra license required for QlikView Server examples). Other topics cover in this book include: Creating Custom Data Sources using QVX. QlikView extensions - examples including Jquery and CSS. Advanced Sheet Objects - such as Dynamic Charts, Trendlines, Sparklines, Custom Chart Formatting and creating links to documents from charts. Alternate States. Advanced Scripting Techniques and functions such as interval match, aggr. Set Analysis/ QVD and Incremental Loading. QlikView table joins. Security using section access and QlikView Server security. Installation and Setup of a QlikView Server (extra license required). Finally QlikView Design tips.

This book distils the hands-on approach of the training courses into a concise, practical book. The emphasis is on getting up and running fast and discovering the scope and power of Alfresco 4 incrementally through practical examples. Though this book is not a developer guide, various examples in the book will help developers to extend Alfresco functionality and to integrate Alfresco with external systems.This book is designed for experienced users, business owners, or system administrators who want to install and use Alfresco in their teams or businesses. Because Alfresco is free, many teams can install and experiment with its ECM features without any upfront cost, often without management approval. You need to have a degree of technical confidence, but you do not require specialist system admin or developer skills to get a basic system up and running.Though this book is not a developer guide, various examples in the book will help you to extend Alfresco functionality and to integrate Alfresco with external systems.

Welcome to the essential SharePoint 2010 guide for getting started with taxonomies, tags, and content types in SharePoint 2010. The SharePoint 2010 Consultant's Handbook (First Edition) summarizes our field guides and best practices for planning, installing, customizing and using the Managed Metadata Service in SharePoint. Based on real world examples for how a Microsoft Partner trains its field consultants and works with clients, you will: - get a hands on review of the new tools for managing taxonomies, folksonomies, tags and content types - see how to define a central hierarchy of document tags and groups to share across the enterprise - learn about end user tags and trends ("folksonomy") - get Tips and Tricks on how to prepare your organization to use MMS effectively from day one

This is a Cookbook with recipes aimed at all levels with lots of practical walkthroughs for virtualization techniques. This book is great for Dynamics CRM 2011 professionals who have a beginner level understanding of the system and are looking to get a good grounding in how to deploy, maintain, configure, and customize a Dynamics CRM 2011 application efficiently. It's assumed that the reader has a basic level understanding of IT infrastructure topologies along with functional knowledge of Dynamics CRM 2011 Sales, Marketing, and Services modules.

"Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook" is a highly practical beginner to intermediate Cookbook to improve your efficiency and master your use of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013. All the recipes are time-proven; real-world tested, and designed to be used immediately. If you're a Dynamics GP partner or Dynamics GP user, primarily focused on delivering application optimizations, then "Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook" is for you. This book assumes that you have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP, a basic understanding of business management systems, and some exposure to Microsoft SQL Server.

Presented in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial, "Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development" introduces the reader to the main concepts of developing with Dynamics NAV. "Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development" is for any user who uses Dynamics NAV as their main business software. This is also for any developers who may be familiar with other accounting software and wish to get into developing within the Dynamics NAV field.

This book is packed with practical steps and screenshots to make learning fun and addictive. You will learn to build a complete Airline Compensation Management system using Dynamics CRM 2011. If you want a focused book that gets you up-to-speed with the new features of Microsft Dynamics CRM 2011 then this is the perfect book for you.

This book exposes the SAP experts' eye on an emerging solution i.e. OpenERP. It puts into perspective the advantages of their implementation methodologies, the differences in the features, customization approaches, etc. SAP users will discover in this book how OpenERP solves the same problems as SAP but with a totally different approach and point of view. At the other end, OpenERP users will discover what makes SAP the world leader in the enterprise management software market. In this book you will learn: * how to assess differently OpenERP and SAP based on your specific needs, * where are the costs of an OpenERP or SAP implementation, * the advantages of different implementation methodologies: ASAP vs Agile, * what makes SAP such a good and popular product, * why recent technologies may change the "old" ERP market.

This book is a hands-on certification guide with practical examples and Q&As to help .NET developers prepare for and pass the (70-506): TS: Microsoft Silverlight 4 Development exam. If you are a .NET developer who wants to create and maintain rich interactive applications (RIA) using Silverlight 4, then this book is for you. Basic experience of Silverlight development, Microsoft .NET development, and consuming data services is required.

The hands-on example solutions in this book are based on fictitious business development briefs, and they illustrate practical ways of using SharePoint in various business scenarios. A chapter is dedicated to each example SharePoint solution covering step-by-step instructions for building the SharePoint solutions, aided by the extensive use of screenshots. This book is for SharePoint developers, consultants, and administrators who want to build a range of SharePoint solutions that extend the SharePoint platform, and see how to apply the many available SharePoint features in different scenarios.

This book is written in simple, easy-to-understand format with lots of screenshots and step-by-step explanations. If you are a Solaris administrator looking for a step-by-step guide to understand the new features and functionality of Oracle Solaris 11, then this is the guide for you. Working knowledge of Solaris is required.

You've read the books, but...A wealth of material has been written to describe the underlying mechanics of ITSM, but very little practical advice is available on how to implement ITSM best practices to achieve an organization's business objectives. The official ITIL(R) volumes explain what service management is, how the processes work and fit together, and why IT shops should adopt the practice, but they are notoriously vague on how to design and implement an ITSM model in a real organization. This challenge is best understood by those with experience of transforming ineffective and expensive IT, yet most ITSM guides are authored from a purely academic standpoint. From the classroom to the real world This book provides guidance on implementing ITSM Best Practices in an organization based on the authors' real-world experiences. Advice is delivered through a Ten-Step approach, with each step building upon the successes of its predecessors. Subjects covered include - * Documenting objectives, identifying current and future demands, analyzing service financials. * High-level design, negotiating development priorities, creating an execution plan and roadmap, agreeing roles and responsibilities. * Detailed design, building, testing, deploying. * Monitoring and continual improvement. Each step includes summary lists of key questions to ask and specific actions to take, and a useful business case template is included as an appendix. A practical guide to ITSM Improvement As organizations seek to boost revenue, cut costs and increase efficiency, they increasingly look to IT as a strategic partner in achieving these objectives. Ten Steps to ITSM Success helps IT to prepare for this role by providing a detailed and practical guide to implementing ITSM best practices. It is aimed at ITSM practitioners and consultants, but will also be of interest to IT Directors and C-suite executives looking to transform the role of IT into a value-creating business partner, to establish a service management culture, and to drive improvements in their respective organizations. A structured yet flexible method for achieving ITSM success!

What's in the Book
The Internet is considered among one of those inventions of modern age which have just revolutionized the world. It's most powerful & versatile source of knowledge for every common man today. It has touched every aspect of our life. Be it some delicate medical condition, be it decorating your home and diet of your loving pets, be it finding the whereabouts of one of your dearest friend of your school, be it very personal problem in your life and many more; information pertaining to anything and everything that we can think of, can be obtained through the Internet.

In this book, You will be introduced with the masterminds who were behind the idea of creating a world at the back of a monitor screen. From just an idea, they have created technology that has brought about a difference in our lives. They who made our life easier by making our day to day work just a few click away. They who brought us close to our dear ones. They are referred to "Kings of Internet." They are the ones who took the technology to common hands with the powerful tools they have invented and transformed Internet into huge market place. Here we are trying to honor those Kings with few sentences on their early life, their struggle, the achievement they have made and their future place for us.

Being able to fit design into the Agile software development processes is an important skill in today s market. There are many ways for a UX team to succeed (and fail) at being Agile. This book provides you with the tools you need to determine what Agile UX means for you. It includes practical examples and case studies, as well as real-life factors to consider while navigating the Agile UX waters. You ll learn about what contributes to your team s success, and which factors to consider when determining the best path for getting there. After reading this book, you ll have the knowledge to improve your software and product development with Agile processes quickly and easily.

Includes hands on, real-world examples to illustrate the successes and common pitfalls of Agile UX
Introduces practical techniques that can be used on your next project
Details how to incorporate user experience design into your company's agile software/product process"

If you want to build applications that fully complement SAP Business Suite software and meet the highest expectations for integration, support, usability, and reliability, then you need the SAP Guidelines for Best-Built Applications That Integrate with SAP Business Suite. The guidelines provide recommendations to developers of complementary solutions, both at SAP partners and in customer organizations, to help ensure that their solutions adhere to architectural approaches, standards, and industry best practices similar to the ones used by SAP. The end result? Reduced customer integration, training, administration, and upgrade costs-leading to an amazing product experience. The guidelines are updated regularly so that customers and partners can make effective choices among technology and integration options, based on the most current innovations available from SAP. The guidelines provide clear statements about which technologies SAP recommends and does not recommend for new development. They provide concrete, actionable guidance for developers interested in aligning with SAP's direction. The guidelines are developed by SAP subject matter experts and carefully reviewed both internally and externally by the SAP Mentors. Through an agile content development process, the guidelines are both long-lived and stable while incrementally incorporating the newest SAP products. Visit http: //bestbuiltapps.sap.com to read the latest blogs, contribute to the forum, register for an online education session, engage with the ASUG Influence Council, and become part of the conversation.

Be your own consultant Based on years of experience working with SharePoint for Fortune 500 companies and national clients, the SharePoint 2010 Consultant's Handbook is a summary of field guides and best practices for planning, installing, customizing and using SharePoint 2010. It's derived from the internal training and education offered to consultants, and is now available to you. The Second Edition is almost all new content - building on the first edition coverage of Managed Metadata. You'll find information on business intelligence, architecture, installation, upgrade, Office 365, SQL Server 2012 "Denali," and Service Pack 1.

If you're an avid e-mail user then Easy Steps to Outlook 2010 is the right book for you. It will take your communication skills to learning unlimited possibilities. This easy step learning methodology will take you to the next level with Outlook 2010. The step by step approach will maximized your skill level to take control of your Outlook 2010 functionality and focus in on ways to organized your incoming and outgoing messages, folders, sync to your mobile device and take better control of spam and junk mail. This book is packed with lots of screenshots and tips to meet you at the level of your experience and take you to a technical zone higher than you can imagine.

This book is written in simple, easy to understand format with lots of screenshots and step-by-step explanations. If you are an IBM WebSphere Portal developer, looking to develop and enhance enterprise portals by understanding the complete portal project lifecycle, then this is the best guide for you. This book assumes that you have a fundamental knowledge of working in the WebSphere Portal environment.