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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.
Take your DevOps and DevSecOps game to the next level by leveraging
the power of the GitHub toolset in practice Key Features Release
software faster and with confidence Increase your productivity by
spending more time on software delivery and less on fixing bugs and
administrative tasks Deliver high-quality software that is more
stable, scalable, and secure Book DescriptionThis practical guide
to DevOps uses GitHub as the DevOps platform and shows how you can
leverage the power of GitHub for collaboration, lean management,
and secure and fast software delivery. The chapters provide simple
solutions to common problems, thereby helping teams that are
already on their DevOps journey to further advance into DevOps and
speed up their software delivery performance. From finding the
right metrics to measure your success to learning from other teams'
success stories without merely copying what they've done, this book
has it all in one place. As you advance, you'll find out how you
can leverage the power of GitHub to accelerate your value delivery
- by making work visible with GitHub Projects, measuring the right
metrics with GitHub Insights, using solid and proven engineering
practices with GitHub Actions and Advanced Security, and moving to
event-based and loosely coupled software architecture. By the end
of this GitHub book, you'll have understood what factors influence
software delivery performance and how you can measure your
capabilities, thus realizing where you stand in your journey and
how you can move forward. What you will learn Effectively measure
software delivery performance Adopt DevOps and lean management
techniques in your teams Plan, track, and visualize your work using
GitHub Issues and Projects Use continuous delivery with GitHub
Actions and Packages Scale quality through testing in production
and chaos engineering "Shift left" security and secure your entire
software supply chain Use DevSecOps practices with GitHub Advanced
Security Secure your code with code scanning, secret scanning, and
Dependabot Who this book is forThis book is for developers,
solutions architects, DevOps engineers, and SREs, as well as for
engineering or product managers who want to enhance their software
delivery performance. Whether you're new to DevOps, already have
experience with GitHub Enterprise, or come from a platform such as
Azure DevOps, Team Foundation Server, GitLab, Bitbucket, Puppet,
Chef, or Jenkins but struggle to achieve maximum performance,
you'll find this book beneficial.
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.
Use AI solutions in Salesforce to design complete enterprise
solutions for sales, service, marketing, and commerce clouds and
drive digital innovation in your organization Key Features Learn
how to use Salesforce's AI features and capabilities to meet
ever-evolving client needs Get expert advice on key architectural
decisions and trade-offs when designing AI-driven Salesforce
solutions Integrate third-party AI services into applications that
modernize your solutions Book DescriptionWritten for Salesforce
architects who want quickly implementable AI solutions for their
business challenges, Architecting AI Solutions on Salesforce is a
shortcut to understanding Salesforce Einstein's full capabilities -
and using them. To illustrate the full technical benefits of
Salesforce's own AI solutions and components, this book will take
you through a case study of a fictional company beginning to adopt
AI in its Salesforce ecosystem. As you progress, you'll learn how
to configure and extend the out-of-the-box features on various
Salesforce clouds, their pros, cons, and limitations. You'll also
discover how to extend these features using on- and off-platform
choices and how to make the best architectural choices when
designing custom solutions. Later, you'll advance to integrating
third-party AI services such as the Google Translation API,
Microsoft Cognitive Services, and Amazon SageMaker on top of your
existing solutions. This isn't a beginners' Salesforce book, but a
comprehensive overview with practical examples that will also take
you through key architectural decisions and trade-offs that may
impact the design choices you make. By the end of this book, you'll
be able to use Salesforce to design powerful tailor-made solutions
for your customers with confidence. What you will learn Explore the
Salesforce's AI components and the architectural model for
Salesforce Einstein Extend the out-of-the-box features using
Einstein Services on major Salesforce clouds Use Einstein
declarative features to create your custom solutions with the right
approach Design AI solutions on marketing, commerce, and industry
clouds Use Salesforce Einstein Platform Services APIs to create
custom AI solutions Integrate third-party AI services such as
Microsoft Cognitive Services and Amazon SageMaker into Salesforce
Who this book is forThis book is for technical and functional
architects, technical decision-makers working on the Salesforce
ecosystem, as well as anyone responsible for designing AI solutions
in their Salesforce ecosystem. Lead and senior Salesforce
developers who want to start their Salesforce architecture journey
will also find this book helpful. Working knowledge of the
Salesforce platform is necessary to get the most out of this book.
Bring your data to life with this accessible yet fast-paced
introduction to Power BI, now in color. Purchase of the print or
Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format. Key Features Learn
faster with practical examples of the latest features of Power BI,
including navigator buttons, column-level security, visualizing
goals, and more Migrate your existing Excel and data analysis
skills to Power BI Build accurate analytical models, reports, and
dashboards, now in full color Book DescriptionUpdated with the
latest features and improvements in Power BI, this fast-paced yet
comprehensive guide will help you master the core concepts of data
visualization quickly. You'll learn how to install Power BI, design
effective data models, and build basic dashboards and
visualizations to help you make better business decisions. This new
edition will also help you bridge the gap between MS Excel and
Power BI. Throughout this book, you'll learn how to obtain data
from a variety of sources and clean it using the Power Query
Editor. You'll also start designing data models to navigate and
explore relationships within your data and building DAX formulas to
make data easier to work with. Visualizing data is a key element of
this book, so there's an emphasis on helping you get to grips with
data visualization styles and enhanced digital storytelling. As you
progress, you'll start building your own dataflows, gain an
understanding of the Common Data Model, and automate dataflow
refreshes to eradicate data cleaning inefficiency. You'll learn 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 know how to get the most out of Power BI for better
business intelligence. What you will learn Connect to data sources
using import, DirectQuery, and live connection options Use Power
Query Editor for data transformation and data cleansing processes,
and write M and R scripts and dataflows to do the same in the cloud
Design effective reports with built-in and custom visuals to
optimize user experience Implement row-level and column-level
security in your dashboards 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 Power BI Report Server Who this book is forThis book is for
aspiring business intelligence and data professionals with a basic
understanding of BI concepts, who want to learn Power BI quickly.
Complete beginners with no BI background can also get plenty of
useful information from this book.
This report examines Singapore's vibrant technology-based startup
ecosystem and identifies key lessons that can inform the efforts of
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to nurture and develop their tech
startups. 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,
access to capital, skilled personnel, quality digital
infrastructure and other elements. The report focuses on four key
sectors: agriculture, education, health, and the environment. It is
the second country report in the series "Ecosystems for Technology
Startups in Asia and the Pacific.
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.
Learn to use Microsoft's powerful marketing automation tool, and
get comprehensive knowledge with this in-depth guide covering the
core capabilities of Dynamics 365 Marketing Key Features Take your
first step on the path to becoming a functional consultant with
Dynamics 365 Marketing Get knowledge on how to use the systems
features and functionality out-of-the-box Test your knowledge with
self-assessment tests to better understand the content Book
DescriptionMarketing is one of the most powerful entities in the
modern world with the potential to make or break a business. The
mighty Microsoft Dynamics 356 Marketing tool offers a wide range of
marketing automation tools, understanding which is an essential
skill for a successful marketer. This in-depth guide to the ins and
outs of Dynamics 365 Marketing will help you grasp all the
information you need to implement and use the system the right way.
Starting with the setup and configuration of your Dynamics 365
Marketing instance, you'll explore fundamental concepts, such as
leads, accounts, and contacts, and the creation and administration
of segments and lists. Once you've grasped these basic concepts,
you'll advance to the core of the book. From the email editor to
outbound and real-time customer journeys and from the event module
to Customer Voice, you'll develop a solid understanding of the
fundamental topics crucial for anyone who wants to be a Dynamics
365 Marketing functional consultant. By the end of the book, you'll
be ready for Dynamics 365 Marketing end-to-end implementations.
What you will learn Create and manage marketing forms and pages
Write good emails and use analytics to measure their effectiveness
Explore outbound and real-time customer journeys Use Power Pages
for real-time marketing events Create surveys to send to your
customers with Customer Voice Exploit the Microsoft ecosystem to
get the best results Who this book is forWhether you are a
marketing consultant working on implementations or a marketer using
the system, this book will help you learn all about Dynamics 365
Marketing. With the help of detailed explanations and
self-assessment tests, you'll explore the system and will get be
ready for end-to-end implementation.
Confidently handle bookkeeping for your business with QuickBooks,
learn how to use advanced QBO features, gain techniques for
managing sales taxes and budgeting, and discover the best practices
for reporting in this fourth, fully updated edition optimized for
the US. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook
in PDF format. Key Features Become proficient from a beginner level
using QuickBooks Online and implement the best practices to avoid
costly errors Explore advanced bookkeeping techniques such as
reconciling bank and credit card accounts, importing budgets,
creating customized user permissions, and exporting business
analytics with Excel Understand how to manage sales taxes and
transactions Book DescriptionHandling the financial side of your
growing business requires expertise - but what if there's an easier
path to managing accounting and tracking profits without the
expense of hiring trained professionals? Mastering QuickBooks (R)
2023, Fourth Edition, helps you learn QuickBooks Online (QBO) from
scratch. 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. You'll find
out 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. Every
chapter in this new edition was revised to cover a wide range of
new features and updates available, including smart invoicing and
cash flow projections. You'll also learn how to manage sales tax,
including how to set up, collect, track, pay, and report sales tax
payments, before diving into the different types of businesses that
can benefit from QBO Advanced. You'll then explore how to export
reports to Google Sheets, import budgets, and use workflows to
create automatic custom reminders for internal staff and customers.
By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with QuickBooks
Online and have the confidence to manage all your bookkeeping tasks
with ease. What you will learn Tackle bookkeeping concepts and the
typical US bookkeeping and financial accounting cycle Discover
QBO's newest features, such as recording upfront deposits on
estimates, the simplified business view navigation menu, and
improvements to bank reconciliations 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 forThis
book is for small business owners, bookkeepers, and accounting
students who want to learn QuickBooks Online and understand how to
implement and use it effectively. This book is a great way for
beginners to gain confidence and expertise using QuickBooks. That
said, it is also an exhaustive resource for those with some
bookkeeping experience
Discover best practices to create simple, robust, and scalable
software solutions quickly and securely, and focus on what's
important - the business and the end customer Key Features Discover
strategies and tips for low-code and no-code development with the
help of useful examples in this full-color guide Build
enterprise-scale reactive web and mobile applications Explore the
benefits of low-code development Book DescriptionOutSystems is a
software development platform that speeds up the build phase by
abstracting code and making almost everything visual. This means
replacing textual language with visual artifacts that avoid lexical
errors and speed up code composition using accelerators and
predefined templates. The book begins by walking you through the
fundamentals of the technology, along with a general overview of
end-to-end web and mobile software development. You'll learn how to
configure your personal area in the cloud and use the OutSystems
IDE to connect with it. The book then shows you how to build a web
application based on the best architectural and developmental
practices in the market, and takes the same approach for the mobile
paradigm. As you advance, you'll find out how to develop the same
application, and the great potential of reusing code from one
paradigm in another and the symbiosis between them is showcased.The
only application that'll differ from the application in the
exercise is the one used in business process technology (BPT), with
a focus on a common market use case. By the end of this OutSystems
book, you'll be able to develop enterprise-level applications on
the web and mobile, integrating them with third parties and other
systems on the market. You'll also understand the concepts of
performance, security, and software construction and be able to
apply them effectively. What you will learn Get to grips with the
OutSystems infrastructure Develop reactive web and mobile
applications in OutSystems using best practices in Service Studio
Define and design Architecture Canvas (3-Layer Canvas) for your
applications Integrate with external systems in OutSystems Enhance
applications with BPT Manage and monitor your applications in the
OutSystems infrastructure Who this book is forThis book is for
back-end developers, tech leaders, UX/UI developers, frontend
developers, (in general, full-stack developers), tech companies,
and enterprises looking to learn how to develop web and mobile
software quickly and disruptively by leveraging OutSystems, one of
the most low-code platforms in the market. An IT background is not
mandatory; however, experience in SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and
C# is required to get started with this book.
Reduce the complexity of managing applications on Kubernetes and
develop an enterprise pattern for application delivery Key Features
Learn best practices from the core maintainer of Helm for
application delivery and life cycle management Manage applications
deployed in Kubernetes effectively using Helm Go beyond the basics
when using Helm with key security considerations and management
options Book DescriptionContainerization is one of the best ways to
implement DevOps, and learning how to execute it effectively is an
essential part of a developer's skillset. Kubernetes is the current
industry standard for container orchestration. This book will help
you discover the efficiency of managing applications running on
Kubernetes with Helm. Starting with a brief introduction to Helm
and its impact on users working with containers and Kubernetes,
you'll delve into the primitives of Helm charts and their
architecture and use cases. From there, you'll understand how to
write Helm charts in order to automate application deployment on
Kubernetes and work your way toward more advanced strategies. These
enterprise-ready patterns are focused on concepts beyond the basics
so that you can use Helm optimally, looking at topics related to
automation, application development, delivery, lifecycle
management, and security. By the end of this book, you'll have
learned how to leverage Helm to build, deploy, and manage
applications on Kubernetes. What you will learn Understand how to
deploy applications on Kubernetes with ease Package dynamic
applications for deployment on Kubernetes Integrate Helm into an
existing software release process Develop an enterprise automation
strategy on Kubernetes using Helm Use Helm within a Helm Kubernetes
operator Leverage Helm in a secure and stable manner that fits the
enterprise Discover the ins and outs of automation with Helm Who
this book is forThis book is for Kubernetes developers or
administrators who are interested in learning Helm to provide
automation for app development on Kubernetes. Although no prior
knowledge of Helm is required, basic knowledge of Kubernetes
application development will be useful.
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.
This report assesses the current ecosystem for tech-based startups
in Thailand, focusing on climate change, education, agriculture,
and health. It discusses the challenges facing tech startups and
provides 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, access to capital, skilled personnel,
quality digital infrastructure and other elements. It is the fourth
country report in the series ""Ecosystems for Technology Startups
in Asia and the Pacific.
Build production-grade machine learning models with Amazon
SageMaker Studio, the first integrated development environment in
the cloud, using real-life machine learning examples and code Key
Features Understand the ML lifecycle in the cloud and its
development on Amazon SageMaker Studio Learn to apply SageMaker
features in SageMaker Studio for ML use cases Scale and
operationalize the ML lifecycle effectively using SageMaker Studio
Book DescriptionAmazon SageMaker Studio is the first integrated
development environment (IDE) for machine learning (ML) and is
designed to integrate ML workflows: data preparation, feature
engineering, statistical bias detection, automated machine learning
(AutoML), training, hosting, ML explainability, monitoring, and
MLOps in one environment. In this book, you'll start by exploring
the features available in Amazon SageMaker Studio to analyze data,
develop ML models, and productionize models to meet your goals. As
you progress, you will learn how these features work together to
address common challenges when building ML models in production.
After that, you'll understand how to effectively scale and
operationalize the ML life cycle using SageMaker Studio. By the end
of this book, you'll have learned ML best practices regarding
Amazon SageMaker Studio, as well as being able to improve
productivity in the ML development life cycle and build and deploy
models easily for your ML use cases. What you will learn Explore
the ML development life cycle in the cloud Understand SageMaker
Studio features and the user interface Build a dataset with clicks
and host a feature store for ML Train ML models with ease and scale
Create ML models and solutions with little code Host ML models in
the cloud with optimal cloud resources Ensure optimal model
performance with model monitoring Apply governance and operational
excellence to ML projects Who this book is forThis book is for data
scientists and machine learning engineers who are looking to become
well-versed with Amazon SageMaker Studio and gain hands-on machine
learning experience to handle every step in the ML lifecycle,
including building data as well as training and hosting models.
Although basic knowledge of machine learning and data science is
necessary, no previous knowledge of SageMaker Studio and cloud
experience is required.
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