Things are way to serious these days time to relax and read (and drink beer) Its not Political, Religous or even Politically correct. Just plain funny, light hearted look at a lifetime of rural America. I havent read two books in my life (from cover to cover) nor do I get on the internet. (dont even know how) This book is real stories from rural America, Author's Disclaimer: While you may lose weight reading this book (by laughing your rear end off) it is not a proven weight loss book.Thank you, Kevin---- This book is defiantly full of it and I loved it. I am still laughing--- Neil Hohenbrink(rep for Alliance product group)I have seen Kevin in action, these stories are true and very funny even strange, somewhat warped, little bazaar but well worth reading--- Rick Riggs(hazardous material mover, Linde Corp. Murray Hill, NJ)Kevin brings out great humor between city and rural life and I have seen him on stage in his comedy act he is a country hick.--- Lynn Oldham(A real rural American farmer, Rural USA)Don't forget to take the Cheap Country Hick (C.C.H.) test at the end of the book (email me the results)

Although you don't need a large computing infrastructure to process massive amounts of data with Apache Hadoop, it can still be difficult to get started. This practical guide shows you how to quickly launch data analysis projects in the cloud by using Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR), the hosted Hadoop framework in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Authors Kevin Schmidt and Christopher Phillips demonstrate best practices for using EMR and various AWS and Apache technologies by walking you through the construction of a sample MapReduce log analysis application. Using code samples and example configurations, you'll learn how to assemble the building blocks necessary to solve your biggest data analysis problems. Get an overview of the AWS and Apache software tools used in large-scale data analysis Go through the process of executing a Job Flow with a simple log analyzer Discover useful MapReduce patterns for filtering and analyzing data sets Use Apache Hive and Pig instead of Java to build a MapReduce Job Flow Learn the basics for using Amazon EMR to run machine learning algorithms Develop a project cost model for using Amazon EMR and other AWS tools

Logging and Log Management: The Authoritative Guide to Understanding the Concepts Surrounding Logging and Log Management introduces information technology professionals to the basic concepts of logging and log management. It provides tools and techniques to analyze log data and detect malicious activity. The book consists of 22 chapters that cover the basics of log data; log data sources; log storage technologies; a case study on how syslog-ng is deployed in a real environment for log collection; covert logging; planning and preparing for the analysis log data; simple analysis techniques; and tools and techniques for reviewing logs for potential problems. The book also discusses statistical analysis; log data mining; visualizing log data; logging laws and logging mistakes; open source and commercial toolsets for log data collection and analysis; log management procedures; and attacks against logging systems. In addition, the book addresses logging for programmers; logging and compliance with regulations and policies; planning for log analysis system deployment; cloud logging; and the future of log standards, logging, and log analysis. This book was written for anyone interested in learning more about logging and log management. These include systems administrators, junior security engineers, application developers, and managers.

Things are way to serious these days time to relax and read (and drink beer) Its not Political, Religous or even Politically correct. Just plain funny, light hearted look at a lifetime of rural America. I havent read two books in my life (from cover to cover) nor do I get on the internet. (dont even know how) This book is real stories from rural America, Author's Disclaimer: While you may lose weight reading this book (by laughing your rear end off) it is not a proven weight loss book.Thank you, Kevin---- This book is defiantly full of it and I loved it. I am still laughing--- Neil Hohenbrink(rep for Alliance product group)I have seen Kevin in action, these stories are true and very funny even strange, somewhat warped, little bazaar but well worth reading--- Rick Riggs(hazardous material mover, Linde Corp. Murray Hill, NJ)Kevin brings out great humor between city and rural life and I have seen him on stage in his comedy act he is a country hick.--- Lynn Oldham(A real rural American farmer, Rural USA)Don't forget to take the Cheap Country Hick (C.C.H.) test at the end of the book (email me the results)