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Wow! eBook: Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL, 2nd Edition - 5 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL, 2nd Edition - 5 new eBooks

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Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL, 2nd Edition

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:51 AM PDT

Book Description

Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL teaches OpenCL and parallel programming for complex systems that may include a variety of device architectures: multi-core CPUs, GPUs, and fully-integrated Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) such as AMD Fusion technology. Designed to work on multiple platforms and with wide industry support, OpenCL will help you more effectively program for a heterogeneous future.

Written by leaders in the parallel computing and OpenCL communities, this book will give you hands-on OpenCL experience to address a range of fundamental parallel algorithms. The authors explore memory spaces, optimization techniques, graphics interoperability, extensions, and debugging and profiling. Intended to support a parallel programming course, Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL includes detailed examples throughout, plus additional online exercises and other supporting materials.

  • Explains principles and strategies to learn parallel programming with OpenCL, from understanding the four abstraction models to thoroughly testing and debugging complete applications.
  • Covers image processing, web plugins, particle simulations, video editing, performance optimization, and more.
  • Shows how OpenCL maps to an example target architecture and explains some of the tradeoffs associated with mapping to various architectures
  • Addresses a range of fundamental programming techniques, with multiple examples and case studies that demonstrate OpenCL extensions for a variety of hardware platforms

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Parallel Programming
Chapter 2. Introduction to OpenCL
Chapter 3. OpenCL Device Architectures
Chapter 4. Basic OpenCL Examples
Chapter 5. Understanding OpenCL's Concurrency and Execution Model
Chapter 6. Dissecting a CPU/GPU OpenCL Implementation
Chapter 7. Data Management
Chapter 8. OpenCL Case Study: Convolution
Chapter 9. OpenCL Case Study: Histogram
Chapter 10. OpenCL Case Study: Mixed Particle Simulation
Chapter 11. OpenCL Extensions
Chapter 12. Foreign Lands: Plugging OpenCL In
Chapter 13. OpenCL Profiling and Debugging
Chapter 14. Performance Optimization of an Image Analysis Application

Book Details

  • Paperback: 308 pages
  • Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; 2nd Edition (November 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0124058949
  • ISBN-13: 978-0124058941
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Agile User Experience Design

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:43 AM PDT

Book Description

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

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Agile
Chapter 2: Agile Methods + UX = Agile UX
Chapter 3. Case studies
Chapter 4. Common success factors
Chapter 5. Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 6. Using Agile Concepts for UX teams

Book Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann (November 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0124159532
  • ISBN-13: 978-0124159532
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Data Governance

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:39 AM PDT

Book Description

This book is for any manager or team leader that has the green light to implement a data governance program. The problem of managing data continues to grow with issues surrounding cost of storage, exponential growth, as well as administrative, management and security concerns – the solution to being able to scale all of these issues up is data governance which provides better services to users and saves money. What you will find in this book is an overview of why data governance is needed, how to design, initiate, and execute a program and how to keep the program sustainable. With the provided framework and case studies you will be enabled and educated in launching your very own successful and money saving data governance program.

  • Provides a complete overview of the data governance lifecycle, that can help you discern technology and staff needs
  • Specifically aimed at managers who need to implement a data governance program at their company
  • Includes case studies to detail ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ in real-world situations

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Definitions and concepts
Chapter 3. Overview of a data governance program
Chapter 4. The data governance business case
Chapter 5. Process overview for deploying data governance
Chapter 6. Scope and initiation
Chapter 7. Assess
Chapter 8. Vision
Chapter 9. Align and business value
Chapter 10. Functional design
Chapter 11. Governing framework design
Chapter 12. Road map
Chapter 13. Rollout and sustain
Chapter 14. Data governance artifacts and tools
Chapter 15. Final remarks

Book Details

  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann (July 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0124158293
  • ISBN-13: 978-0124158290
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Collaborative Enterprise Architecture

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:34 AM PDT

Book Description

Ever-changing business needs have prompted large companies to rethink their enterprise IT. Today, businesses must allow interaction with their customers, partners, and employees at more touch points and at a depth never thought previously. At the same time, rapid advances in information technologies, like business digitization, cloud computing, and Web 2.0, demand fundamental changes in the enterprises’ management practices. These changes have a drastic effect not only on IT and business, but also on policies, processes, and people. Many companies therefore embark on enterprise-wide transformation initiatives. The role of Enterprise Architecture (EA) is to architect and supervise this transformational journey. Unfortunately, today’s EA is often a ponderous and detached exercise, with most of the EA initiatives failing to create visible impact. The enterprises need an EA that is agile and responsive to business dynamics. Collaborative Enterprise Architecture provides the innovative solutions today’s enterprises require, informed by real-world experiences and experts’ insights. This book, in its first part, provides a systematic compendium of the current best practices in EA, analyzes current ways of doing EA, and identifies its constraints and shortcomings. In the second part, it leaves the beaten tracks of EA by introducing Lean, Agile, and Enterprise 2.0 concepts to the traditional EA methods. This blended approach to EA focuses on practical aspects, with recommendations derived from real-world experiences. A truly thought provoking and pragmatic guide to manage EA, Collaborative Enterprise Architecture effectively merges the long-term oriented top-down approach with pragmatic bottom-up thinking, and that way offers real solutions to businesses undergoing enterprise-wide change.

  • Covers the latest emerging technologies affecting business practice, including digitization, cloud computing, agile software development, and Web 2.0
  • Focuses on the practical implementation of EAM rather than theory, with recommendations based on real-world case studies
  • Addresses changing business demands and practices, including Enterprise 2.0, open source, global sourcing, and more
  • Takes an innovative approach to EAM, merging standard top-down and pragmatic, bottom-up strategies, offering real solutions to businesses undergoing enterprise-wide changes

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Why Collaborative Enterprise Architecture?
Chapter 2. What is Enterprise Architecture?
Chapter 3. What Enterprise Architects Do: Core Activities of EA
Chapter 4. EA Frameworks
Chapter 5. EA Maturity Models
Chapter 6. Foundations of Collaborative EA
Chapter 7. Towards Pragmatism: Lean and Agile EA
Chapter 8. Inviting to Participation: EAM 2.0

Book Details

  • Paperback: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann (September 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0124159346
  • ISBN-13: 978-0124159341
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Agile Data Warehousing Project Management

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:31 AM PDT

Book Description

You have to make sense of enormous amounts of data, and while the notion of “agile data warehousing" might sound tricky, it can yield as much as a 3-to-1 speed advantage while cutting project costs in half. Bring this highly effective technique to your organization with the wisdom of agile data warehousing expert Ralph Hughes. Agile Data Warehousing Project Management will give you a thorough introduction to the method as you would practice it in the project room to build a serious “data mart." Regardless of where you are today, this step-by-step implementation guide will prepare you to join or even lead a team in visualizing, building, and validating a single component to an enterprise data warehouse.

  • Provides a thorough grounding on the mechanics of Scrum as well as practical advice on keeping your team on track
  • Includes strategies for getting accurate and actionable requirements from a team’s business partner
  • Revolutionary estimating techniques that make forecasting labor far more understandable and accurate
  • Demonstrates a blends of Agile methods to simplify team management and synchronize inputs across IT specialties
  • Enables you and your teams to start simple and progress steadily to world-class performance levels

Table of Contents
Part I: A Generic Agile Method
Chapter 1. Why Agile?
Chapter 2. Agile Development in a Nutshell
Chapter 3. Project Management Lite
Chapter 4. User Stories for Business Intelligence Applications

Part II. Adapting Agile to Data Warehousing
Chapter 5. Developer Stories for Data Integration Projects
Chapter 6. Agile Estimation for DW/BI
Chapter 7. Further Adaptations for Agile Data Warehousing
Chapter 8. Starting and Scaling Agile Warehousing Teams

Part III. Retrospective
Chapter 9. Faster, Better, Cheaper

Book Details

  • Paperback: 366 pages
  • Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann (September 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0123964636
  • ISBN-13: 978-0123964632
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