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Wow! eBook: Pentaho Data Integration: Beginner’s Guide, 2nd Edition - 6 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: Pentaho Data Integration: Beginner’s Guide, 2nd Edition - 6 new eBooks

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Pentaho Data Integration: Beginner’s Guide, 2nd Edition

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:17 AM PDT

Book Description

Capturing, manipulating, cleansing, transferring, and loading data effectively are the prime requirements in every IT organization. Achieving these tasks require people devoted to developing extensive software programs, or investing in ETL or data integration tools that can simplify this work.

Pentaho Data Integration is a full-featured open source ETL solution that allows you to meet these requirements. Pentaho Data Integration has an intuitive, graphical, drag-and-drop design environment and its ETL capabilities are powerful. However, getting started with Pentaho Data Integration can be difficult or confusing.

“Pentaho Data Integration Beginner’s Guide, Second Edition” provides the guidance needed to overcome that difficulty, covering all the possible key features of Pentaho Data Integration.

“Pentaho Data Integration Beginner’s Guide, Second Edition” starts with the installation of Pentaho Data Integration software and then moves on to cover all the key Pentaho Data Integration concepts. Each chapter introduces new features, allowing you to gradually get involved with the tool. First, you will learn to do all kinds of data manipulation and work with plain files. Then, the book gives you a primer on databases and teaches you how to work with databases inside Pentaho Data Integration. Moreover, you will be introduced to data warehouse concepts and you will learn how to load data in a data warehouse. After that, you will learn to implement simple and complex processes. Finally, you will have the opportunity of applying and reinforcing all the learned concepts through the implementation of a simple datamart.

With “Pentaho Data Integration Beginner’s Guide, Second Edition”, you will learn everything you need to know in order to meet your data manipulation requirements.

What you will learn from this book

  • Install and get started with Pentaho Data Integration
  • Get started with MySQL
  • Learn the ins and outs of Spoon, the graphical designer tool
  • Transform data in several ways such as performing simple and complex calculations, cleaning, counting, de-duplicating, filtering, and ordering
  • Learn to get data from all kind of data sources as plain files, Excel spreadsheets, databases, XML files and more, then preview it, and send it back to the same or different destinations
  • Discover how to read and parse unstructured files
  • Embed Java and JavaScript code in your Pentaho Data Integration transformations to enrich the treatment of data
  • Use Pentaho Data Integration to perform CRUD (create, read, update, and delete) operations on databases
  • Learn the basic concepts of data warehousing
  • Populate a data warehouse with Pentaho Data Integration including loading slowly changing dimensions, junk dimensions, time dimensions and more
  • Implement business processes by scheduling tasks, checking conditions, organizing files and folders, running daily processes, treating errors, and so on in a way that meets your requirements

Approach
This book focuses on teaching you by example. The book walks you through every aspect of Pentaho Data Integration, giving systematic instructions in a friendly style, allowing you to learn in front of your computer, playing with the tool. The extensive use of drawings and screenshots make the process of learning Pentaho Data Integration easy. Throughout the book, numerous tips and helpful hints are provided that you will not find anywhere else.

Who this book is for
This book is a must-have for software developers, database administrators, IT students, and everyone involved or interested in developing ETL solutions, or, more generally, doing any kind of data manipulation. Those who have never used Pentaho Data Integration will benefit most from the book, but those who have, they will also find it useful.

This book is also a good starting point for database administrators, data warehouse designers, architects, or anyone who is responsible for data warehouse projects and needs to load data into them.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 502 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing; 2nd Edition (October 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782165045
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782165040
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LiveCode Mobile Development Hotshot

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:10 AM PDT

Book Description

There are over 2,000 programming languages and several that can be used to program mobile applications. LiveCode has proven itself a strong competitor in the mobile application development market. The power of this easy-to-learn programming environment will get you starting developing mobile apps from the very first chapter.

“LiveCode Mobile Development Hotshot" is a project-based guide to developing games and other apps for mobile devices using LiveCode. You will learn tricks and techniques for tackling even the most difficult mobile application topics. Best of all, you will be provided with 100% of the source code and have it explained too.

“LiveCode Mobile Development Hotshot” will present you with ten exciting projects that will expose you to different LiveCode programming techniques for mobile application development. The hands-on approach provides you with clear, step-by-step instructions in each chapter where a different type of mobile app is tackled. You will enhance your current knowledge of this programming language and build upon it by learning specific techniques and programming approaches to developing mobile applications. You will create your own calculator app, learn how to use menus for mobile apps, and design user interfaces that are optimized for mobile users. In the following projects, you will create a quiz game and learn how to use LiveCode to develop an entire game on one card. Other projects will look at using randomization and animation, as well as database control. Among the advanced features, you will learn about gathering information about a user’s device, how to create contextually aware objects, how to transfer scripts, how to use custom properties, how you can analyze and manipulate text, and how to use arrays.

“LiveCode Mobile Development Hotshot” is a complete solution for people that are familiar with LiveCode and want to start developing mobile apps.

What you will learn from this book

  • Create your first mobile app – Hello Planet!
  • Develop user interfaces
  • How to use math in mobile applications
  • Discover how to use custom menus
  • Optimize graphics for app efficiency and speed
  • Incorporate animation and sound
  • Incorporate in-app purchases and advertising
  • Create a quiz game
  • Explore how to use databases

Approach
A practical guide written in a tutorial-style, “LiveCode Mobile Development Hotshot” walks you step-by-step through 10 individual projects. Every project is divided into sub tasks to make learning more organized and easy to follow along with explanations, diagrams, screenshots, and downloadable material.

Who this book is written for
This book is great for anyone who wants to develop mobile applications using LiveCode. You should be familiar with LiveCode and have access to a smartphone. You are not expected to know how to create graphics or audio clips.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (October 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849697485
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849697484
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Game Development with Three.js

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:04 AM PDT

Book Description

The advent of WebGL and its inclusion in many browsers enabled JavaScript programs running in a web browser to access the GPU without a plugin or extension. Three.js is a next generation high-level library that makes it possible to author complex 3D computer animations that display in the browser using nothing more than a simple text editor. The development of these new tools has opened up the world of real-time 3D computer animations to a far broader spectrum of developers.

Starting with how to build 3D games on the web using the Three.js graphics library, you will learn how to build 3D worlds with meshes, lighting, user interaction, physics, and more. Along the way, you’ll learn how to build great online games through fun examples. Use this book as a guide to embrace the next generation of game development!

Moving on from the basics, you will learn how to use Three.js to build game worlds using its core components, including renderers, geometries, materials, lighting, cameras, and scenes. Following on from this, you will learn how to work with mouse and keyboard interactions, incorporate game physics, and import custom models and animations. You will also learn how to include effects like particles, sounds, and post-processing. You will start by building a 3D world, and then create a first person shooter game using it. You will then be shown how to imbue this FPS game with a “capture the flag” gameplay objective. With Game Development with Three.js, you will be able to build 3D games on the Web using the Three.js graphics library.

What you will learn from this book

  • Set up a Three.js scene representing a game world
  • Understand the types of Three.js components, including geometries, materials, lighting, cameras, and renderers
  • Interact with your games using the mouse and keyboard
  • Structure your worlds with various approaches to physical collision
  • Construct complex levels using several different methods
  • Extend the Three.js framework with custom game-specific classes
  • Gain insight into development processes and important design and performance considerations for web games
  • Achieve a basic understanding of multiplayer game networking

Approach
A step-by-step, example-based guide to building immersive 3D games on the Web using the Three.js graphics library.

Who this book is written for
This book is for people interested in programming 3D games for the Web. Readers are expected to have basic knowledge of JavaScript syntax and a basic understanding of HTML and CSS. This book will be useful regardless of prior experience with game programming, whether you intend to build casual side projects or large-scale professional titles.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 118 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (October 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782168532
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782168539
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Implementing OpenShift

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:01 AM PDT

Book Description

Gone are the days of having to provision hardware, deploy, and manage an entire environment just to write code for the next big idea, project, or custom web application. A Platform-as-a-Service cloud aims to fulfill this need, allowing developers to work more efficiently as well as allowing DevOps teams to spend less time fulfilling requests for these environments. Join us as we move into the future with OpenShift.

Implementing OpenShift will walk the reader through how to easily develop and deploy upon an open source OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service. We will then discuss the architecture of the platform so that users have some insight into the inner workings of the environment. We will then take a step away from the user aspect and cover DevOps topics so that we can perform the deployment of our very own open source Platform-as-a-Service using the upstream OpenShift Origin code base.

Developers are no longer in need of provisioning full-scale development environments by provisioning servers, installing and configuring software, and maintaining infrastructure just to write software. This book will show you how developers can move out of this archaic mindset and into the future utilizing OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service technologies, breaking away from the marketing jargon and into the technology that allows developers to get work done. This book also delves into the realm of DevOps, allowing you to run your own environment to support your development teams more efficiently.

This book will show you how the OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service can redefine the way web application developers work by providing the building blocks upon which they are able to create their next big idea. From there, the reader will progress through the OpenShift architecture and on to a brisk automated deployment using DevOps technologies.

You will learn everything you need to know in order to use OpenShift to develop and deploy applications in the cloud as well as how to deploy your very own OpenShift Origin-based Platform-as-a-Service cloud.

What you will learn from this book

  • Learn more about the cloud, it’s different service models, and what each one means to their target audiences
  • Master the use of OpenShift Online through the command line, web interface, and IDE integrations
  • Understand the OpenShift architecture, breaking into how the open source Platform-as-a-Service works internally
  • Deploy an OpenShift Origin-based Platform-as-a-Service in your own environment using DevOps automation tools

Approach
A standard tutorial-based approach to using OpenShift and deploying custom or pre-built web applications to the OpenShift Online cloud.

Who this book is written for
This book is for software developers and DevOps alike who are interested in learning how to use the OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service for developing and deploying applications, how the environment works on the back end, and how to deploy their very own open source Platform-as-a-Service based on the upstream OpenShift Origin project.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 116 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (October 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782164723
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782164722
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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Reporting, 2nd Edition

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:54 AM PDT

Book Description

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 is a sophisticated enterprise resource planning system with a multitude of features and options. Microsoft Dynamics GP enables you to create and manage a variety of reports that can help your organization effectively manage its financial and operational data.

“Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Reporting, Second Edition” will show you how to create and manage reports, know what tools to use and when, how to use these tools, and where to find the data based on how it's being entered into the system with Dynamics GP.

This book addresses the many challenges and frustrations a company may face when preparing to build new reports. You will learn how to find and locate your data in the GP system and company databases. It then dives deep into topics such as SmartLists, SL Builder and Excel Report Builder, Report Writer, Word Template Generator, SSRS Report Library, Business Analyzer, Analysis Cubes Design, and Management Reporter, amongst others.

With this knowledge in hand, you will be capable of selecting the most effective tool for the current reporting environment.

What you will learn from this book

  • Understand how data is stored in Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • Use Excel and SmartLists Builders for basic GP reporting needs
  • Take advantage of the new Word Template functionality in Report Writer including the Word Template Generator
  • Deploy and modify the Dynamics GP SQL Reporting Services report library
  • Display SSRS reports in dashboard form with Business Analyzer
  • Customize Analysis Cubes for Excel for improved ad-hoc data analysis
  • Slice and dice Dynamics GP data with Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Formulas
  • Design and create various building blocks for Management Reporter
  • Explore advanced concepts for delivering professional-quality financial statements

Approach
A practical guide to creating and managing reports as well as identifying the most appropriate reporting tool for any reporting challenge, this book employs real-life, step-by-step examples in a part tutorial, part reference manner.

Who this book is written for
If you are a Microsoft Dynamics GP developer, consultant or power user who wants to create and manage reports, then “Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Reporting, Second Edition” is for you. A working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP is required. A basic understanding of business management systems and reporting applications such as Microsoft Excel and SQL Reporting Services is highly recommended.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 386 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing; 2nd Edition (October 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849688923
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849688925
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TIBCO Spotfire for Developers

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:51 AM PDT

Book Description

Given the amount of competition and the recent economic downturn, corporations have to provide the best services in the most efficient way. Analytics help businesses understand behaviors and patterns, identify and minimize waste, and provide process visibility. Spotfire is a latest generation Analytics Dashboard that enables the representation of relevant data in an intuitive fashion, fostering both rich visualizations and shortened analysis. It allows the highlighting and discovery of not only commonalities and anomalies but also relationships, all in reduced timeframes.

An introduction to the TIBCO Spotfire world, covering the main concepts and features of the platform in a very fast-paced style. From the installation procedure to the loading of heterogeneous data and the creation and manipulation of several visualization types, you will gain hands-on experience with this very powerful analytics tool.

Starting by introducing you to the platform and its architecture, this helpful guide will show you how to install a standalone working environment. You will then learn about data loading and visualization creation, using several graph types, and also journey through the features of filtering, data preparation, transformation, and layout definition. Finally, you will master library creation and deployment, as well as web player usage. With this book, you will become familiar with all the required functionalities and concepts to start working with the Spotfire technology.

What you will learn from this book

  • Understand TIBCO Spotfire platform architecture and the main features of the individual products
  • Set up a development environment on your machine
  • Load data into the platform from multiple heterogeneous sources
  • Create powerful visualizations such as bar chart, line chart, and pie chart
  • Learn how to use filtering to drill down on specific visualization data
  • Create libraries and access them in Spotfire Web Player

Approach
A fast-paced, step-by-step guide to creating, manipulating and deploying analytical visualizations using the TIBCO Spotfire Platform

Who this book is written for
If you are hoping to discover a fast and easy way to develop business intelligence apps with TIBCO Spotfire, this book is ideal for you. You are expected to know the basics of business intelligence, but no prior knowledge of TIBCO Spotfire is required.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 162 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (October 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782179836
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782179832
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