This book addresses the failures of structural elements, i.e. those components whose primary mission is to withstand mechanical loads. The book is intended as a self-contained source for those with different technical grades, engineers and scientists but also technicians in the field can benefit from its reading.
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Gives engineers, research scientists and graduate students a clear understanding of the operation and control of the pyrometallurgical process. It will also be useful for technical training courses given to steel plant engineers and plant operators.
The Ada 2012 Reference Manual is an enhanced version of the text of International Standard ISO/IEC 8652/2012(E) for the programming language Ada. The Ada 2012 Reference Manual combines all of the previous corrections of Technical Corrigendum 1 and Amendment 1 with changes and additions that improve the capabilities of the language and the reliability of programs written in the language. The Ada 2012 Reference Manual will replace the former versions as an indispensable working companion for anybody using Ada professionally or learning and studying the language systematically.
Shipping imperfect software is like going into debt. When you incur debt, the illusion of doing things faster can lead to exponential growth in the cost of maintaining software. , debt takes five major forms: technical, quality, configuration management, design, and platform experience. In today’s rush to market, software debt is inevitable. And that’s okay – if you’re careful about the debt you incur, and if you quickly pay it back.
Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 explores the exciting enhancements and new capabilities engineered into , Server, ranging from improvements in operation to those in reporting and management. This book is for anyone who has an interest in SQL , 2012 and wants to understand its capabilities, including , administrators, application developers, and technical decision makers.
Few IT professionals take the time to learn what needs to be known to do disaster recovery well. Most labor under the pretense that good , equals close to five-nines uptime. Most technical people do not see the value of planning for disasters until the unexpected has already happened, and the effects of a disaster involving a , farm-which today houses , information, line-of-business applications, sensitive information, extranets, and other highly important assets-can be staggering.
Where does it all go wrong with disaster recovery? Yes, why a disaster recovery plan fails the , and costs IT staff their jobs or a promotion? This book is an easytounderstand guide that explains how to get it right and why it often goes wrong.,
Given that Microsoft’s , platform has become a missioncritical application where business operations just cannot run without complete uptime of this technology, disaster recovery is one of the most important topics when it comes to SharePoint. Yet, support and an appropriate approach for this technology are still difficult to come by, and are often vulnerable to technical oversight and assumptions.
Part of a series of specialized guides on System Center – this book shares real-world expertise for using Configuration Manager capabilities to deliver more effective IT services. Series editor Mitch Tulloch and a team of System Center experts provide concise technical guidance as they step you through key deployment and management scenarios.
The smart way to learn , Visio 2013 – one step at a time!,
Experience learning made easy – and quickly teach yourself how to create professional-looking , and technical diagrams with Visio 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace – building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!
Cassandra is a powerful data store solution in the open source , world. The ability to use its vast capabilities correctly is the need of the hour as more developers start using this powerful tool. Hence, it becomes important to be able to understand how and where to apply Cassandra correctly.,
This practical guide will help you understand the strengths and weaknesses of Cassandra and teach you to how to identify , and technical use cases that Cassandra solves.You will also learn how to solve real world business problems and enable you to use Cassandra in the best possible way.
The Big Data Now anthology is relevant to anyone who creates, collects or relies upon data. It’s not just a technical book or just a , guide. Data is ubiquitous and it doesn’t pay much attention to borders, so we’ve calibrated our coverage to follow it wherever it goes.,
In the first edition of Big Data Now, the O’Reilly team tracked the birth and early development of data tools and data science. Now, with this second edition, we’re seeing what happens when big data grows up: how it’s being applied, where it’s playing a role, and the consequences – good and bad alike – of data’s ascendance.
What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records, but bad data includes a lot more. In this handbook, data expert Q. Ethan McCallum has gathered 19 colleagues from every corner of the data arena to reveal how they’ve recovered from nasty data problems.,
From cranky storage to poor representation to misguided policy, there are many paths to bad data. Bottom line? Bad data is data that gets in the way. This book explains effective ways to get around it.
