Platform One

Platform One
Author: Pat Black
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2000
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0748749004

This assessment and review pack is designed to assess children's learning at the end of each half term. The activities provided are linked directly to the Key Learning Objectives outlined in the Framework for Teaching Mathematics and the new NNS guidelines for assessment and review lessons.

Ransom Canyon

Ransom Canyon
Author: Jodi Thomas
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1760378178

From New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas comes the first book in a compelling, emotionally resonant series set in a remote west Texas town – where family can be made by blood or by choice Rancher Staten Kirkland, the last descendant of Ransom Canyon's founding father, is rugged and practical to the last. No one knows that when his troubling memories threaten to overwhelm him, he runs to lovely, reclusive Quinn O'Grady...or that she has her own secret that no one living knows. Young Lucas Reyes has his eye on the prize – college, and the chance to become something more than a ranch hand's son. But one night, one wrong decision, will set his life on a course even he hadn't imagined. Yancy Grey is running hard from his troubled past. He doesn't plan to stick around Ransom Canyon, just long enough to learn the town's weaknesses and how to use them for personal gain. Only Yancy, a common criminal since he was old enough to reach a car's pedals, isn't prepared for what he encounters. In this dramatic new series, the lives, loves and ambitions of four families will converge, set against a landscape that can be as unforgiving as it is beautiful, where passion, property and pride are worth fighting – and even dying – for.

Ultraluminous

Ultraluminous
Author: Katherine Faw
Publisher: MCD
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374716641

One of The New Yorker's "Books We Loved in 2017," a BOMB's Looking Back on 2017: Literature Selection, a Paris Review Staff Pick, and one of Vulture's 10 Best Thriller Books of 2017. Girlfriend. Prostitute. Addict. Terrorist? Who is K? The daring new novel from Katherine Faw, the brilliant author of Young God, is a scintillating story of money, sex, and power told in Faw’s viciously sharp prose. A high-end, girlfriend-experience prostitute has just returned to her native New York City after more than a decade abroad—in Dubai, with a man she recalls only as the Sheikh—but it’s unclear why exactly she’s come back. Did things go bad for her? Does she have scores to settle? Regardless, she has quickly made herself at home. She’s set up a rotation of clients—all of them in finance—each of whom has different delusions of how he is important to her. And she’s also met a man whom she doesn’t charge—a damaged former Army Ranger, back from Afghanistan. Her days are strangely orderly: A repetition of dinners, personal grooming, museum exhibitions, sex, Duane Reades (she likes the sushi), cosmology, sex, gallery shows, nightclubs, heroin, sex, and art films (which she finds soothing). She finds the pattern confirming, but does she really believe it’s sustainable? Or do the barely discernible rifts in her routine suggest that something else is percolating under the surface? Could she have fallen for one of her bankers? Or do those supposed rifts suggest a pattern within the pattern, a larger scheme she’s not showing us, a truth that won’t be revealed until we can see everything?

Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy and How to Make Them Work for You

Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy and How to Make Them Work for You
Author: Geoffrey G. Parker
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2016-03-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0393249123

A practical guide to the new economy that is transforming the way we live, work, and play. Uber. Airbnb. Amazon. Apple. PayPal. All of these companies disrupted their markets when they launched. Today they are industry leaders. What’s the secret to their success? These cutting-edge businesses are built on platforms: two-sided markets that are revolutionizing the way we do business. Written by three of the most sought-after experts on platform businesses, Platform Revolution is the first authoritative, fact-based book on platform models. Whether platforms are connecting sellers and buyers, hosts and visitors, or drivers with people who need a ride, Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, and Sangeet Paul Choudary reveal the what, how, and why of this revolution and provide the first “owner’s manual” for creating a successful platform business. Platform Revolution teaches newcomers how to start and run a successful platform business, explaining ways to identify prime markets and monetize networks. Addressing current business leaders, the authors reveal strategies behind some of today’s up-and-coming platforms, such as Tinder and SkillShare, and explain how traditional companies can adapt in a changing marketplace. The authors also cover essential issues concerning security, regulation, and consumer trust, while examining markets that may be ripe for a platform revolution, including healthcare, education, and energy. As digital networks increase in ubiquity, businesses that do a better job of harnessing the power of the platform will win. An indispensable guide, Platform Revolution charts out the brilliant future of platforms and reveals how they will irrevocably alter the lives and careers of millions.

Google Cloud Platform - Networking

Google Cloud Platform - Networking
Author: Alasdair Gilchrist
Publisher: Alasdair Gilchrist
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2020-07-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Welcome to "Google Cloud Platform – Networking: Beginner to Skilled GCP Network Practitioner in One Book". As the subtitle conveys this book is a beginners-to-experts comprehensive guide to networking for the Google Cloud Platform. We do not assume any prior networking skills or knowledge so the book is designed for both the beginner in networking as well as those proficient in on-premise networking who want to transfer their skill to the GCP. It is a thorough and comprehensive guide to the entire set of core networking technologies, principles and best practices that you will need to know about for the GCP Networking Certification exam. Nonetheless, this book is not just for those pursuing GCP Networking certification it is also aimed at those wishing to pursue a career in GCP networking. Consequently, it covers not just the exam syllabus but goes into much greater depth and scope through practical examples and relevant networking tips and best practices. The goal is to provide you, the reader, with a deep and wide understanding of GCP networking and its core technologies, techniques and concepts so that you can ultimately call yourself and importantly confidently demonstrate your skills as a proficient GCP network engineer. To that end, we have designed the book into parts: Part 1 is a network primer aimed at the beginner as it serves as an introduction to key generic network concepts that you as a beginner will need to know when we move the focus to specific GCP networking concepts; Part 2, is an introduction to Google’ internal private and global network, the underlying technologies and how it works under the bonnet. This should be of value and interest to readers of all skill levels; Part 3, is all about GCP cloud-specific networking that encompasses; VPC design, planning, deployment, migration, operations and performance monitoring and management. We will study relevant use-case in each chapter to better demonstrate the use of a particular technology and to help solidify a deeper understanding. The final chapter is aimed at those pursuing a career as a GCP network designer or a pre-sales consultant as well as project managers as it concerns Billing. Hence we will take a deep dive into Billing from a network perspective but it is not just an appendix for your everyday reference – it is a comprehensive guide to cost forecasting, monitoring and cost management. Overall, this book can be read cover-to-cover, by individual parts, or as a reference for particular technologies. Take your time to browse the Table of Reference to discover the scope and get a feel for the depth of knowledge within each chapter and topic.

Team Topologies

Team Topologies
Author: Matthew Skelton
Publisher: IT Revolution
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1942788827

Effective software teams are essential for any organization to deliver value continuously and sustainably. But how do you build the best team organization for your specific goals, culture, and needs? Team Topologies is a practical, step-by-step, adaptive model for organizational design and team interaction based on four fundamental team types and three team interaction patterns. It is a model that treats teams as the fundamental means of delivery, where team structures and communication pathways are able to evolve with technological and organizational maturity. In Team Topologies, IT consultants Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais share secrets of successful team patterns and interactions to help readers choose and evolve the right team patterns for their organization, making sure to keep the software healthy and optimize value streams. Team Topologies is a major step forward in organizational design for software, presenting a well-defined way for teams to interact and interrelate that helps make the resulting software architecture clearer and more sustainable, turning inter-team problems into valuable signals for the self-steering organization.

The Unicorn Project

The Unicorn Project
Author: Gene Kim
Publisher: IT Revolution
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1942788770

The Phoenix Project wowed over a half-million readers. Now comes the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Wall Street Journal bestselling The Unicorn Project! “The Unicorn Project is amazing, and I loved it 100 times more than The Phoenix Project…”—FERNANDO CORNAGO, Senior Director Platform Engineering, Adidas “Gene Kim does a masterful job of showing how … the efforts of many create lasting business advantages for all.”—DR. STEVEN SPEAR, author of The High-Velocity Edge, Sr. Lecturer at MIT, and principal of HVE LLC. “The Unicorn Project is so clever, so good, so crazy enlightening!”––CORNELIA DAVIS, Vice President Of Technology at Pivotal Software, Inc., Author of Cloud Native Patterns This highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling title The Phoenix Project takes another look at Parts Unlimited, this time from the perspective of software development. In The Unicorn Project, we follow Maxine, a senior lead developer and architect, as she is exiled to the Phoenix Project, to the horror of her friends and colleagues, as punishment for contributing to a payroll outage. She tries to survive in what feels like a heartless and uncaring bureaucracy and to work within a system where no one can get anything done without endless committees, paperwork, and approvals. One day, she is approached by a ragtag bunch of misfits who say they want to overthrow the existing order, to liberate developers, to bring joy back to technology work, and to enable the business to win in a time of digital disruption. To her surprise, she finds herself drawn ever further into this movement, eventually becoming one of the leaders of the Rebellion, which puts her in the crosshairs of some familiar and very dangerous enemies. The Age of Software is here, and another mass extinction event looms—this is a story about rebel developers and business leaders working together, racing against time to innovate, survive, and thrive in a time of unprecedented uncertainty...and opportunity. “The Unicorn Project provides insanely useful insights on how to improve your technology business.”—DOMINICA DEGRANDIS, author of Making Work Visible and Director of Digital Transformation at Tasktop ——— “My goal in writing The Unicorn Project was to explore and reveal the necessary but invisible structures required to make developers (and all engineers) productive, and reveal the devastating effects of technical debt and complexity. I hope this book can create common ground for technology and business leaders to leave the past behind, and co-create a better future together.”—Gene Kim, November 2019

Advances in Computer Science and Information Engineering

Advances in Computer Science and Information Engineering
Author: David Jin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 706
Release: 2012-05-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642302238

CSIE2012 is an integrated conference concentrating its focus on Computer Science and Information Engineering . In the proceeding, you can learn much more knowledge about Computer Science and Information Engineering of researchers from all around the world. The main role of the proceeding is to be used as an exchange pillar for researchers who are working in the mentioned fields. In order to meet the high quality of Springer, AISC series, the organization committee has made their efforts to do the following things. Firstly, poor quality paper has been refused after reviewing course by anonymous referee experts. Secondly, periodically review meetings have been held around the reviewers about five times for exchanging reviewing suggestions. Finally, the conference organizers had several preliminary sessions before the conference. Through efforts of different people and departments, the conference will be successful and fruitful.

Islam and the Vedas

Islam and the Vedas
Author: Rasamandala Das
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2012-05-09
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1456797506

A comparative study between Vedic tradition and the Koran is a helpful step towards cross-cultural appreciation. This study is not only meant to deepen one's own tradition but also hopes to promote harmony, unity and peace between individuals in the world. A basic knowledge of both traditions is awaiting the reader who will be surprised to discover that the Vedic tradition very much parallels the Islamic teachings. Within this book both scriptures are carefully examined with sobriety and scholarship. I truly hope that this study will help those sincere souls who are in search of the absolute truth. Lokantha Swami Director Bhaktivedanta Academy for Spiritual Science, India