The Valuation Handbook, (Custom Chapter 14)

The Valuation Handbook, (Custom Chapter 14)
Author: Rawley Thomas
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 842
Release: 2009-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470539976

The definitive guide to valuation written by a who's who of today's top practitioners The Valuation Handbook differs significantly from other related books on this topic because the contributors are practitioners, academics, and investment firms that explain how they value companies and other assets. It concentrates on specific and innovative valuation techniques, rather than the theoretical approaches more generally accepted and discussed. Given the extreme volatility of the stock market, valuation is a critical issue for analysts, investors, and businesses. Here, various professional contributors explain how their firms approach the valuation process, while academic contributors share their valuation consulting and research experience. Examines how to value assets in today's dynamic market setting Offers a broad spectrum of ideas from some of the top practitioners and academics in this field Highlights state-of-the-art approaches to company valuation Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, The Valuation Handbook puts this difficult discipline in perspective.

18 Bravo Handbook

18 Bravo Handbook
Author: Christian Hoyt
Publisher: Christian Hoyt
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2021-06-24
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

The following publication is an almanac of open source references every 18 Bravo ought to be familiar with to ensure mission readiness. The information inside this publication was collected from official sources, referenced at the forefront of each section, and summarized to enhance the reediness of the Bravo in any environment where he may have access to electronic sources. This handbook is comprised of easily searchable chapters covering everything from broad range and mission planning, to specific weapons troubleshooting in a quick reference format. This is a fluid document and in constant development, check back frequently for updates.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Official Study Guide

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Official Study Guide
Author: Joe Baron
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2016-10-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1119138558

Validate your AWS skills. This is your opportunity to take the next step in your career by expanding and validating your skills on the AWS cloud. AWS has been the frontrunner in cloud computing products and services, and the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Official Study Guide for the Associate exam will get you fully prepared through expert content, and real-world knowledge, key exam essentials, chapter review questions, access to Sybex’s interactive online learning environment, and much more. This official study guide, written by AWS experts, covers exam concepts, and provides key review on exam topics, including: Mapping Multi-Tier Architectures to AWS Services, such as web/app servers, firewalls, caches and load balancers Understanding managed RDBMS through AWS RDS (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, Aurora) Understanding Loose Coupling and Stateless Systems Comparing Different Consistency Models in AWS Services Understanding how AWS CloudFront can make your application more cost efficient, faster and secure Implementing Route tables, Access Control Lists, Firewalls, NAT, and DNS Applying AWS Security Features along with traditional Information and Application Security Using Compute, Networking, Storage, and Database AWS services Architecting Large Scale Distributed Systems Understanding of Elasticity and Scalability Concepts Understanding of Network Technologies Relating to AWS Deploying and Managing Services with tools such as CloudFormation, OpsWorks and Elastic Beanstalk. Learn from the AWS subject-matter experts, review with proven study tools, and apply real-world scenarios. If you are looking to take the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam, this guide is what you need for comprehensive content and robust study tools that will help you gain the edge on exam day and throughout your career.

Asterisk: The Definitive Guide

Asterisk: The Definitive Guide
Author: Russell Bryant
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 845
Release: 2013-05-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449332463

Design a complete Voice over IP (VoIP) or traditional PBX system with Asterisk, even if you have only basic telecommunications knowledge. This bestselling guide makes it easy, with a detailed roadmap that shows you how to install and configure this open source software, whether you’re upgrading your existing phone system or starting from scratch. Ideal for Linux administrators, developers, and power users, this updated edition shows you how to write a basic dialplan step-by-step, and brings you up to speed on the features in Asterisk 11, the latest long-term support release from Digium. You’ll quickly gain working knowledge to build a simple yet inclusive system. Integrate Asterisk with analog, VoIP, and digital telephony systems Build an interactive dialplan, using best practices for more advanced features Delve into voicemail options, such as storing messages in a database Connect to external services including Google Talk, XMPP, and calendars Incorporate Asterisk features and functions into a relational database to facilitate information sharing Learn how to use Asterisk’s security, call routing, and faxing features Monitor and control your system with the Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) Plan for expansion by learning tools for building distributed systems

Handbook of Personalized Medicine

Handbook of Personalized Medicine
Author: Ioannis S. Vizirianakis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1562
Release: 2014-02-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9814411191

This book compiles multidisciplinary efforts to conceptualize the environment in research and clinical setting that creates the fertile ground for the practical utility of personalized medicine decisions and also enables clinical pharmacogenomics for establishing pharmacotyping in drug prescription. Its covers innovative drug formulations and nanotheranostics, molecular imaging and signatures, translational nanomedicine and informatics, stem cell therapy approaches, modeling and predictability of drug response, pharmacogenetics-guided drug prescription, pediatric drug dosing, pharmacovigilance and regulatory aspects, ethical and cost-effectiveness issues, pharmacogenomics knowledge bases, personal genome sequencing, molecular diagnostics, as well as information-based medicine.

The The Complete Kubernetes Guide

The The Complete Kubernetes Guide
Author: Jonathan Baier
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2019-05-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1838647708

Design, deploy, and manage large-scale containers using Kubernetes Key FeaturesGain insight into the latest features of Kubernetes, including Prometheus and API aggregationDiscover ways to keep your clusters always available, scalable, and up-to-dateMaster the skills of designing and deploying large clusters on various cloud platformsBook Description If you are running a number of containers and want to be able to automate the way they’re managed, it can be helpful to have Kubernetes at your disposal. This Learning Path guides you through core Kubernetes constructs, such as pods, services, replica sets, replication controllers, and labels. You'll get started by learning how to integrate your build pipeline and deployments in a Kubernetes cluster. As you cover more chapters in the Learning Path, you'll get up to speed with orchestrating updates behind the scenes, avoiding downtime on your cluster, and dealing with underlying cloud provider instability in your cluster. With the help of real-world use cases, you'll also explore options for network configuration, and understand how to set up, operate, and troubleshoot various Kubernetes networking plugins. In addition to this, you'll gain insights into custom resource development and utilization in automation and maintenance workflows. By the end of this Learning Path, you'll have the expertise you need to progress from an intermediate to an advanced level of understanding Kubernetes. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: Getting Started with Kubernetes - Third Edition by Jonathan Baier and Jesse WhiteMastering Kubernetes - Second Edition by Gigi SayfanWhat you will learnDownload, install, and configure the Kubernetes code baseCreate and configure custom Kubernetes resources Use third-party resources in your automation workflowsDeliver applications as standard packagesSet up and access monitoring and logging for Kubernetes clustersSet up external access to applications running in the clusterManage and scale Kubernetes with hosted platforms on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Run multiple clusters and manage them from a single control planeWho this book is for If you are a developer or a system administrator with an intermediate understanding of Kubernetes and want to master its advanced features, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of networking is required to easily understand the concepts explained.

Spark: The Definitive Guide

Spark: The Definitive Guide
Author: Bill Chambers
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 603
Release: 2018-02-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1491912308

Learn how to use, deploy, and maintain Apache Spark with this comprehensive guide, written by the creators of the open-source cluster-computing framework. With an emphasis on improvements and new features in Spark 2.0, authors Bill Chambers and Matei Zaharia break down Spark topics into distinct sections, each with unique goals. Youâ??ll explore the basic operations and common functions of Sparkâ??s structured APIs, as well as Structured Streaming, a new high-level API for building end-to-end streaming applications. Developers and system administrators will learn the fundamentals of monitoring, tuning, and debugging Spark, and explore machine learning techniques and scenarios for employing MLlib, Sparkâ??s scalable machine-learning library. Get a gentle overview of big data and Spark Learn about DataFrames, SQL, and Datasetsâ??Sparkâ??s core APIsâ??through worked examples Dive into Sparkâ??s low-level APIs, RDDs, and execution of SQL and DataFrames Understand how Spark runs on a cluster Debug, monitor, and tune Spark clusters and applications Learn the power of Structured Streaming, Sparkâ??s stream-processing engine Learn how you can apply MLlib to a variety of problems, including classification or recommendation

Handbook of Research on Building, Growing, and Sustaining Quality E-Learning Programs

Handbook of Research on Building, Growing, and Sustaining Quality E-Learning Programs
Author: Shelton, Kaye
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2016-09-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522508783

As e-learning has evolved into a global change agent in higher education, it has become more diverse in its form and applications. Now that many institutions have implemented e-learning programs as part of their course offerings, it is essential for these institutions to fully grasp how best to facilitate continued improvements and accessibility in online education. The Handbook of Research on Building, Growing, and Sustaining Quality E-Learning Programs highlights several significant elements of e-learning, including program planning, quality standards, and online course development, as well as institutional, student, and faculty support. Serving as a critical resource for online and hybrid learning programs, this publication is designed for use by administrators, educators, instructional designers, and doctorate-level students in the field of education.

LibreOffice 4.2 Writer Guide

LibreOffice 4.2 Writer Guide
Author: LibreOffice Documentation Team
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2014-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1921320427

LibreOffice is a freely-available, full-featured office suite that runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. This book is for beginners to advanced users of Writer, the word processing component. It covers setting up Writer to suit the way you work; using styles and templates; working with text, graphics, tables, and forms; formatting pages (page styles, columns, frames, sections, and tables); printing and mail merge; creating tables of contents, indexes, and bibliographies; using master documents and fields; creating PDFs; and more. This book was written by volunteers from the LibreOffice community. Profits from the sale of this book will be used to benefit the community. Free PDFs of this book and its individual chapters are available from http: //www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation

JavaFX Developer's Guide

JavaFX Developer's Guide
Author: Kim Topley
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 1543
Release: 2010-09-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0321648951

Updated for JavaFX 1.3 The JavaFX platform makes it possible to write applications that can be deployed across devices ranging from cell phones to desktops, with little or no change required. JavaFX applications are written using JavaFX Script, a new and easy-to-use scripting language. Kim Topley’s JavaFXTM Developer’s Guide thoroughly covers the JavaFX language and its core libraries and shows you step by step how to develop and deliver JavaFX applications for the desktop and for mobile devices. It provides complete coverage of all aspects of the language, including Language syntax Tools you can use to develop, debug, and deploy JavaFX applications User interface classes Animation How to play audio and video How to use RESTful Web services and databases to retrieve the data for your application How to create custom components Transformations User interface basics, attributes, events,and controls JavaFX and networking JavaFX development with NetBeans and Eclipse Packaging and deployment Topley highlights critical topics that other books gloss over, presents detailed examples that stretch JavaFX to its limits, and shows you exactly how to build on the skills you already have. Whether you’ve been focused on HTML/XML/CSS Web development or Java Swing, this book will help you get outstanding results with JavaFX.