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The Cloud at Your Service

05/19/2011

Cloud Computing is here to stay. As an economically viable way for businesses of all sizes to distribute computing, this technology shows tremendous promise. But the intense hype surrounding the Cloud is making it next to impossible for responsible IT managers and business decision-makers to get a clear understanding of what the Cloud really means, what it might do for them, when it is practical, and what their future with the Cloud looks like.

Discovering SQL: A Hands-On Guide for Beginners

05/16/2011

This book gives you the basics through intermediate topics with clear explanations, hands-on exercises, and helpful solutions.

SharePoint 2010 Workflows in Action

04/15/2011

SharePoint 2010 Workflows in Action will take you through the SharePoint workflow fundamentals, and all the way to very advanced topics to help you meet your most complex workflow requirements. This includes covering topics such as the out of box workflows, and building custom workflows with SharePoint Designer 2010, Office Visio 2010, and Visual Studio 2010, and building forms with InfoPath 2010, building custom task processes, building custom activities and conditions.

Outlook 2010 All-in-One For Dummies

04/15/2011

This reference walks you through the convenience of Microsoft Outlook and introduces you to the newest features of the 2010 version. Complete coverage on e-mail basics, advanced e-mail features, working with the calendar, managing contacts, and working with Business Contact Manager. You’ll learn how to track tasks, take notes, and record items in the journal, as well as customize and manage Outlook and get mobile with Outlook.

Database Modeling and Design 5th Edition Logical Design

03/14/2011

In this extensively revised fifth edition, you'll get clear explanations about how to model and design database applications in consideration of new technology or new business needs. There are lots of terrific examples, an illustrative case, practical advice, design rules applicable to any SQL-based system. But you'll also get plenty to help you grow from a new database designer to an experienced designer developing industrial-sized systems.

Azure in Action

03/14/2011

Azure in Action is a fast-paced tutorial intended for architects and developers looking to develop cloud-based applications on the Windows Azure Platform. Written by two of Microsoft's leading Azure evangelists, it's designed both for readers new to cloud concepts and for those familiar with cloud development but new to Azure.

Citrix XenDesktop Implementation: A Practical Guide for IT Professionals

02/16/2011

A guide through the specific tasks of implementing a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution for your company using Citrix XenDesktop. Experience with Citrix XenApp technologies is certainly beneficial, but not required. Aspects covered: Profile Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Disk Virtualization, Hypervisor integration, and lastly the Virtual Desktop Broker.

HTML, XHTML and CSS All-In-One For Dummies

02/16/2011

Like the bestselling first edition, this 2nd Edition makes it easy to grasp the fundamentals of HTML, XHTML and CSS and start building effective Web pages. With new information about Web 2.0 and Ajax, it's the perfect reference as well.

Silverlight 4 in Action (Revised edition of Silverlight 2 in Action)

01/19/2011

This book covers fundamentals as well as new features in Silverlight like pixel shaders, webcam and microphone, and raw media, WCF RIA Services and patterns like MVVM. It explains developing offline and out-of-browser applications, managing video and audio, handling validation, navigation and deep-linking, and how each Silverlight feature fits into the overall Silverlight ecosystem.

The Book of PF: A No-Nonsense Guide to OpenBSD Firewall

01/19/2011

This revised and updated second edition shows how to harness the power of PF to confidently build a high-performance, low-maintenance network. Hansteen emphasizes the importance of staying in control with a written network specification, keeping rule sets readable using macros, and performing rigid testing when loading new rules.