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Why learn Scala? You don’t need to be a data scientist or distributed computing expert to appreciate this object-oriented functional programming language. This practical book provides a comprehensive yet approachable introduction to the language, complete with syntax diagrams, examples, and exercises. You’ll start with Scala's core types and syntax before diving into higher-order functions and immutable data structures. Author Jason Swartz demonstrates why Scala’s concise and expressive syntax make it an ideal language for Ruby or Python developers who want to improve their craft, while ...

Understanding your company’s data has never been easier than with Microsoft’s new Power BI package for Excel 2013. Consisting of four powerful tools—Power Pivot, Power View, Power Query and Power Maps—Power BI makes self-service business intelligence a reality for a wide range of users, bridging the traditional gap between Excel users, business analysts and IT experts and making it easier for everyone to work together to build the data models that can give you game-changing insights into your business. Beginning Power BI with Excel 2013 guides you step by step through the process of...

An introduction to IT service management as well as an introduction to the books in the IT infrastructure library, this manual also serves as a test preparation guide to the Foundation Certificate exam on IT service management. Based on the latest edition of the ITIL books on service support and service delivery, the text encourages discussion and comparison of best practices based on IT managers' own experiences.

Se describen los conceptos de minería de datos de la forma más sencilla posible, de modo que sean inteligibles a lectores con formación diversa. Los capítulos comienzan describiendo las técnicas en lenguaje asequible y presentando a continuación la forma de tratarlas mediante aplicaciones prácticas. Una parte importante de cada capítulo son los casos prácticos totalmente resueltos, incluyendo la interpretación de los resultados. Los entornos de trabajo automatizados específicos de minería de datos que se utilizan son SAS Enterprise Miner y SPSS Clementine. Adicionalmente se...