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Itzik Ben-Gan, .. "Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Querying"
March 2009 | English | ISBN-13: 978-0-7356-2603-4 | 825 Pages | PDF | 6.12 MB
Tackle the toughest set-based querying and query tuning problems—guided by an author team with in-depth, inside knowledge of T-SQL. Deepen your understanding of architecture and internals—and gain practical approaches and advanced techniques to optimize your code’s performance.

Discover how to:

* Move from procedural programming to the language of sets and logic
* Optimize query tuning with a top-down methodology
* Assess algorithmic complexity to predict performance
* Compare data-aggregation techniques, including new grouping sets
* Manage data modification—insert, delete, update, merge—for performance
* Write more efficient queries against partitioned tables
* Work with graphs, trees, hierarchies, and recursive queries
* Plus—Use pure-logic puzzles to sharpen your problem-solving skills

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Lars Dragheim Olsen, .. "Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, 2nd Edition"
June 2009 | English | ISBN-13: 978-0-7356-2645-4 | 720 Pages | PDF | 7.09 MB
Dig into the architecture and internals of Microsoft Dynamics AX—with firsthand insights from the team who designed and developed it. Deepen your knowledge of the underlying frameworks, components, and tools—and get best-practice guidance to customize and extend your own high-performance solutions.

Discover how to:

* Work with MorphX application-modeling tools and X++ code
* Exploit built-in workflow infrastructure to simplify process automation
* Use Enterprise Portal and ASP.NET to build rich, role-based Web portals
* See how reporting components work together for better business intelligence
* Execute complex batch jobs with greater control and reliability
* Learn how the runtime implements configuration and security
* Walk through integration scenarios and technologies
* Create and expose services to external applications
* Optimize application performance and extensibility

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Luke S. Crawford "THE BOOK OF XEN: A Practical Guide for the System Administrator"
October 2009 | English | ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-186-2 | 315 Pages | PDF | 8.33 MB

Xen, the open source virtualization tool, is a system administrator's dream. Xen is a free, high-performance virtual machine monitor that lets you consolidate your hardware and finally put those unused cycles to use—without sacrificing reliability, performance, or scalability.

The Book of Xen explains everything you need to know in order to use Xen effectively, including installation, networking, memory management, and virtualized storage. You'll also learn how to use Xen and standard Linux tools to take snapshot backups, perform QoS operations on network traffic, and limit over-aggressive disk users.

Authors Chris Takemura and Luke S. Crawford show you how to:

* Provide virtual hosting for dozens of users, each with their own individual needs
* Install and manage multiple guests, including various flavors of Linux, NetBSD, Solaris, and Windows
* Choose the right virtual storage options for your needs
* Migrate your systems seamlessly and create new images
* Tune and benchmark your systems to make them as fast as possible
* Troubleshoot Xen's most common problems like network and memory management

Expert advice is priceless when it comes to running a complicated open source virtualization technology like Xen. You'll get the advice you need in The Book of Xen.

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Andrew Haney "Build Websites With Drupal: 100 Most Asked Questions On Drupal"
September 2008 | English | ISBN-13: 978-1-9215-2373-1 | 209 Pages | PDF | 5.65 MB

Drupal is one of the best Open Source CMS and Blog applications. It enables you to easily create and manage your news- and articles-based website. Drupal is free to download and use, and is suitable both for small and large dynamic content sites.

Drupal is a free and open source modular framework and content management system (CMS) written in the programming language PHP. Like many modern CMSs, Drupal allows the system administrator to create and organize content, customize the presentation, automate administrative tasks, and manage site visitors and contributors.

Drupal is sometimes described as a "Content Management Framework"as its capabilities extend from content management to enabling a wide range of services and transactions. Although Drupal does offer a sophisticated programming interface, basic web site installation and administration can be accomplished with no programming.

Drupal runs in many environments, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris 10, OpenSolaris and any platform that supports either the Apache (version 1.3+), or IIS (version IIS5+) Web server and the PHP language (version 4.3.5+). Drupal requires a database such as MySQL or PostgreSQL to store content and settings.

This book gives you insights in the techniques and technologies for building successful websites and online communities.

You will learn about this powerful free software's ins and outs, become a community-building expert and examine successful Drupal sites. Get this book if you're a web professional, developer, designer, and decision maker interested in applying Drupal knowledge.

This book covers an excellent introduction to the nuts-and-bolts ofarchitecting and building Drupal sites. Examine dissections of some of the most popular Drupal sites out there and learn about important topics such as the processes for building and growing successful Drupal websites.

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James A Brannan "Brilliant HTML and CSS"
April 2009 | English | ISBN-13: 978-0-273-72152-9 | 302 Pages | PDF | 7.72 MB


Brilliant guides allow you to find the information that you need easily and without fuss. Using a highly visual, step-by-step approach, Brilliant books will solve your technology problems and guide you through essential tasks, providing you with exactly what you need to know, just when you really need it.

Spend less time reading and more time doing with a visual step-by-step approach to HTML & CSS programming

brilliant HTML & CSS provides quick, easy-to-access information with

* Full colour design throughout
* Detailed Contents to help you find exactly what you need
* Practical tasks presented in short accessible sections
* Numbered steps to guide you through each task
* Numerous example screenshots
* Cross reference boxes pointing you to related tasks in the book, or completed exampled upon the website
* For your information sections alerting you to relevant tips, tricks and advice
* And a Troubleshooting guide to help you sort out the most common problems and queries

Brilliant HTML & CSS will enable you to create accessible, standards-compliant, websites – equipping you with knowledge on theory, coding skills, and best practice needed to build sophisticated Web pages. This book will show you how to

· Understand and use HTML tags and attributes
· Mark-up text, links, images, tables and forms
· Get started with CSS
· Work with Style Sheets and selectors
· Format basic elements and font styles
· Start using Web-safe colour in your pages
· Understand and define Link States
· Master spacing, borders and element sizing
· Align and place elements within your page
· Understand and organise your site structure
· Perfect your site navigation
· Take your website live!

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m Highsmith "Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products, Second Edition"
July 2009 | English | ISBN-13: 978-0-321-65839-5 | 432 Pages | CHM | 5.81 MB
Best practices for managing projects in agile environments—now updated with new techniques for larger projects

Today, the pace of project management moves faster. Project management needs to become more flexible and far more responsive to customers. Using Agile Project Management (APM), project managers can achieve all these goals without compromising value, quality, or business discipline. In Agile Project Management, Second Edition, renowned agile pioneer Jim Highsmith thoroughly updates his classic guide to APM, extending and refining it to support even the largest projects and organizations.

Writing for project leaders, managers, and executives at all levels, Highsmith integrates the best project management, product management, and software development practices into an overall framework designed to support unprecedented speed and mobility. The many topics added in this new edition include incorporating agile values, scaling agile projects, release planning, portfolio governance, and enhancing organizational agility. Project and business leaders will especially appreciate Highsmith’s new coverage of promoting agility through performance measurements based on value, quality, and constraints.

This edition’s coverage includes:

* Understanding the agile revolution’s impact on product development
* Recognizing when agile methods will work in project management, and when they won’t
* Setting realistic business objectives for Agile Project Management
* Promoting agile values and principles across the organization
* Utilizing a proven Agile Enterprise Framework that encompasses governance, project and iteration management, and technical practices
* Optimizing all five stages of the agile project: Envision, Speculate, Explore, Adapt, and Close
* Organizational and product-related processes for scaling agile to the largest projects and teams
* Agile project governance solutions for executives and management
* The “Agile Triangle”: measuring performance in ways that encourage agility instead of discouraging it
* The changing role of the agile project leader

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Edward Kachinske, .. "Maximizing Your Sales with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0"
October 2008 | English | ISBN-13: 978-1-59863-818-9 | 286 Pages | PDF | 6.44 MB
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is a fully integrated customer relationship management (CRM) system that gives busy sales professionals the capability to easily create and maintain a clear view of customers from first contact through purchase and post-sales. If you're one of these busy sales professionals, you need an easy reference tool to maximize your use of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 's varied feature set. “Maximizing Your Sales with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0” is that tool. This book explains, in concise, easy-to-understand language, how to get the most out of this revolutionary CRM software. Topics like working with contacts and accounts, managing opportunities and schedules, writing letters, sending e-mails, running reports and more are explored in-depth. This book also covers some administrative tasks geared toward IT professionals looking to set up and configure preferences for their Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 users. With this quick, to-the-point resource, you won't just be “up and running” in Microsoft Dynamics CRM ; you'll be an expert!

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Jonathan Reuvid "Managing Business Risk: A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Business, 6th edition"
April 2009 | English | ISBN-13: 978-0-7494-5449-4 | 369 Pages | PDF | 5.61 MB
Managing Business Risk is a practical guide that can help in identifying potential areas of risk within a business. The book is filled with expert advice from contributors within the industry, including leading consultants, lawyers, regulatory authorities and risk management specialists.

Effective risk management is a vital issue to consider when looking to safeguard your company’s commercial future and deal with the latest regulatory requirements. Managing Business Risk will enable your company to maintain the clearest possible controls on risks that may threaten your business, while at the same time deliver transparent reporting to your stakeholders.

The book examines the five key areas of risk you need to consider in today's complex and competitive business market. Drawing on expert advice from leading risk consultants, lawyers and regulatory authorities, it shows you how to protect your business against a rising tide of business risks.

If you don't build risk controls into the structure of your company, from the boardroom down, then your business could be vulnerable to a number of threats - both internal and external. Identify and neutralise them now, and give your company a competitive advantage.

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Catherine Dawson "The Complete Guide to Property Development for the Small Investor, 3rd edition"
April 2009 | English | ISBN-13: 978-0-7494-5451-7 | 289 Pages | PDF | 5.97 MB

"The Complete Guide to Property Development for the Small Investor" covers every stage of property development. Including both practical 'how-to' advice and important guidance on making a profit from property, this new edition constitutes an essential handbook that is both comprehensive and user-friendly. Containing practical checklists and extensive details on useful addresses and websites, the book also provides updates on essential legislative changes that will have an impact on both new and experienced developers. This fully revised and updated third edition includes vital new information on: changes to tax/vat incentives; the impact of the credit crunch on the UK property market (and the potential opportunities if offers); the rise and fall (and potential rise again) of the buy-to-let market; and, the latest rules and regulations affecting both landlords and tenants.

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Liz Hodgkinson "The Complete Guide to Investing in Property, 4th edition"
February 2009 | English | ISBN-13: 978-0-7494-5385-5 | 353 Pages | PDF | 5.16 MB
Despite the current volatility in housing markets around the world, property ownership continues to be seen as safer and more reliable than many other types of investment. However, property investment remains a complex business - for example, what type of investment is best for a portfolio? Has every single expense been accounted for in renovating that 'bargain' property? What exactly are the implications of the credit crunch and the sub-prime market for the average property investor? The "Complete Guide to Investing in Property" looks at all aspects of generating money from property - whether that be by renting out spare rooms to lodgers, property development, buying land, holiday rentals or becoming a landlord. Fully updated for this fourth edition, it takes a fresh look at investing in the social housing market and using property as part of a pension plan, as well as providing commentary on the latest legislative developments governing landlords and tenants.

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