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Leverage the capabilities of the Microsoft Excel PowerPivot add-on to create advanced BI solutions Overview Learn how to create advanced BI solutions quickly and efficiently using easy-to-follow, step-by-step examples Understand the key principles of PowerPivot with the help of real-time examples Discover more about some interesting DAX functions with examples of how they work In Detail Business intelligence technology gives an organization the power to make decisions using large volumes of data. By obtaining an adequate amount of data and integrating data from a variety of sources, a user can get a comprehensive knowledge of their business and business strategies. PowerPivot is a free add-in to the 2010 version of the spreadsheet application MS Ex...

Incorporating machine learning in your applications is becoming essential. As a programmer this book is the ideal introduction to scikit-learn for your Python environment, taking your skills to a whole new level. Overview Use Python and scikit-learn to create intelligent applications Apply regression techniques to predict future behaviour and learn to cluster items in groups by their similarities Make use of classification techniques to perform image recognition and document classification In Detail Machine learning, the art of creating applications that learn from experience and data, has been around for many years. However, in the era of big data, huge amounts of information is being generated. This makes machine learning an unavoidable source o...

Your knowledge of HTML and CSS is a door to the world of mobile web apps thanks to this handy guide to Sencha Touch. Through code and screenshots it gives you the practical know-how to use the framework. Overview Learn to develop web applications that look and feel native on Apple iOS, Google Android, Blackberry 10, and Windows Mobile devices using simple examples Design and control the look of your application using a variety of simple style settings and themes Make your application respond to the users touch with events like tap, double tap, swipe, tap and hold, pinch, and rotate In Detail Sencha Touch is a versatile HTML5-based framework for developing mobile web apps. Sencha Touch 2 has raised the bar for developing rich mobile web applications...

Get Hudson 3 up and running on your system quickly and easily Overview A practical guide that will teach you how to deploy Hudson 3 on an open source application server Run Hudson 3 in standalone mode for testing and evaluation Learn how to build, test, and deploy your applications with Hudson In Detail Continuous integration (CI) with automated test execution has been widely adopted in recent years. The concept behind CI has changed how companies look at Build Management, Release Management, Deployment Automation, and Test Orchestration. Hudson is a CI solution that provides executives, business managers, software developers, and architects with a better sense of the development progress and code quality of projects throughout their development li...

Quick and easy ways to add multimedia to your Moodle courses Overview Gives ideas to teachers and trainers on how to use multimedia effectively in Moodle Plenty of screenshots and a step-by-step approach, with tips on how to use simple and free software tools and web applications to improve your course Focus on both the creation of instructional materials and the design of students activities around multimedia where they have an active role in creating, discussing and assessing their work Based on the development of a Moodle course about music, with connections to other subjects and a broad range of activities In Detail Multimedia is a very old human endeavor. It has taken mankind almost 30,000 years since painting on cave walls to get a combinati...