|
Archived Publications Articles
|
26 Sep 2011
|
"Privacy and Big Data" [24614]
New Title from O'Reilly Media
The new O'Reilly title Privacy and Big Data explores the raging privacy debate over the use of personal data, with one undeniable conclusion: once data have been collected, the subjects have absolutely no control over who uses it or how it is used. "Privacy and Big Data" introduces readers to the players in the personal data game, and explains the stark differences in how the U.S., Europe, and the rest of the world approach the privacy issue. The book discusses:
- Collectors: social networking titans that collect, share, and sell user data
- Users: marketing organizations, government agencies, and many others
- Data markets: companies that aggregate and sell datasets to anyone
- Regulators: governments with one policy for commercial data use, and another for providing security
"The days of Internet anonymity are over," says Mary Ludloff.
(Get More Information . .)
|
|
18 Aug 2011
|
Awk One-Liners Explained [24449]
Explained examples will turn you into a great Awk programmer
Peteris Krumins announces his e-book "Awk One-Liners Explained" and provides a convincing example of the utility of Awk by contrasting the single line of code required to print a list of all the users on a system with the several lines required to write a similar program in C. The latter program also needs to be compiled, he notes. Awk, he asserts, deserves to be incorporated in the daily workflow of everyone.
(Get More Information . .)
|
|
03 Jun 2011
|
JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Sixth Edition [24228]
Long an Essential Volume in the Developer's Library
"JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Sixth Edition" by David Flanagan is now available from O'Reilly, which describes the volume as " ... a programmer's guide and comprehensive reference to the core language and to the client-side JavaScript APIs defined by web browsers. The 6th edition covers HTML5 and ECMAScript 5, with new chapters on jQuery and server side JavaScript. It's recommended for experienced programmers who want to learn the programming language of the Web, and for current JavaScript programmers who want to master it."
(Get More Information . .)
|
|
09 May 2011
|
"DTrace: Dynamic Tracing in Oracle Solaris, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD" by Brendan Gregg and Jim Mauro [24162]
Excerpt: Chapter 9, "Applications"
Readers can find a 50-page excerpt (all of Chapter 9, Applications, from Brendan Gregg and Jim Mauro's book "DTrace: Dynamic Tracing in Oracle Solaris, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD." Of that chapter the authors write, "With DTrace, applications can be studied like never before: following the flow of code from the application source, through libraries, through system calls, and through the kernel. This chapter completed the topics for application analysis; see other chapters in this book for related topics, including the analysis of programming languages, disk, file system, and network I/O."
(Get More Information . .)
|
|
25 Apr 2011
|
Oracle Modernization Solutions: A Practical Guide to Planning and Implementing SOA Integration and Re-architecting to an Oracle Platform [24110]
Tom Laszewski and Jason Williamson;s Book now in Paper on amazon.com
"Oracle Modernization Solutions: A Practical Guide to Planning and Implementing SOA Integration and Re-architecting to an Oracle Platform," authored by Tom Laszewski and Jason Williamson is now available from Packt Publishing on amazon.com. The cover notes explain that the book, described as unique in that it identifies a specific set of implementation tools and targets the Oracle Database and Fusion Middleware as the end architecture, shows readers how to modernize a legacy mainframe application using the modernization approaches of SOA Integration and Re-architecture. Readers are assumed to have some knowledge of mainframes, J2EE, SOA, and Oracle technologies, along with some background in programming and database design.
(Get More Information . .)
|
|
21 Apr 2011
|
'Oracle Solaris 10 System Virtualization Essentials' from Prentice Hall [24111]
By Jeff Victor, Jeff Savit, Gary Combs, Simon Hayler, and Bob Netherton
"Oracle Solaris 10 System Virtualization Essentials" a title in the Oracle Solaris System Administration Series authored by Jeff Victor, Jeff Savit, Gary Combs, Simon Hayler, and Bob Netherton is available from Prentice Hall on amazon.com. The book is described as providing an accessible introduction to computer virtualization, specifically the system virtualization technologies that use the Oracle Solaris or OpenSolaris operating systems. It also covers many of the concepts, features, and methods shared by many implementations of system virtualization.
(Get More Information . .)
|
|
|
