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This book provides insight for researchers and decision-makers on the application of data in the entrepreneurship and sustainable development sector. This book covers how Big Data for Industry 4.0 and Entrepreneurship are effective in resolving business, social, and economic problems.

This volume shines a light on a different path forward for the field, one that focuses on the people who work in libraries and how their managers can support them with empathy and skill.

Focusing on the broader areas of Industry 4.0 as it applies to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this book offers a smooth adoption of techniques and technologies and presents advances, challenges, and opportunities for implementation.

This era of science and engineering has attracted researchers tasked with evaluating performance and optimization of problems in the field of operations research. The book covers mathematical analysis, methods and applications involving processes such as system performance, optimization, reliability theory, and queueing theory.

This book tells the story of accounting in the 1990s in the words of three ASB Board members: Sir David Tweedie, Allan Cook, and Professor Geoffrey Whittington. It covers the problems the standard-setters faced, both technical and political, the resistance they met, the solutions they developed, and the durability of their work.

The biopharmaceutical industry has entered an era of unprecedented change and challenge, characterized by increasing pricing pressures, rising rates of attrition in the product development lifecycle, and decreasing scientific innovation. The most successful products are losing patent protection, and pipelines have been unable to fill the gap. Th

Through the lens of Rayburn Electric Cooperative's incredible journey, Status Quo is Not Company Policy offers a roadmap for leaders seeking to build resilient, adaptive organizations. Whether you're a seasoned executive or an aspiring entrepreneur, this book will inspire you to embrace change, empower your people, and lead with fearlessness.

Marketing 5.0 explores the importance of technology to marketing 5.0 and will be of benefit to practitioners, academics, and industry researchers, and students at masters and doctoral levels.

Navigating and unlocking the secrets of the corporate world to advance your career

When you think about communications, you might immediately think about speaking. But listening well is the foundation of leading well; it's essential if you want people to listen to you. And most leaders have little idea how to go about it. Award-winning professional actor and communications expert Janie Van Hool has been helping leaders understand the simple but powerful principles of listening conversations to build trust and engagement for more than 20 years. Now she's showing you how to supercharge your own communication, in just 6 minutes!

If you run a small business, you probably wish you had access to the sophisticated market research techniques that big businesses have at their disposal. Imagine being able to really understand your customers!Well, now you can. Katie Tucker reveals 10 simple road-tested tools and techniques that big businesses use and which YOU can use immediately to transform your market knowledge, in just 6 minutes!

You might think you're not a natural salesperson, but if you don't get comfortable promoting your business, you're not going to HAVE a business for much longer. Luckily, Sara Nasser Dalrymple is here to help. Discover 10 simple principles that you can apply to your business immediately to attract customers with ease. No ickiness, no gimmicks, and all in just 6 minutes!

Ready for a change? Want to integrate your personal and professional life in a more satisfying way? Whether you're considering going it alone or you just want more fulfilment at work, Ollie Henderson can help. He's reimagined his own career, and he's interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, leaders and experts to find out their secrets, too. Discover 10 principles that will help you take control of your future and generate new opportunities, so you can reimagine your career for good.

Great teams are highly collaborative, creative and productive, but that doesn't happen by magic. Discover the small actions that lead to big results in performance and productivity by creating the right culture, because when team members are happier they are more creative and more engaged. Team culture coach Alison Coward shows you how to take your team from meh to magnificent, in just 6 minutes!

This book is designed to supercharge your leadership skills by triangulating winning leadership strategies from the U.S. Navy SEALs, professional sports, and executive business.There is an undeniable demand for great leaders today. Individuals who excel as leaders are able to attract exceptional people to an organization and then foster a sense of connectedness within the team and to the company. The result is a more resilient organization in a fast-evolving world, a team that continuously strives for improvement, experiences lower turnover of valued personnel, and outperforms its competition.Yet cultivating the next generation of exceptional leaders is an unmet challenge for most organizations. While they may recognize the need for developing the next leaders of their organizations, the training provided to those driven individuals is largely ineffective--or lacking altogether.In Bullets, Basketballs & Boardrooms: Triangulating the Best Leadership Practices from Three Elite Disciplines, authors Dave Hubinger, Andrew Pence, and Jim Brogan share practical insights developed throughout their collective ninety years of experience in their individual professions--military special operations, professional sports, and executive business. These insights facilitate a leader's better understanding of themselves and their ability to navigate the complex landscape of their role. That begins by having an intimate understanding of the values that drive an individual to excellence. With that deep knowledge of oneself, combined with an unconventional array of tools to effectively connect with their teams, leaders can create an organization that excels now and into the future.Each chapter begins with three distinct "leadership truths" that the authors have found to be universally applicable to leaders and teams in each of their disciplines. The chapters then contain subsections of insights and tips from each author individually. Finally, chapters conclude with action items that challenge the reader to begin transformative measures to elevate and hone their leadership habits and abilities, personally and professionally. Chapter content also addresses insights for the reader to elevate the efficacy and performance of their teams and, ultimately, their organizations. The book concludes with the authors' daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly "make it real" actions to execute for personal growth, greater leadership effectiveness, more connected relationships, and sustainable change.

Data engineers proficient in Databricks are currently in high demand. As organizations gather more data than ever before, skilled data engineers on platforms like Databricks become critical to business success. The Databricks Data Engineer Associate certification is proof that you have a complete understanding of the Databricks platform and its capabilities, as well as the essential skills to effectively execute various data engineering tasks on the platform. In this comprehensive study guide, you will build a strong foundation in all topics covered on the certification exam, including the Databricks Lakehouse and its tools and benefits. You'll also learn to develop ETL pipelines in both batch and streaming modes. Moreover, you'll discover how to orchestrate data workflows and design dashboards while maintaining data governance. Finally, you'll dive into the finer points of exactly what's on the exam and learn to prepare for it with mock tests. Author Derar Alhussein teaches you not only the fundamental concepts but also provides hands-on exercises to reinforce your understanding. From setting up your Databricks workspace to deploying production pipelines, each chapter is carefully crafted to equip you with the skills needed to master the Databricks Platform. By the end of this book, you'll know everything you need to ace the Databricks Data Engineer Associate certification exam with flying colors, and start your career as a certified data engineer from Databricks! You'll learn how to: Use the Databricks Platform and Delta Lake effectively Perform advanced ETL tasks using Apache Spark SQL Design multi-hop architecture to process data incrementally Build production pipelines using Delta Live Tables and Databricks Jobs Implement data governance using Databricks SQL and Unity Catalog Derar Alhussein is a senior data engineer with a master's degree in data mining. He has over a decade of hands-on experience in software and data projects, including large-scale projects on Databricks. He currently holds eight certifications from Databricks, showcasing his proficiency in the field. Derar is also an experienced instructor, with a proven track record of success in training thousands of data engineers, helping them to develop their skills and obtain professional certifications.

Learn to leverage Python for advanced 3D data processing, visualization, and AI-enabled workflows. Define 3D virtual realms, immersive environments, and digital automation to analyze physical objects. With a focus on practicality, this book offers data scientists, engineers, and developers a hands-on approach to working with 3D data. From 3D reconstruction to 3D deep learning techniques, you'll learn how to extract valuable insights from massive datasets, including point clouds, voxels, 3D meshes, images, and more. Author Florent Poux helps you leverage the potential of cutting-edge algorithms and 3D AI models to develop production-ready systems with a focus on automation. You'll learn how to define 3D systems, leverage powerful algorithms, and deploy 3D digital experiences for your industry (geospatial applications, self-driving cars, medical imaging, robotics, manufacturing, computer vision/graphics, and more). This book dives deep into 3D data science with Python: building 3D workflows and wielding Python to implement your solutions. You'll learn: Core concepts and representations of 3D data (meshes, point clouds, voxels, CAD) How to load, manipulate, analyze, and visualize 3D data using powerful Python libraries Advanced AI algorithms for 3D pattern recognition (supervised and unsupervised) 3D reconstruction techniques to generate 3D datasets Automated 3D modeling and generative AI workflows Practical applications of 3D data science in areas like computer vision/graphics, geospatial intelligence, scientific computing, robotics, and autonomous driving How to build end-to-end 3D Python apps through real-world projects Florent Poux is an esteemed authority in the field of 3D data science who teaches and conducts research for top European universities. Heâ s also head professor at the 3D Geodata Academy and innovation director for French Tech 120.

Recent breakthroughs in AI have not only increased demand for AI products, they've also lowered the barriers to entry for those who want to build AI products. The model-as-a-service approach has transformed AI from an esoteric discipline into a powerful development tool that anyone can use. Everyone, including those with minimal or no prior AI experience, can now leverage AI models to build applications. In this book, author Chip Huyen discusses AI engineering: the process of building applications with readily available foundation models. The book starts with an overview of AI engineering, explaining how it differs from traditional ML engineering and discussing the new AI stack. The more AI is used, the more opportunities there are for catastrophic failures, and therefore, the more important evaluation becomes. This book discusses different approaches to evaluating open-ended models, including the rapidly growing AI-as-a-judge approach. AI application developers will discover how to navigate the AI landscape, including models, datasets, evaluation benchmarks, and the seemingly infinite number of use cases and application patterns. You'll learn a framework for developing an AI application, starting with simple techniques and progressing toward more sophisticated methods, and discover how to efficiently deploy these applications. Understand what AI engineering is and how it differs from traditional machine learning engineering Learn the process for developing an AI application, the challenges at each step, and approaches to address them Explore various model adaptation techniques, including prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, agents, and dataset engineering, and understand how and why they work Examine the bottlenecks for latency and cost when serving foundation models and learn how to overcome them Choose the right model, dataset, evaluation benchmarks, and metrics for your needs Chip Huyen works to accelerate data analytics on GPUs at Voltron Data. Previously, she was with Snorkel AI and NVIDIA, founded an AI infrastructure startup, and taught Machine Learning Systems Design at Stanford. She's the author of the book Designing Machine Learning Systems, an Amazon bestseller in AI. AI Engineering builds upon and is complementary to Designing Machine Learning Systems (O'Reilly).

This practical guide to probability and statistics explains these concepts that underpin all professional estimating. Alan Jones considers what are called Measures of Central Tendency; Means, Modes and Medians, describing the differences, relevance and uses for each in the context of Estimating and the like.

The Complete Guide for CISA Examination Preparation delivers complete coverage of every topic on the latest release of the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam. Designed to help candidates pass the CISA exam easily, it also serves as an ideal on-the-job reference.