Category: Network

Making Sense of NoSQL – A balanced, well-written overview – #bigdata #bookreview

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Making Sense of NoSQL A Guide for Managers and the Rest of Us Dan McCreary and Ann Kelly (Manning, paperback) This is NOT a how-to guide for learning to use NoSQL software and build NoSQL databases. It is a meaty, well-structured overview aimed primarily at “technical managers, [software] architects, and developers.” However, it also is … Continue reading Making Sense of NoSQL – A balanced, well-written overview – #bigdata #bookreview

The Practice of Network Security Monitoring – You’re compromised, so deal with it. #security #bookreview

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The Practice of Network Security Monitoring Understanding Incident Detection and Response Richard Bejtlich (No Starch Press – paperback, Kindle) Security expert Richard Bejtlich’s focus in his new book is not on “the planning and defense phases of the security cycle.” Instead, he emphasizes how to handle “systems that are already compromised or that are on … Continue reading The Practice of Network Security Monitoring – You’re compromised, so deal with it. #security #bookreview

Juniper MX Series – A comprehensive guide for network engineers – #bookreview #juniper #networking

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Juniper MX Series Douglas Richard Hanks Jr., and Harry Reynolds (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) This comprehensive, well-written handbook is aimed directly at network engineers who want to know more about the feature-rich Juniper MX Series of routers. Actually, “handbook” is a bit of a misnomer. It takes two hands to comfortably handle this hefty, comprehensive, 864-page guide. … Continue reading Juniper MX Series – A comprehensive guide for network engineers – #bookreview #juniper #networking

Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition – Welcome to the new, improved & BIGGER Internet – #bookreview #microsoft #windows

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Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition Joseph Davies (Microsoft Press, paperback, list price $49.99; Kindle edition, list price $39.99) The Internet can now expand into a much bigger realm than was possible before the worldwide launch of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) on June 6, 2012. The web most of us use has long relied on IPv4, … Continue reading Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition – Welcome to the new, improved & BIGGER Internet – #bookreview #microsoft #windows

Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network, 3rd. Ed. – Has info for new AirPort Utility 6 – #Apple #bookreview

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Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network, Third Edition Glenn Fleishman (TidBITS Publishing, Inc., ebook [ePub, Mobi, PDF], $20.00) Attention users of Apple’s 802.11n gear in Wi-Fi networking. TidBITS Publishing recently has released a new edition of Take Control of your 802.11n Airport Network. Its author points out: “If you’re setting up, extending, or retooling … Continue reading Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network, 3rd. Ed. – Has info for new AirPort Utility 6 – #Apple #bookreview

Head First HTML5 Programming – #javascript #html5 #programming #bookreview

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Head First HTML5 Programming: Building Web Apps with JavaScript By Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Robson (O’Reilly, list price $49.99, paperback) This is not your father’s turgid programming textbook. Indeed, even if you are not interested whatsoever in messing around with JavaScript and learning how to be an HTML5 programmer, you may still enjoy reading this book and studying … Continue reading Head First HTML5 Programming – #javascript #html5 #programming #bookreview

Here’s the book scaring me this Halloween: America the Vulnerable – #bookreview #data #security

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Subtitled “Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare,” America the Vulnerable is written by Joel Brenner, former inspector general at the National Security Agency. Brenner has recent experience at the highest levels in national intelligence, counterintelligence and data security. And he has studied firsthand many of the threats and attacks against our national, corporate and personal … Continue reading Here’s the book scaring me this Halloween: America the Vulnerable – #bookreview #data #security

Configuring Microsoft SharePoint 2010 – Self-Study Guide for MCTS exam 70-667 – #microsoft #bookreview

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Configuring Microsoft SharePoint 2010 By Dan Holme and Alistair Matthews (Microsoft Press, list price $69.99, paperback) If one of your goals in life is to deploy and manage Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 farms, here’s your book. You definitely need it if you are already involved in configuring, customizing and supporting SharePoint and want to take … Continue reading Configuring Microsoft SharePoint 2010 – Self-Study Guide for MCTS exam 70-667 – #microsoft #bookreview

Two New Microsoft Books for Visual Basic & Visual Studio – #programming #bookreview

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The two new books are Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Developer’s Handbook by Klaus Löffelmann and Sarika Calla Purohoit ($59.99, paperback;  $47.99, Kindle ), and Coding Faster: Getting More Productive with Microsoft Visual Studio by Zain Naboulsi and Sara Ford (list price $39.95, paperback;  list price $31.99, Kindle) . If you don’t yet have some background in object-oriented programming, you … Continue reading Two New Microsoft Books for Visual Basic & Visual Studio – #programming #bookreview

CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development – #bookreview #programming

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CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development By Trevor Burnham (Pragmatic Bookshelf, $29.00, paperback) JavaScript was thrown together in 10 days and “was never meant to be the most important programming language in the world,” says Trevor Burnham, a web developer and founder of DataBraid, a startup focused on “developing data analysis and visualization tools.” Yet, JavaScript was “understood … Continue reading CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development – #bookreview #programming