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[EN] Neverending free-ebook-story (part6)

New post from my irregular series. Have you got/bookmark/read all books from my previous lists five parts: 1 2 3 4 5? Even if not, get the new books quickly. Today I want to share links for few new and few-almost-new books. In first part three great titles from Microsoft Press from brand new and hot Microsoft Azure Essentials series:

BOOKLETS__MAE_FundamentalsOfAzureMAE: Fundamentals of Azure {LINK}
Michael S. Collier, Robin E. Shahan
This ebook focuses on providing essential information about the key services of Azure for developers and IT professionals who are new to cloud computing. Detailed, step-by-step demonstrations are included to help the reader understand how to get started with each of the key services. This material is useful not only for those who have no prior experience with Azure, but also for those who need a refresher and those who may be familiar with one area but not others. Each chapter is standalone; there is no requirement that you perform the hands-on demonstrations from previous chapters to understand any particular chapter.

BOOKLETS__MAE_AzureAutomationMAE: Azure Automation {LINK}
Michael McKeown
This ebook introduces a fairly new feature of Microsoft Azure called Azure Automation. Using a highly scalable workflow execution environment, Azure Automation allows you to orchestrate frequent deployment and life cycle management tasks using runbooks based on Windows PowerShell Workflow functionality. These runbooks are stored in and backed up by Azure. By automating runbooks, you can greatly minimize the occurrence of errors when carrying out repeated tasks and more.

BOOKLETS__MAE_AzureMachineLearningMAE: Azure Machine Learning {LINK}
Jeff Barnes 
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning (ML) is a service that a developer can use to build predictive analytics models (using training datasets from a variety of data sources) and then easily deploy those models for consumption as cloud web services. Azure ML Studio provides rich functionality to support many end-to-end workflow scenarios for constructing predictive models, from easy access to common data sources, rich data exploration and visualization tools, application of popular ML algorithms, and powerful model evaluation, experimentation, and web publication tooling.

All three books are available for download, but only first in all three formats (as PDF, Mobi and ePub), second and third are available only in PDF format by the Microsoft Virtual Academy

In second part are for dummies. Two short book from very popular series, however each for different audience:

BOOKLET__Wiley_VulnerabilityManagementVulnerability Management for Dummies {LINK}
by Qualys Limited Edition
Inside you’ll discover how to protect your network and data—preventing attacks with a successful vulnerability management program—so you can: • Find and fix threats—with a 10-point checklist for removing vulnerabilities from your key resources • Understand key steps and essential best practices of successful vulnerability management • Select an appropriate solution—with reviews of various options including the pros and cons of each.

BOOKLET__SharePointForDummiesSharePoint RBS, Backup and Archiving for Dummies {LINK}
Ken Withee, Trevor Hellebuyck, Paul LaPorte 
The amount of content within an organization is staggering—and with SharePoint, you can enlist a number of strategies to deal it. In this Dummies Guide, you’ll explore what large content means to SharePoint and how you can use Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) and Shredded Storage options to manage large and complex content. You’ll learn: • The many ways SharePoint growth impacts performance • The danger of solely relying on Microsoft’s storage guidance .

Last, but not least in third part from O’Reilly:

BOOKLET__OReily_GraphDatabasesGraph Databases {LINK}
Ian Robinson, Jim Webber, Emil Eifrém
Graph Databases, published by O’Reilly Media, discusses the problems that are well aligned with graph databases, with examples drawn from practical, real-world use cases. This book also looks at the ecosystem of complementary technologies, highlighting what differentiates graph databases from other database technologies, both relational and NOSQL.

And one special reissued, but new book:

Creating-Mobile-Apps-with-Xamarin.Forms-Preview-Ed-2-108x132pxCreating Mobile Apps with Xamarin.Forms, Preview Edition 2 {LINK}
Charles Petzold
This second Preview Edition ebook, now with 16 chapters, is about writing applications for Xamarin.Forms, the new mobile development platform for iOS, Android, and Windows phones unveiled by Xamarin in May 2014. Xamarin.Forms lets you write shared user-interface code in C# and XAML that maps to native controls on these three platforms..

[EN] Neverending free-ebook-story (part4)

New post from my irregular series. Have you read all books from my previous lists in part1 part2 and part3 ? Even if not, get the new books quickly. The only one problem is place on ebok reader – my Kindle Fire have less and less place every week.

Pro Git
Scott Chacon, Ben Straub 
The entire Pro Git book, written by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub and published by Apress, is available here. All content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 license. Print versions of the book are available on Amazon.com.

Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner
In this book, the authors explain how SQL Server 2014 incorporates in-memory technology to boost performance in online transactional processing (OLTP) and data-warehouse solutions. They also describe how it eases the transition from on-premises solutions to the cloud with added support for hybrid environments. Downoload:
the PDF the EPUB the Mobi

Building Cloud Apps with Microsoft AzureBuilding Cloud Apps with Microsoft Azure
Scott Guthrie, Mark Simms, Tom Dykstra, Rick Anderson, and Mike Wasson
This ebook walks you through a patterns-based approach to building real-world cloud solutions. The patterns apply to the development process as well as to architecture and coding practices. The content is based on a presentation developed by Scott Guthrie. Download: the PDF the EPUB the Mobi

Introducing Microsoft Azure HDInsightIntroducing Microsoft Azure HDInsight
Avkash Chauhan, Valentine Fontama, Michele Hart, Wee Hyong Tok, and Buck Woody
In Introducing Microsoft Azure HDInsight, we cover what big data really means, how you can use it to your advantage in your company or organization, and one of the services you can use to do that quickly—specifically, Microsoft’s HDInsight service. Donload: the PDF the EPUB the Mobi Companion Files

Introducing Windows Azure for IT ProfessionalsIntroducing Windows Azure for IT Professionals
Mitch Tulloch with the Windows Azure Team
Get a high-level overview of Windows Azure—and get a running start with this flexible cloud platform. Designed for IT professionals, this guide introduces core features and functionality, with technical insights and advice from a Microsoft MVP and members of the Windows Azure team. Download: the PDF the EPUB the Mobi Companion Files 

Rethinking Enterprise Storage: A Hybrid Cloud ModelRethinking Enterprise Storage: A Hybrid Cloud Model
Marc Farley

Discover how a hybrid cloud model—combining cloud storage services with traditional on-premise storage—can solve multiple storage challenges cost-effectively, all under a single data management system. Focusing on the Microsoft hybrid cloud storage solution, this book offers concise insights on technical, strategic, and practical considerations—so you can begin evaluating potential benefits to your organization. Download: the PDF  the EPUB the Mobi

Productive SharePoint Collaboration book coverProductive SharePoint Collaboration
Steve Goodyear 
It’s free SharePoint training guide for beginners, offering a conceptual overview and step-by-step guidance for common SharePoint team site collaboration tasks. You can download a free copy to your e-reading device from the following distributors: Amazon Kindle | Apple iBooks | Google Play | Barnes & Noble Nook | Kobo If you prefer print copies, you can order copies from Lulu’s print on demand service.

[EN] Neverending free-ebook-story (part2)

This will be a short irregular series. Not every Thursday, but on Thursdays I will try to write about interesting books, which I found for free. Of course they are in digital form, but is not bad news. I travelling very often, and I always have physical book with me (for pleasure of pure reading and for safety of my eyes) but one book for one or twoo weeks trip is not enough. Those books I ordered in O’Reilly Media Store about week ago. All are free: in minimum three formats (ePub, Mobi, PDF), some of them in Daisy version too. This time they came from two series.

First series is called: Technical Overview and I found three books:

Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
FORMAT: Send Ebook |  ePub  Mobi  PDF 
By Mitch Tulloch With The System Center Team, Symon Perriman
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Ebook: December 2013 | LINK http://oreil.ly/M3GDUy

Introducing Windows Azure for IT Professionals
FORMAT: Send Ebook |  DAISY  ePub  Mobi  PDF 
By Mitch Tulloch
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Ebook: November 2013 | LINK http://oreil.ly/1l5k5ls

Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2
FORMAT: Send Ebook |  DAISY  ePub  Mobi  PDF 
By
Mitch Tulloch
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Ebook: October 2013 | LINK http://oreil.ly/L7jpwa

 

Second series is more advanced view for part of Microsoft System Center environment and I found three books:

Microsoft System Center: Cloud Management with App Controller
FORMAT: Send Ebook |  DAISY  ePub  Mobi  PDF 
By Yung Chou, Keith Mayer
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Ebook: November 2013 | LINK http://oreil.ly/KU2pJf

Microsoft System Center: Configuration Manager Field Experience
FORMAT: Send Ebook |  DAISY  ePub  Mobi  PDF 
By Rushi Faldu, Manish Raval, Brandon Linton, Kaushal Pandey
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Ebook: October 2013 | LINK http://oreil.ly/1aRHHA8

Microsoft System Center: Designing Orchestrator Runbooks
FORMAT: Send Ebook |  DAISY  ePub  Mobi  PDF 
By David Ziembicki, Aaron Cushner, Andreas Rynes
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Ebook: September 2013 | LINK http://oreil.ly/1mQhGcX

Microsoft System Center: Optimizing Service Manager
FORMAT: Send Ebook |  DAISY  ePub  Mobi  PDF 
By Thomas Ellermann, Kathleen Wilson, Karsten Nielsen, John Clark
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Ebook: December 2013| LINK http://oreil.ly/1l5ksfN

Microsoft System Center: Troubleshooting Configuration Manager
FORMAT: Send Ebook |  DAISY  ePub  Mobi  PDF 
By Rushi Faldu, Manoj Kumar Pal, Andre Della Monica, Kaushal Pandey
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Ebook: November 2013 | LINK http://oreil.ly/1l5ksfN

 

Never ending story? I hope so!

[PL] Ukazała się książka MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-511): Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4

BOOK__MCTSSelf-PacedTrainingKit(Exam70511)WindowsApplicationsDevelopmentwithMicrosoftNETFramework4Nakładem wydawnictwa Microsoft Press, a w drystrybucji O’Reilly ukazała się książka pozwalająca na samodzielne przygotowanie się do egzaminu PROMETRIC, czyli z serii Self-Paced Training Kit. Tm razem jest to pozycja dla programistów:

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-511):
Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4

Książka jest obszerna (prawie siedemset stron) i zawiera dwanaście rozdziałów plus spory dodatek z ćwiczeniami i rozwiązaniami:

Chapter 01: Building a User Interface
Chapter 02: Working with Events and Commands
Chapter 03: Adding and Managing Content
Chapter 04: Windows Forms and Windows Forms Controls
Chapter 05: Working with User-Defined Controls
Chapter 06: Working with Data Binding
Chapter 07: Configuring Data Binding
Chapter 08: Working with Data Grids and Validating User Input
Chapter 09: Enhancing Usability
Chapter 10: Advanced Topics
Chapter 11: Testing and Debugging WPF Applications
Chapter 12: Deployment
Appendix: Answers
Appendix: About the Author
Appendix: Systems Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements

Więcej informacji mozna znaleźć na stronie dystrybutora: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-511): Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4

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