Deploying ACI


Book Description

Use ACI fabrics to drive unprecedented value from your data center environment With the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) software-defined networking platform, you can achieve dramatic improvements in data center performance, redundancy, security, visibility, efficiency, and agility. In Deploying ACI, three leading Cisco experts introduce this breakthrough platform, and walk network professionals through all facets of design, deployment, and operation. The authors demonstrate how ACI changes data center networking, security, and management; and offer multiple field-proven configurations. Deploying ACI is organized to follow the key decision points associated with implementing data center network fabrics. After a practical introduction to ACI concepts and design, the authors show how to bring your fabric online, integrate virtualization and external connections, and efficiently manage your ACI network. You’ll master new techniques for improving visibility, control, and availability; managing multitenancy; and seamlessly inserting service devices into application data flows. The authors conclude with expert advice for troubleshooting and automation, helping you deliver data center services with unprecedented efficiency. Understand the problems ACI solves,and how it solves them Design your ACI fabric, build it, and interface with devices to bring it to life Integrate virtualization technologieswith your ACI fabric Perform networking within an ACI fabric (and understand how ACI changes data center networking) Connect external networks and devices at Layer 2/Layer 3 levels Coherently manage unified ACI networks with tenants and application policies Migrate to granular policies based on applications and their functions Establish multitenancy, and evolve networking, security, and services to support it Integrate L4–7 services: device types, design scenarios, and implementation Use multisite designs to meet rigorous requirements for redundancy and business continuity Troubleshoot and monitor ACI fabrics Improve operational efficiency through automation and programmability







Cassandra: The Definitive Guide, (Revised) Third Edition


Book Description

Imagine what you could do if scalability wasn't a problem. With this hands-on guide, you'll learn how the Cassandra database management system handles hundreds of terabytes of data while remaining highly available across multiple data centers. This revised third edition--updated for Cassandra 4.0 and new developments in the Cassandra ecosystem, including deployments in Kubernetes with K8ssandra--provides technical details and practical examples to help you put this database to work in a production environment. Authors Jeff Carpenter and Eben Hewitt demonstrate the advantages of Cassandra's nonrelational design, with special attention to data modeling. Developers, DBAs, and application architects looking to solve a database scaling issue or future-proof an application will learn how to harness Cassandra's speed and flexibility. Understand Cassandra's distributed and decentralized structure Use the Cassandra Query Language (CQL) and cqlsh (the CQL shell) Create a working data model and compare it with an equivalent relational model Design and develop applications using client drivers Explore cluster topology and learn how nodes exchange data Maintain a high level of performance in your cluster Deploy Cassandra onsite, in the cloud, or with Docker and Kubernetes Integrate Cassandra with Spark, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Solr, and Lucene







GMAT Official Guide 2020


Book Description

Are you still unprepared for the GMAT? Catch up with the Official Guide. GMAT Official Guide 2021 is the only study guide written by the Graduate Management Admission Council, the makers of the GMAT exam. Get a competitive edge by studying the guide's 950+ questions. The questions are arranged from simplest to hardest, so you'll be able to consistently increase your knowledge as you fly through the guide. Access online the 950 questions in the book (plus an additional 150 online only questions!) complete with detailed answer keys and strategies direct from the makers of the GMAT. You can even use the mobile app to study while you’re at work or school. It's easy to work seamlessly between all of your devices! GMAT Official Guide 2021 comes with: Detailed descriptions of the GMAT’s format and content Comprehensive strategies for performing well on the GMAT Online flashcards to help you retain what you read Complete grammar and quantitative reviews Actual GMAT essay topics along with sample responses and scoring info




Mastering IBM CMOD for RedHat Linux and Windows 11 Servers


Book Description

TAGLINE Instructions for downloading, installing, and upgrading IBM CMOD KEY FEATURES ● Master IBM CMOD installation on RedHat Linux and Windows, including optional software and upgrade steps. ● Learn to configure CMOD with Content Navigator and FileNet using practical, real-world examples. ● Acquire essential admin skills for Linux and Windows, focusing on user management and system optimization. ● Hands-on examples of using the CMOD Java API for building and integrating custom solutions. DESCRIPTION Research shows that organizations using robust content management systems can reduce operational costs by up to 30% and improve data retrieval times by over 50%. IBM CMOD, utilized by thousands globally, connects millions of users daily, empowering them to create tailored solutions through customizable parameters. Mastering IBM CMOD for Red Hat Linux and Windows 11 Servers goes beyond basic instruction, offering a hands-on, practical approach for professionals eager to excel in data management. This book combines foundational knowledge with advanced applications, equipping readers to seamlessly download, install, configure, and integrate CMOD across both operating systems. Explore unique industry applications with detailed integration steps for IBM Content Navigator and IBM FileNet, ensuring you meet real-world business needs effectively. With crystal-clear instructions and illustrative screenshots, the learning process is streamlined. Additionally, gain expert guidance on configuring CMOD Java API examples within a Linux Eclipse Java IDE environment, equipping you with essential skills to build and integrate custom solutions confidently. Get started with this IBM CMOD book to transform your content management capabilities and say goodbye to struggles with IBM CMOD installation and configuration. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Understand the core concepts, functionalities, installation, and configuration of IBM Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD). ● Discover advanced methods for integrating CMOD with IBM Content Navigator and FileNet. ● Gain best practices for administration of CMOD on both Linux and Windows platforms. ● Learn strategies for optimizing CMOD performance, including resource allocation and system tuning. ● Develop troubleshooting skills to diagnose and resolve common issues encountered during installation and operation. ● Understand how to effectively manage data loading and processing with ARSLOAD and ARSXAFP commands. ● Build and integrate custom applications with detailed instructions on configuring CMOD Java API examples within a Linux Eclipse Java IDE. ● Benefit from a collection of configuration files and essential publications for ongoing reference and support. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This book is designed for Java programmers, developers, IT consultants, and systems architects with foundational IT knowledge. It offers comprehensive instructions for downloading, installing, and configuring IBM CMOD version 10.5.0.7, including integration with IBM Content Navigator and IBM FileNet. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to IBM Content Manager OnDemand 2. Installing CMOD on Linux Systems 3. Installing Optional CMOD Software on Linux 4. Installing the Upgraded Linux GSKit and Libraries 5. Installing CMOD on Windows Systems 6. Restarting the CMOD System on Linux 7. CMOD Administration on Windows 8. CMOD System User Administration on Linux 9. CMOD Java API Examples 10. Connecting CMOD to IBM Content Navigator 11. Starting arssockd on the Linux Server 12. Configuring the arsload Program 13. Running ARSLOAD 14. Running the ARSXAFP Program on Windows and Linux APPENDIX A: IBM Content Manager OnDemand Fix Pack Installation APPENDIX B: Recreating an Application Group APPENDIX C: List of Configuration Files and Settings APPENDIX D: ASB Software Development Limited Publications Index




Getting the Right Things Done


Book Description

" ... Pascal will illustrate the method by telling the story of the imaginary (but very real) Atlas Industries as it switches from traditional planning methods to rigorous strategy deployment. He will explain in detail how you and your organization can get the right things done by applying the method consistently"--P. vii, foreword.




Future Intent-Based Networking


Book Description

So-called Intent-Based Networking (IBN) is founded on well-known SDN (Software-Defined Networking) and represents one of the most important emerging network infrastructure opportunities. The IBN is the beginning of a new era in the history of networking, where the network itself translates business intentions into appropriate network configurations for all devices. This minimizes manual effort, provides an additional layer of network monitoring, and provides the ability to perform network analytics and take full advantage of machine learning. The centralized, software-defined solution provides process automation and proactive problem solving as well as centralized management of the network infrastructure. With software-based network management, many operations can be performed automatically using intelligent control algorithms (artificial intelligence and machine learning). As a result, network operation costs, application response times and energy consumption are reduced, network reliability and performance are improved, network security and flexibility are enhanced. This will be a benefit for existing networks as well as evolved LTE-based mobile networks, emerging Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud systems, and soon for the future 5G/6G networks. The future networks will reach a whole new level of self-awareness, self-configuration, self-optimization, self-recovery and self-protection. This volume consists of 28 chapters, based on recent research on IBN.The volume is a collection of the most important research for the future intent-based networking deployment provided by different groups of researchers from Ukraine, Germany, Slovak Republic, Switzerland, South Korea, China, Czech Republic, Poland, Brazil, Belarus and Israel. The authors of the chapters from this collection present in depth extended research results in their scientific fields.The presented contents are highly interesting while still being rather practically oriented and straightforward to understand. Herewith we would like to wish all our readers a lot of inspiration by studying of the volume!




Practical Cloud Security


Book Description

With their rapidly changing architecture and API-driven automation, cloud platforms come with unique security challenges and opportunities. This hands-on book guides you through security best practices for multivendor cloud environments, whether your company plans to move legacy on-premises projects to the cloud or build a new infrastructure from the ground up. Developers, IT architects, and security professionals will learn cloud-specific techniques for securing popular cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and IBM Cloud. Chris Dotson—an IBM senior technical staff member—shows you how to establish data asset management, identity and access management, vulnerability management, network security, and incident response in your cloud environment.




Emergency Response Guidebook


Book Description

Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.