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Understanding PaaS

mrblue — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:59:42 +0000

The least understood feature of cloud computing, Platform as a Service (PaaS), is also the most powerful and cost effective. This concise overview shows you why organizations that properly wield PaaS can quickly gain a strong competitive advantage. You’ll learn how PaaS enables developers to pursue low cost R&D

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Handbook of Data Intensive Computing

mrblue — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:58:18 +0000

Data Intensive Computing refers to capturing, managing, analyzing, and understanding data at volumes and rates that push the frontiers of current technologies. The challenge of data intensive computing is to provide the hardware architectures and related software systems and techniques which are capable of transforming ultra-large data into valuable

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Depth Map and 3D Imaging Applications: Algorithms and Technologies

mrblue — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:55:01 +0000

Over the last decade, significant progress has been made in 3D imaging research. As a result, 3D imaging methods and techniques are being employed for various applications, including 3D television, intelligent robotics, medical imaging, and stereovision. Depth Map and 3D Imaging Applications: Algorithms and Technologies present various 3D algorithms

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Protected Mode Software Architecture

mrblue — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:37:15 +0000

Protected Mode Software Architecture helps readers understandthe problems that single-task and multitasking operating systems must dealwith, and then examines each component of both the real and protected modesoftware architectures. This book is organized into three parts. Part One:Background introduces the reader to the problems faced

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Migrating to the Cloud: Oracle Client/Server Modernization

mrblue — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:31:57 +0000

Whether your company is planning on database migration, desktop application migration, or has IT infrastructure consolidation projects, this book gives you all the resources you’ll need. It gives you recommendations on tools, strategy and best practices and serves as a guide as you plan, determine effort and budget, design,

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Optical and Digital Image Processing: Fundamentals and Applications

mrblue — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:11:08 +0000

Image processing using optical or digital approaches are mature fields covered by many textbooks. However, in literature a gap exists in terms of and digital worlds and to enable better communication between them. The cover’s artwork of this book serves as a good illustration of this idea. In addition

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Computer Science: An Overview, 11th Edition

mrblue — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:58:17 +0000

Computer Science: An Overview uses broad coverage and clear exposition to present a complete picture of the dynamic computer science field. Accessible to students from all backgrounds, Glenn Brookshear uses a language-independent context to encourage the development of a practical, realistic understanding of the field. An overview of each

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Developments in Data Storage: Materials Perspective

mrblue — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:12:35 +0000

A timely text on the recent developments in data storage, from a materials perspective

Ever-increasing amounts of data storage on hard disk have been made possible largely due to the immense technological advances in the field of data storage materials. Developments in Data Storage: Materials Perspective covers

OpenCL in Action: How to Accelerate Graphics and Computations

mrblue — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:49:25 +0000

OpenCL in Action is a thorough, hands-on presentation of OpenCL, with an eye toward showing developers how to build high-performance applications of their own. It begins by presenting the core concepts behind OpenCL, including vector computing, parallel programming, and multi-threaded operations, and then guides you step-by-step from simple data

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Knowledge Discovery Practices and Emerging Applications of Data Mining: Trends and New Domains

mrblue — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:39:15 +0000

Recent developments have drastically increased the volume and complexity of data available to be mined, leading researchers to explore new ways to glean non-trivial data automatically. Knowledge Discovery Practices and Emerging Applications of Data Mining: Trends and New Domains introduces the reader to recent research activities in the field

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