The book examines the different legitimate applications used over a peer-to-peer network (p2p) The material examines the design and development of novel applications designed to leverage the distributed nature of peer-to-peer environments Goes beyond the most popular application of file-sharing (including sharing of video and audio files) and discusses the many different applications Compares traditional and peer-to-peer infrastructure and discusses merits and demerits of each approach from a business perspective
Content distribution networks (CDNs) are the most promising new techniques for coping with the huge and swiftly growing volume of Internet traffic. In essence, CDNs are groups of proxy-servers located at strategic points around the Internet and arranged so as to ensure that a download request can always be handled from the nearest server. In this, the first reference in the field, a recognized CDN pioneer describes the various technologies involved and explains how they came together to form a working system. With the help of case studies, he covers all the practical basics and provides invaluable implementation schemes.
This is the second in the series of Hindi activity books which makes learning Hindi fun for the child growing in an English speaking country. This activity book introduces more than 800 words with their English translation. The words are made familiar through matching exercises, finding paths in mazes, matching words to pictures, cross-word puzzles and an assortment of other activities. This book is one of the most fun ways to learn new words in Hindi. Teach yourself Hindi words using the exercises in this book.
This book provides an overview of Federated Learning and how it can be used to build real-world AI-enabled applications. Real-world AI applications frequently have training data distributed in many different locations, with data at different sites having different properties and different formats. In many cases, data movement is not permitted due to security concerns, bandwidth, cost or regulatory restriction. Under these conditions, techniques of federated learning can enable creation of practical applications. Creating practical applications requires implementation of the cycle of learning from data, inferring from data, and acting based on the inference. This book will be the first one to cover all stages of the Learn-Infer-Act cycle, and presents a set of patterns to apply federation to all stages. Another distinct feature of the book is the use of real-world applications with an approach that discusses all aspects that need to be considered in an operational system, including handling of data issues during federation, maintaining compliance with enterprise security policies, and simplifying the logistics of federated AI in enterprise contexts. The book considers federation from a manner agnostic to the actual AI models, allowing the concepts to be applied to all varieties of AI models. This book is probably the first one to cover the space of enterprise AI-based applications in a holistic manner.
Policy Technologies for Self-Managing Systems Dakshi Agrawal Calo Seraphin Kang-won Lee Jorge Lobo Dinesh Verma Use policies to build self-managing IT systems that save money, improve availability, and enhance agility IT policies can be used to guide and automate decision making in the management of computer and network infrastructure, helping IT organizations reduce costs, improve service quality, and enhance business agility. Now, a team of top IBM researchers introduces the latest innovations in policies and autonomic computing and demonstrates how to put them to work in your organization. The authors cover the entire policy lifecycle: planning, definition, representation in standard policy languages, validation, distribution, enforcement, and more. They identify proven patterns for designing policy-enabled self-managing systems and show how policies can be integrated into a complete framework for system self management. They carefully introduce key technologies such as rules engines and the IBM Policy Management framework, as well as emerging standards such as the DMTF’s Common Information Model. Finally, they offer start-to-finish case studies of policy management in areas ranging from storage and IP networking to security. This book’s insights and practical guidance will be invaluable to every IT professional who can benefit from policies: architects, developers, administrators, researchers, and managers alike. Coverage includes Understanding the life cycle and components of policy-based self-managing systems Identifying your best opportunities to drive value from policies Defining the most appropriate abstraction level for your policies Using the DMTF’s Common Information Model to establish the logical structure and contents of policies Validating the consistency and appropriateness of your policies Making your policies automatically enforceable by computer Using policies to simplify and streamline configuration management for SANs and other IT systems Improving availability by implementing policies that can automatically react to faults and error conditions
The collection of stories contained in this book is an attempt to capture some of the values and norms that are prevalent in small-town India. These are the stories the authors heard from their parents, grandparents, neighbors, or read them in an assorted and mixed format in various books. The stories originate from various sources, including Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas and Jatakas. Collecting them together will let the new generation know of the moral norms that are considered part of an Indian culture.
This book teaches the Hindi or Devnagri alphabet to a child familiar with English using a variety of puzzles, exercises and games. The letters are introduced by Sir, a cute dog, who tries to make it fun to learn Hindi. Activities include coloring pictures, finding letters in alphabet soup, finding paths in mazes, and finding matching letters. This is the first in the series of Hindi activity books that can be used to teach yourself Hindi. This is ideal for children fluent in English to learn Hindi language.
This activity book is the first in a series of three activity books designed to teach the basics of Hindi Devanagri script to English speaking children like Non-Resident Indians. The goal of this activity book is to introduce the Hindi alphabet to the child. The approach used in this book is to provide puzzles, mazes and exercises which are fun to do, and simultaneously familiarize the student with the letters in the alphabet. Sample puzzles included in this book require finding paths in mazes using a specific Hindi letter, finding words starting with an initial Hindi letter, circling letters in an alphabet soup, or finding the letters on specially marked candies. These puzzles introduce the alphabet without requiring onerous exercises or tedious memorization.
This collection of stories captures the experiences and situations encountered by Indians immigrating to the United States. The stories capture the experiences of students coming for studies in the United states, couples trying to fit into the social environment in the Americas, and families trying to raise Indian children in the USA. The collection of 17 stories have situations that range from the comic to the tragic, and each story has its roots in an experience of the authors.
Content distribution networks (CDNs) are the most promising new techniques for coping with the huge and swiftly growing volume of Internet traffic. In essence, CDNs are groups of proxy-servers located at strategic points around the Internet and arranged so as to ensure that a download request can always be handled from the nearest server. In this, the first reference in the field, a recognized CDN pioneer describes the various technologies involved and explains how they came together to form a working system. With the help of case studies, he covers all the practical basics and provides invaluable implementation schemes.
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