Dear Big Brother is story of a young woman remembering all the unforgettable memories she shared with her older brother during their adolescence. She gently recalls playful times, important lessons and the support she received from her big brother when she needed it most. Now its time to return the love as she reminds him, "Dear Big Brother, I hope you know... not all brothers are like you" as she devises a letter him to acknowledge all the good he has brought to her life.

Are we Australians a lonely bunch? If so, why? What's causing it, who is affected by it, and what is it doing to us physically and mentally?After two years of research for a book on mental health, Joel Ramirez pivoted to talking about loneliness after realising it was a major issue in our society. As someone who went through chronic loneliness and severe depression, Joel writes about how he overcame these debilitating illnesses, drawing insight from his interviews with leading expe...

This self-study Exam preparation guide and its accompanying online course for the PaaS Certification Exam contains everything you need to test yourself and pass the Exam. All Exam topics are covered and insider secrets, complete explanations of all PaaS subjects, test tricks and tips, numerous highly realistic sample questions, and exercises designed to strengthen understanding of PaaS concepts and prepare you for Exam success on the first attempt are provided.Included with your pu...

Winner of the 2011 Jolt Excellence Award!Getting software released to users is often a painful, risky, and time-consuming process.This groundbreaking new book sets out the principles and technical practices that enablerapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users. Throughautomation of the build, deployment, and testing process, and improved collaboration betweendevelopers, testers, and operations, d...

For any software developer who has spent days in “integration hell,” cobbling together myriad software components, Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk illustrates how to transform integration from a necessary evil into an everyday part of the development process. The key, as the authors show, is to integrate regularly and often using continuous integration (CI) practices and techniques.The authors first examine the concept ...

"If you are looking for a complete treatment of business intelligence, then go no further than this book. Larissa T. Moss and Shaku Atre have covered all the bases in a cohesive and logical order, making it easy for the reader to follow their line of thought. From early design to ETL to physical database design, the book ties together all the components of business intelligence."--Bill Inmon, Inmon EnterprisesThis is the eBook version of the print ...

The complete reference guide to the hot technology of cloud computingIts potential for lowering IT costs makes cloud computing a major force for both IT vendors and users; it is expected to gain momentum rapidly with the launch of Office Web Apps later this year. Because cloud computing involves various technologies, protocols, platforms, and infrastructure elements, this comprehensive reference is just what you need if you?ll be using or implementing cloud computi...

Transaction codes are the key to working in the SAP Basis environment; however, a user-friendly and thorough resource can be difficult to locate. From helping you to locate a transaction you haven't used in a while to helping you unlock newfunctionality in SAP R/3 Basis, this guide has what you need to work faster. In addition to acting as a handy reference, this guide will help you set yourself apart from other Basis professionals – knowing the right TCODE is often the difference b...

Implement a powerful end-to-end SAP administration solutionGet peak performance from your SAP ERP infrastructure using the detailed implementation, maintenance, and support information in this comprehensive resource. SAP Basis Administration Handbook, NetWeaver Edition delivers integrated management strategies covering both ABAP and Java stacks. Discover how to deploy components, accurately size throughout, configure Oracle databases, back up your system, and repair perf...

This is a tutorial guide to gain in-depth knowledge such as realizing projects to migrate traditional telephony to Unified Communications inside an organization. This book is targeted at three audiences: business decision makers, technical advocates, and IT decision makers. As this is also a fundamental book on real time collaboration technology, it is also suitable for anyone who is interested in the future of communications.

“TIBCO® Architecture Fundamentals is a must-read for anybody involved with the architecture and design of distributed systems, system integration issues, or service-based application design.” —Bert Hooyman, Chief Architect, Europe, for MphasiS (an HP Company)   “I would like all the folks on my team to read this, to ensure we are all on the same page wi...

It's clear that security and audit are among the most challenging areas in SAP and learning can be difficult. SAP Security Interview Questions, Answers and Explanations is a direct answer to the need for practical security information for SAP users,consultants, and managers. From default passwords to authorization profiles, SAPSecurity Interview Questions, Answers and Explanations will put you on the path to understanding what you really need to know. The book is a collection of ref...