Master the intricacies of Apache Storm and develop real-time stream processing applications with easeKey Features\[\*\] Exploit the various real-time processing functionalities offered by Apache Storm such as parallelism, data partitioning, and more\[\*\] Integrate Storm with other Big Data technologies like Hadoop, HBase, and Apache Kafka\[\*\] An easy-to-understand guide to effortlessly create distributed applications with Storm...

The Vanishing HourWhat if the deadliest truth isn't the one you've been told, but the one you desperately tried to forget? In this world, the past isn't just history—it's a trap.Leah Corbin has built her life around a single, fragile lie: that the night her sister vanished was an accident. Now, a cryptic message—a single hour missing from her timeline—threatens to shatter her carefully constructed reality and expose the secret she's kept bu...

Get to grips with processing large volumes of data and presenting it as engaging, interactive insights using Spark and Python.Key FeaturesGet a hands-on, fast-paced introduction to the Python data science stackExplore ways to create useful metrics and statistics from large datasetsCreate detailed analysis reports with real-world dataBook DescriptionProcessing big data in real time is challenging due to scalability, informatio...

In a world where your soul is quantified by a ledger, existence is the ultimate debt.Thatcher is a "Liability" in District 12, a man whose life is measured in red ink and the soot of a dying tenement. With a massive, inherited debt screaming toward a final reclamation, he has hours before he is "reconciled" into the brutal labor foundries—a sentence of one hundred and twelve years in the dark.But a midnight visitor in a porcelain mask offers an impossible out: The Sovereign...

The world is entering a new nuclear age. Nuclear weapons are returning to the fore of international statecraft in ways unseen since the Cold War. With major powers like Russia issuing threats of nuclear strikes, China and North Korea continuing to grow their arsenals, and new prospects for proliferation from the Middle East to East Asia, the world has been thrust into a new era of heightened nuclear risk.In this incisive book, international security expert Ankit Panda explores the ...

Make NLP easy by building chatbots and models, and executing various NLP tasks to gain data-driven insights from raw text dataKey FeaturesGet familiar with key natural language processing (NLP) concepts and terminologyExplore the functionalities and features of popular NLP toolsLearn how to use Python programming and third-party libraries to perform NLP tasksBook DescriptionDo you want to learn how to communicate with compute...

This book presents recent advancements in Mobile Payment Systems and their Security issues and prospects. It comprises of several chapters where in each of the chapter, novel techniques that enhances the security of mobile payment systems are discussed and presented. The readers of the book are going to get enriched with the knowledge about how the security of mobile payment systems can be enhanced.

Maya is a ghost in a fourteen-million-dollar glass box, an elite housemaid for the ultra-wealthy Blackwoods. She knows their schedules, their sins, and the location of their burner phones—but her perfect invisibility is her only shield. When she discovers a terrified artist hiding in a closet and a ledger detailing a global human trafficking conspiracy, the rhythmic patterns of her life shatter into a thousand jagged shards.Now, Maya is no longer just a "kinetic sculpture of servic...

In a world of biting grey and aggressive cold, memory is the only currency—and the ultimate poison.Investigator Valerius arrives at the Aethelgard Institute, a brutalist monolith of black glass carved into a mountain's peak, to hunt for a ghost. A "Tier One" hazard named Zephyrine has vanished from a sealed cell, leaving behind only the scent of a fire that hasn't happened yet. But Valerius isn't just chasing a missing woman; he is haunted by the soot beneath his fingernails and th...

The hospitality industry transforms as robotics integrate into hotel services, reshaping housekeeping, reception, and concierge operations. Service robots perform tasks from automated room cleaning and linen delivery to self-service check-in, facial recognition–based reception, and AI-driven concierge assistance. These technologies enhance operational efficiency, reduce labor constraints, and support service quality while allowing human staff to focus on personalized guest interactions. As...

At the summit of power, silence is the deadliest weapon.Elena entered the ivory towers of The Zenith as a shadow—a humble housemaid searching for the brother who vanished within its glass walls. But in the service of billionaire Julian Vane, being invisible isn't just a job requirement; it's a survival tactic.The higher she climbs, the darker the secrets become. When a frantic plea for help bleeds through a...

Some stories refuse to stay buried. Others are written in blood.Bestselling thriller author Ethan Cross is used to late nights fueled by caffeine and imagination. But when a mysterious file titled Dead in Drafts.docx appears on his laptop, he finds himself trapped in a plot he didn't create. The manuscript doesn't just describe crimes; it predicts them with lethal, impossible detail.As the "fictional" murders manifest in the real world, Ethan realizes the victims a...