Develop, validate, and deploy powerful decentralized applications using blockchainGet the most out of cutting-edge blockchain technology using the hands-on information contained in this comprehensive resource. Written by a team of technology and legal experts, Blockchain: A Practical Guide to Developing Business, Law, and Technology Solutions demonstrates each topic through a start-to-finish, illustrated case study. The book includes financial, technology,...

This book aims to give you a brief understanding of Blockchain. It also explains you the Bitcoin, one of the most buzzing words of financial technology. This is a quick book for everyone who is interested in understanding Blockchain and its baby Bitcoin.You will learn about Blockchain and how it works technically. You will also get to know about the applications and platforms working in Blockchain space. Surprisingly it's much more than Bitcoins. You will get an understanding of Bi...

Have you, like the rest of the world, speculated as to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, anonymous creator of Bitcoin? The world's first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin went online in 2009 and has since revolutionized our concepts of currency and money. Not supported by any government or central bank, completely electronic, Bitcoin is a virtual currency based on advanced cryptographic systems. Like the currency he created, the identity of Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto is virtual, existing onl...

Learn how to use Solidity and the Ethereum project – second only to Bitcoin in market capitalization. Blockchain protocols are taking the world by storm, and the Ethereum project, with its Turing-complete scripting language Solidity, has rapidly become a front-runner. This bookpresents the blockchain phenomenon in context; then situates Ethereum in a world pioneered by Bitcoin.See why professionals and non-professionals alike are honing their skills in smart contract patterns and d...

This book contains information on how to use Bitcoins and what are the possible ways it can be used as digital money. The Internet has vast connections that can also create irreversible algorithms. Therefore, it is possible to have a crypto-currency such as Bitcoin, to be treated as paper money online that can be transferred from one person to another with transaction fees as little as possible. There are many advantages and disadvantages behind on using Bitcoins but it also has a lot of r...

If your team is investigating ways to design applications for the cloud, this concise book introduces 11 architecture patterns that can help you take advantage of cloud-platform services. You’ll learn how each of these platform-agnostic patterns work, when they might be useful in the cloud, and what impact they’ll have on your application architecture. You’ll also see an example of each pattern applied to an application built with Windows Azure.The patterns are organized into four ...

We are at the beginning of the era of the true adoption of digital currency. We will cycle through many bubbles over the next few years as this currency becomes understood, used, and more widely accepted. However, I see signs that lead me to believe that we are at the tipping point for digital currency, just like the onset of the Internet was in the 1990s. After telling a few friends about my success with Bitcoin, they asked to get involved and I started helping, which ultimately turned in...

Master Oracle Hyperion Financial ManagementConsolidate financial data and maintain a scalable compliance framework with expert instruction from an Oracle ACE. Oracle Hyperion Financial Management Tips & Techniques provides advanced, time-saving procedures not documented in user manuals or help files. Find out how to configure Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, import and reconcile data, deliver dynamic business reports, and automate administrative tasks. Stragegies fo...

It's clear that PeopleSoft HRMS is the leader in enterprise human resource management, but finding relevant resources can be difficult. PeopleSoft HRMS Interview Questions, Answers, andExplanations guides you through your learning process. From helping to assess the skills you will need on a project to screening a new hire,PeopleSoft HRMS Interview Questions, Answers, and Explanations will put you on the path to under- standing what you really need to know. The book is organi...

Big Data Analytics with R and Hadoop is a tutorial style book that focuses on all the powerful big data tasks that can be achieved by integrating R and Hadoop.This book is ideal for R developers who are looking for a way to perform big data analytics with Hadoop. This book is also aimed at those who know Hadoop and want to build some intelligent applications over Big data with R packages. It would be helpful if readers have basic knowledge of R.

Implement the Full Spectrum of Oracle E-Business Suite Financial ApplicationsMaintain an integrated, customer-focused financial computing framework that meets global business requirements while lowering total cost of ownership. Oracle E-Business Suite Financials Handbook, Third Edition offers fully updated coverage of the latest applications and modules. Find out how to enforce robust accounting rules, establish workflow, manage invoices and inventory, cre...

Must-have guide for professionals responsible for securing credit and debit card transactionsAs recent breaches like Target and Neiman Marcus show, payment card information is involved in more security breaches than any other data type. In too many places, sensitive card data is simply not protected adequately. Hacking Point of Sale is a compelling book that tackles this enormous problem head-on. Exploring all aspects of the problem in detail - from how at...