The Art of Network Architecture is the first book that places business needs and capabilities at the center of the process of architecting and evolving networks, where it belongs. Three pioneering network architects show how to evaluate both business and application requirements from a network designer's perspective, identifying crucial upfront questions that can help the reader shape networks that support current business strategy and provide flexibility for the future.

Enhance your skills and understanding of management theory and practice. Management 9th Edition remains the most comprehensive text on the essential functions of Management. The new edition includes up-to-date empirical evidence, revised case studies and new illustrations and examples to support your learning as future managers.

Management Accounting for Decision Makers 11th edition by Atrill and McLaney makes management accounting relevant and practical through its use of real numerical accounting techniques, frequent short activities that encourage you to learn in an active way, and through a range of relevant, real-world examples, many of which are new to this edition.

Dealing with running successful group sessions, this book takes you through the early stages of planning and preparation, for showing you how to build a great session. It also covers group activities, how to use materials and how to be remembered for the right reasons, along with an overview of training theory and learning models.

Focuses on the design and implementation of the concurrency features added to the Java platform in Java 5.0 and Java 6. This title is suitable for Java developers.

Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-104 -- and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of implementing and deploying Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Designed for experienced cloud professionals ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

- Manage Azure identities and governance

- Implement and mana...

Storytelling is at the heart of human communication--why not use it to overcome costly misunderstandings when designing software? By telling and visualising stories, domain experts and team members make business processes and domain knowledge tangible. Domain Storytelling enables everyone to understand the relevant people, activities, and work items. With this guide, the method's inventors explain how domain experts and teams can work together to capture insights with simple pictographs, show...