Engineering Design

To ensure that applications are reliable and always available, more businesses today are moving applications to AWS. But many companies still struggle to design and build these cloud applications effectively. With this practical guide, software, DevOps, and cloud engineers will learn how to implement resilient designs and configurations in the cloud using hands-on independent labs.

Rather than call numerous companies, read endless blogs, and watch hours of YouTube videos looking for your answers, you can learn every thing you'll ever need to know about turning your idea into reality right here in this manual. With over 15 years of design, prototyping, and manufacturing experience making thousands of parts, we will try our best to answer all of your questions by the time you finish listening to the manual.

The Prompt Engineer: A Comprehensive Guide to Becoming Highly Effective" is a book aimed at individuals seeking to develop their prompt engineering skills and become highly effective prompt engineers. The book covers a wide range of topics, including an overview of prompt engineering, essential skills for prompt engineers, tools of the trade, designing effective prompts, implementation and deployment, and advanced topics in prompt engineering. In the first chapter, readers will gain an understanding of what prompt engineering is and its applications in modern businesses. Chapter two delves ...

Discover magazine recently called Richard Dawkins "Darwin's Rottweiler" for his fierce and effective defense of evolution. Prospect magazine voted him among the top three public intellectuals in the world (along with Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky). Now Dawkins turns his considerable intellect on religion, denouncing its faulty logic and the suffering it causes.

What is consciousness? Why are we here? Where did it all come from - the laws of nature, the stars, the universe? Humans have been asking these questions forever, but science hasn't succeeded in providing many answers - until now. In The Grand Biocentric Design, Robert Lanza, one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People", is joined by theoretical physicist Matej Pavšic and astronomer Bob Berman to shed light on the big picture that has long eluded philosophers and scientists alike.

The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian's unrivalled 35-year career in Formula One through the prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he's been involved.

If you’ve always wanted to turn pressure into progress but find yourself freezing the moment things get messy, then keep reading… Are you sick and tired of watching deadlines slip while your mind spins in circles? Have you tried every productivity hack on the internet but nothing sticks once real-world chaos hits? Do you finally want to say goodbye to paralysis and discover a system that actually works for you? If so, this book is for you. You see, moving from overwhelm to decisive action doesn’t have to be complicated. Even if you’ve bounced between apps, planners, and pep talks ...

A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are examines the immense impact intelligent technology will have on humanity. These machines, while challenging our personal beliefs and our socio-economic world order, also have the potential to transform our health and well-being, alleviate poverty and suffering, and reveal the mysteries of intelligence and consciousness. International human rights attorney Flynn Coleman deftly argues that it is critical we instill values, ethics, and morals into our robots, algorithms, and other forms of AI.

This comprehensive guide to Microsoft Azure Data Engineering is designed to elevate your skills in data analytics, pipeline development, and Azure cloud solutions. Dive deep into essential concepts like data integration, ETL, SQL, Data Lakes, storage management, Data Governance, Data Strategy and big data architecture. This eBook is a Number #1 Best Seller in the following categories: #1 Data Warehousing #1 Computer Engineering #1 SQL Programming In today's job market, skilled Azure Data Engineers are rare, and their compensation reflects that rarity. They enjoy substantial salaries and the...

API Design Patterns lays out a set of design principles for building internal and public-facing APIs. Google API expert JJ Geewax presents patterns that ensure your APIs are consistent, scalable, and flexible. You’ll improve the design of the most common APIs, plus discover techniques for tricky edge cases. Relevant examples and detailed scenarios make every pattern clear and easy to understand.

Named one of the top books of 2009 by the Times Literary Supplement (London), this controversial and compelling audiobook from Dr. Stephen C. Meyer presents a convincing new case for intelligent design (ID) based on revolutionary discoveries in science and DNA. Along the way Meyer argues that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution as expounded in The Origin of Species did not, in fact, refute ID.

With increasingly sophisticated video games being consumed by an enthusiastic and expanding audience, the pressure is on game developers like never before to deliver exciting stories and engaging characters. With Video Game Storytelling, game writer and producer Evan Skolnick provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow guide to storytelling basics and how they can be applied at every stage of the development process - by all members of the team.

How Real Estate Developers Think considers developers from three different perspectives. Brown profiles the careers of individual developers to illustrate the character of the entrepreneur; considers the roles played by innovation, design, marketing, and sales in the production of real estate; and examines the risks and rewards that motivate developers as people.

Is Earth merely an insignificant speck in a vast and meaningless universe? On the contrary: The Privileged Planet shows that this cherished assumption of materialism is dead wrong. In this provocative book, Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay W. Richards present a staggering array of evidence that exposes the hollowness of this modern dogma.

Activate your self-awareness and let your intuition be the driving force for success in relationships, work, and all your personal goals—unlock the power of human design! Self-awareness is a pillar of emotional intelligence, and it is vital for success in all the realms of your life—love, money, work, friends, and family. When you know who you are and you rely on your intuition, your life becomes more peaceful, enriching, and inviting.

Are you up for a trip through the ultimate neighborhood? Join astrophysicist Hugh Ross for an insider’s look at our cosmic neighborhood, where you’ll see everything from the largest-scale structure of the universe to Earth’s innermost layers. In Designed to the Core, Ross explains how the most sophisticated scientific instruments reveal exquisite “interior designs” throughout the universe that are ideally suited for human habitation here on Earth right now.

When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. During this event, the "Cambrian explosion", many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of rock. In Darwin's Doubt, Stephen C. Meyer tells the story of the mystery surrounding this explosion of animal life.

In this little book, you can explore proven Augmented Reality (AR) design practices, by experiencing it first hand in this AR interactive book. So get ready, download the Zappar AR app to your phone or tablet, and drive into the world of AR. We share best practices and techniques learning professionals can use to develop low-cost AR learner experiences that pack a punch.Augmented Reality gives you the power to create an immersive learning experience. With AR, you can combine various media and explode them across the learner's physical world, revealing invisible stories around products, ...

Embark on a transformative journey through your own backyard with "The Art of Garden Engineering." This comprehensive guide unveils the secrets of turning any outdoor space into a living masterpiece, irrespective of climate, topography, or level of gardening experience. From the essence of garden design to the fine art of enhancing your personal Eden, this book traverses every aspect required to create a dynamic and harmonious environment outside your door. Step into Chapter 1, and immerse yourself in the basic principles that make a landscape more than just a scattering of plants – learn...

The Greatest Show on Earth is a stunning counterattack on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist "argument". Dawkins sifts through rich layers of scientific evidence: from living examples of natural selection to clues in the fossil record; from natural clocks that mark the vast epochs wherein evolution ran its course to the intricacies of developing embryos; from plate tectonics to molecular genetics.