Data Science

Author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate the diverse data landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data....

“One of my favorite books of the year. It completely reshaped how I think about information and how and why I take notes.” —Daniel Pink, bestselling author of Drive A revolutionary approach to enhancing productivity, creating flow, and vastly increasing your ability to capture, remember...

Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice....

In industry after industry, data, analytics, and AI-driven processes are transforming the nature of work. While we often still treat AI as the domain of a specific skill, business function, or sector, we have entered a new era in which AI is challenging the very concept of the firm....

Becoming a Data Head is a complete guide for data science in the workplace: covering everything from the personalities you’ll work with to the math behind the algorithms.

This audiobook is a summary of the advice I’ve given to software engineers over the years–and then some more.

Foreword by Steven Pinker Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a fascinating, illuminating, and witty look at what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveals about ourselves and our...

This friendly guide teaches you how to apply common algorithms to the practical problems you face every day as a programmer. You'll start with sorting and searching and, as you build up your skills in thinking algorithmically, you'll tackle more complex concerns....

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND A FINANCIAL TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 The insider account of the data revolution that has swept through the modern football world written by one of its key architects, Ian Graham. Between 2012 and 2023, Ian...

Structured query language, or SQL, is the most widely used programming language in database management....

Microsoft Power Platform for Dummies covers the essentials you need to know to get started with Microsoft Power Platform, the suite of business intelligence applications designed to make your enterprise work smarter and more efficiently.

Written for professionals, students, technologists, and all curious minds, this book demystifies complex AI concepts while offering actionable strategies for navigating rapid AI advancements.

To succeed in today's transforming business world, organizations need business intelligence capabilities to make smarter decisions faster than ever before. This updated second edition of Learn Power BI takes you on a journey of data exploration and discovery....

Data fabric, data lakehouse, and data mesh have recently appeared as viable alternatives to the modern data warehouse. These new architectures have solid benefits, but they're also surrounded by a lot of hyperbole and confusion.

This book is your ultimate guide to understanding the fundamentals of data analytics, helping you unlock the expertise of efficiently solving real-world data-related problems....

xGenius explores the interplay between analysis, tactics, and decision-making. It seeks to put the sport of football under the microscope with the aim of getting closer to the ultimate truth of what makes players, managers and teams successful. What, ultimately, wins football matches.

The greatest tool is the hardest to use. Machine learning is the world's most important general-purpose technology—but it's notoriously difficult to launch. Outside Big Tech and a handful of other leading companies, machine learning initiatives routinely fail to deploy, never realizing value.

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it's often difficult to understand what each one offers....

In this comprehensive study guide, you will build a strong foundation in all topics covered on the certification exam, including the Databricks Lakehouse and its tools and benefits.

Transform Your Data Into Decisions—One Slide at a Time Tired of building slides that confuse more than they clarify? Storytelling Charts is your ...

In Fusion Strategy, world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan and digital strategy expert Venkat Venkataraman offer a first-of-its-kind playbook that will help industrial companies combine what they do best with what digitals do best.

“Andrew Blum plunges into the unseen but real ether of the Internet in a journey both compelling and profound….You will never open an email in quite the same way again.” —Tom Vanderbilt, New York Times bestselling author of Traffic In Tubes, Andrew Blum, a correspondent at Wired magazine...

Master the fundamentals of networking and confidently prepare for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam with this comprehensive guide. This book equips you with the knowledge and skills required to excel in today's dynamic networking landscape.

The first audiobook of its kind, The Kaggle Book assembles in one place the techniques and skills you'll need for success in competitions, data science projects, and beyond....

The data vault methodology presents a unique opportunity to model the enterprise data warehouse using the same automation principles applicable in ...

If “I’ll study when I have time” has turned into “I never study,” you are not alone. The CompTIA DataX exam asks you to connect statistics, modeling, machine learning, and operational execution into one coherent way of working, and that is hard to do when your schedule is already full. DataX For Busy People is written for capable adults who need a clear plan, clean explanations, and practice that fits into real life. This book is designed to help you build exam-ready thinking, not just memorization. By the end, you should be able to read a question, identify what it is really ...

DataX Flash Cards turns the core content of DataX For Busy People into 1,000 practice flashcards designed to reinforce CompTIA DataX exam readiness. If you already understand the basics but need faster recall, cleaner definitions, and more consistent repetition, this book is built to help you lock the material in. Flashcards work best when they are specific, repeatable, and tied to decisions you must make under time pressure. These cards focus on terminology, key concepts, metrics and evaluation logic, workflow sequencing, and common traps that appear when concepts are similar. The goal is ...

Data+ Flash Cards is built for one job: helping you remember what you studied and recall it quickly when it counts. It transforms the main book’s content into 1,000 practice flashcards designed to reinforce exam readiness for the CompTIA Data+ exam through repetition, retrieval, and focused review. Flashcards work because they force active recall. Instead of rereading a page and feeling like you understand it, you have to produce the answer from memory. That skill maps directly to exam performance, where you need to recognize what a question is testing and pick the best option with ...

If you’ve tried to learn analytics from scratch, you already know the problem: most resources assume you have unlimited time, strong math comfort, and a quiet place to study. Data+ For Busy People is written for the real world—where you’re balancing work, family, meetings, and everything else, and you still want to earn the CompTIA Data+ credential with confidence. This book helps you build the core skills the exam expects without burying you in theory. You’ll learn how to think through data scenarios, interpret results, and choose the best next step—so you’re not just ...

Stop guessing what to type into AI—and start getting results that actually make sense. If you’ve ever used ChatGPT (or another AI tool) and thought: “Why didn’t it understand what I meant?” “This sounds generic and useless.” “I keep tweaking my prompt, but it’s still wrong.” You’re not alone—and you’re not doing anything wrong. Most beginner guides tell you what to type. Very few show you how to fix prompts when they fail. That’s exactly what this book does. AI Prompt Engineering Isn’t Magic. It’s Clear Thinking. Despite what you may have heard, prompt ...

You probably don’t need a collection of specialty databases. Just use Postgres instead! Written for application developers and database pros, “Just Use Postgres!” shows you how to get the most out of the powerful Postgres database.

Unlock the full potential of your data with the power of Python. Python for Data Science: A Practical Guide to Data Wrangling, Analysis, and Machine Learning Using Python’s Most Powerful Libraries is your comprehensive roadmap to mastering the tools and techniques that turn raw data into meaningful insights and predictive models.

Welcome to the 2nd edition of the best-selling SnowPro Core Study Guide—now completely updated to reflect Snowflake's latest innovations and the very latest C0F-C03 exam (Feb 2026)! Building on the proven success of the 1st edition (4.6-star rating, praised as "comprehensive," "well-organized," and "extremely helpful"), this fully refreshed guide positions you to master the SnowPro Core certification using Snowflake's cutting-edge 2026 capabilities. Why This 2nd Edition Changes Everything You're not getting incremental updates—you're getting a complete transformation. Every existing ...

In the age of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data-driven innovation, the quality and quantity of data have become critical to success. Yet real-world data is often incomplete, biased, sensitive, or scarce. Data Generation explores how synthetic, real, and simulated data can be strategically created and used to overcome these limitations—fueling smarter systems, scalable solutions, and more ethical outcomes.

"Building AI Agent for SQL from Scratch" is written from a fundamental educational philosophy: the most profound way to understand a complex system is to build it. While many texts explore the theoretical underpinnings of Large Language Models (LLMs) or the high-level applications of AI, a critical gap exists for a practical, step-by-step guide that empowers a student or developer to construct a functional, real-world AI agent from its foundational components. This book is engineered to fill that gap. Philosophy The core philosophy of this book is "learning by doing." I believe that true ...