Mike Barlow: 8 books

Until recently, many people thought big data was a passing fad. "Data science" was an enigmatic term. Today, big data is taken seriously, and data science is considered downright sexy. With this anthology of reports from award-winning journalist Mike Barlow, you’ll appreciate how data...

Charmed Lives: charmed as in surviving, as in getting away with it, as in possessed, as in fortunate. The lives and moments in these poems are about being vulnerable, getting by and sometimes being at one with the world. This visually evocative and grounded writing is able to cross and recross the divide between the familiar and the strange.

Stun guns are inexpensive, portable, and highly effective, making them a great non-lethal alternative to personal firearms. This is the most comprehensive ebook guide available about buying, owning, and using a stun gun. It contains details on where they are legal and not, and what separates them...

Are you curious about smart cities? You should be! By mid-century, two-thirds of us will live in cities. The world of tomorrow will be a world of cities. But will they be smart cities? Smart cities are complex blends of technologies, systems and services designed and orchestrated to help people lead...

Five or six years ago, analysts working with big datasets made queries and got the results back overnight. The data world was revolutionized a few years ago when Hadoop and other tools made it possible to getthe results from queries in minutes. But the revolution continues. Analysts now demand sub-second,...

Social media has already transformed society. Now it is poised to revolutionize communications and collaborative business processes. This book provides you with an actionable framework for developing and executing successful enterprise social networking strategies. Using straightforward language,...

Technology does not exist in a vacuum. In the same way that a plant needs water and nourishment to grow, technology needs people and process to thrive and succeed. Culture (i.e., people and process) is integral and critical to the success of any new technology deployment or implementation. Big data...

Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002) #8-9, 12, 15-18, 23, 36-40. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1997) #0.5, Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) #0-5. In the Galactic Civil War, Luke Skywalker was not the only hero to hail from Tatooine. Luke's story has been told time and again, but what about the journeys of his...