DON JONES

Doctor Tim Templar, a misfit in his academic department, finds himself exiled to an academic dumping ground. In that unique environment, by a process of serendipedy, he makes an astounding discovery that could change the world. It also lands him in no end of trouble.

"In many ways, this is The Phoenix Project for the PowerShell world." Introduced in 2006, Microsofts PowerShell made an immediate, positive impact on its server products and in the lives of the people who administer them. The worlds first object-oriented shell, the first designed-from-scratch shell for the Windows operating system, and now a cross-platform management shell, PowerShells technical achievement is significant. Its easy to look at where PowerShell is today, and not realize or remember the long and sometimes-difficult road it took to get there. What if Microsofts "next-gen" shell had been nothing more than a port of the Unix KornShell to Windows? What if PowerShell had never become a default, built-in component of the Windows operating system? What if PowerShell had simply been called, "Microsoft Shell?" Yeah, all of those things almost happened.In the end, the story of PowerShell is less about the technology, and more about the people who brought it to life, and the people who use it every day. Its about how one small band of passionate, crazy people with a vision can bring something wonderful into the world, in small, incremental, deliberate steps. Its about how the right people came together at the right time and did the right thing, and about the enormous community that rallied around them to make the whole thing an incredible success. Author Don Jones was with PowerShell from the beginning, and through a series of core team interviews, community discussions, and background research, he brings you this: the untold story of PowerShell, a Shell of an Idea.

Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills for technologists is a guide to taking control of your professional life. It teaches you to approach your career with planning and purpose, always making active decisions towards your goals.Summary In Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills for technologists, you will: Define what success means for your career Discover personal branding and career maintenance Prepare for and conduct a tech job hunt Spot speed bumps and barriers that can derail your progress Learn how to navigate the rules of the business world Perform market analysis to keep your tech skills fresh and relevant Whatever your road to success, youll benefit from the toolbox of career-boosting techniques youll find in Own Your Tech Career: Soft skills for technologists. Youll discover in-demand communication and teamwork skills, essential rules for professionalism, tactics of the modern job hunt, and more. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the technology A successful technology career demands more than just technical ability. Achieving your goals requires clear communication, top-notch time management, and a knack for navigating business needs. Master the soft skills, and youll have a smoother path to success and satisfaction, however you define that for yourself.About the bookOwn Your Tech Career: Soft skills for technologists helps you get what you want out of your technology career. Youll start by defining your ambitionwhether thats a salary, a job title, a flexible schedule, or something else. Once you know where youre going, this books adaptable advice guides your journey. Youll learn conflict resolution and teamwork, master nine rules of professionalism, and build the confidence and skill you need to stay on the path youve set for yourself.Whats inside Personal branding and career maintenance Barriers that derail progress The rules of the business world Market analysis to keep tech skills freshAbout the reader For tech professionals who want to take control of their career.About the author Microsoft MVP Don Jones brings his years of experience as a successful IT trainer to this engaging guide.Table of Contents 1 Own your career 2 Build and maintain your brand 3 Network 4 Be part of a technology community 5 Keep your tech skills fresh and relevant 6 Show up as a professional 7 Manage your time 8 Handle remote work 9 Be a team player 10 Be a team leade 11 Solve problems 12 Conquer written communications 13 Conquer verbal communications 14 Resolve conflicts 15 Be a data-driven, critical thinker 16 Understand how businesses work 17 Be a better decision-maker 18 Help others 19 Be prepared for anything 20 Business math and terminology for technologists 21 Tools for the modern job hunt

SummaryLearn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches is the perfect way to get started with SQL Server operations, including maintenance, backup and recovery, high availability, and performance monitoring. In about an hour a day over a month, youll learn exactly what you can do, and what you shouldnt touch. Most importantly, youll learn the day-to-day tasks and techniques you need to keep SQL Server humming along smoothly.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the BookMicrosoft SQL Server is used by millions of businesses, ranging in size from Fortune 500s to small shops worldwide. Whether youre just getting started as a DBA, supporting a SQL Server-driven application, or youve been drafted by your office as the SQL Server admin, you do not need a thousand-page book to get up and running.Learn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches is the perfect way to get started with SQL Server. This concise, easy-to-read book skips academic introductions and teaches you day-to-day techniques for maintenance, backup and recovery, performance monitoring, and more. Each of the 21 short lessons gives you practical takeaways youll use over and over.Whats Inside Master the basicsindexes, logins, backup, recovery ... and more Learn what you can and cannot do when supporting a third-party application Monitor and improve performance Written by expert trainer and bestselling author Don Jones Accessible to readers of any level of experience, the book covers techniques for all versions of SQLServer 2005-2014. About the AuthorDon Jones is a Microsoft MVP, speaker, and trainer. He is the creator of the Month of Lunches series and author of over 50 books on PowerShell, IIS, Active Directory, SCCM, SQL Server, and more.Table of Contents Before you begin Server assessment and configuration T-SQL crash course Managing databases Backup and recovery Authentication: who are you? Authorization: what are you allowed to do? Accounting: what did you do? Analyzing indexes Maintaining indexes Tuning index designs Reading query execution plans Block and deadlock analysis Automating management with SQL Server Agent Multiserver management Windows PowerShell and SQL Server Using Extended Events Monitoring and analyzing performance Options for high availability Virtualizing SQL Server Moving, migrating, and upgrading databases SQL Server performance checklist Never the end

A closed-in community isolated from an outside world with which it long ago lost all contact. Everything, even the air that they breathe, is self-contained but all is not well. The people of Refuge are ruled with a rod of iron by an the Archdeacon and are subject to a rigid religious discipline.One man amongst them begins to question the very foundations of their world. Refuge is breaking down and the Chosen need to break out into the wider world.Luc seeks the Portal through which they can escape but the Redeemers are closing in.Is there any future for Luc and for the Chosen?

Explore the rich and wonderful world of witchkind with this collection of 8 short stories! The world of witchkind is steeped in ancient history and recent conflict. Its a world where magic is controlled by beautiful, complex runes, and where magic aligns itself with the fundamental forces of Sea and Sky, and Earth and Flame. Its a place where witchkind lives in secret alongside humans, living and working in hidden spaces that somehow exist within the buildings erected by humans. A world where the ancient powers once ran amuck, only to be bound by five brave Archons into the great Axes of Power. A world where youngsters Tests determine their destinies, and where magic is an everyday part of lifeeven for the unknowing humans of the world. Its a world of mystery and wonder that will seize your imagination! These 8 tales range across the history of the universe of witchkind, including the beforetimes ("The Hunt"), and the Age of the Adherents ("Coins of a Witch,""Lessons,""Nothing But Tests,""Witchwood,""Transfer to Thornwaithes," and "Fisherwitch"). Youll even enjoy a short historical tale thats also a puzzle for you to solve ("The True Language"). These stories offer an opportunity to explore the edges and unseen parts of the world of witchkind, touching on some of their most significant historical events as well as their everyday lives. If youve read "Daniel Scratch: a story of witchkind," then youll love these additional peeks into the worlds backstories. If you havent, then this collection is a great way to get a feel for this deeply imagined world.

Ever feel like youre not all that good at troubleshooting things that go wrong? Maybe youre a computer person troubleshooting systems or code, a mechanic troubleshooting machines, or something else - the solution to being a better troubleshooter is to follow a simply, yet rigorous methodology based on facts and science. This books first Part outlines just such a methodology in under 6,000 words, making it a light, easy read that most people can finish in under an hour. Thatll get you started, and into the second Part, which goes into more detail, explores concepts in more depth, and helps you create a Troubleshooting Mind that will make you more effective (and happier) in all your pursuits. The point is that anyone really can become an excellent troubleshooter - and this book can get you started on a repeatable methodology that will help get you there!

PHP-Nuke ha logrado generalizar de manera asombrosa la construcción de portales, foros, espacios de noticias o cualquier otra utilidad web, logrando que la creación de sitios interactivos se convierta en una realidad tangible para usuarios sin conocimientos especificos de programacion o desarrollo web. Mediante su sistema automatizado basado en PHP se pueden editar paginas web de contenido facilmente actualizable a traves de formularios, permitiendo ademas una participacion activa de todos aquellos que se registren como usuarios. Este libro le muestra como es posible simplificar enormemente el control de su sitio web mediante un conjunto de herramientas avanzadas de manejo intuitivo. Aborda de manera integral todos los aspectos vinculados al proyecto, desde la instalacion de PHP-Nuke en el servidor web, al trabajo en la pagina desde cualquier navegador con su sencillo menu de administracion o la personalizacion de los modulos. La gestion integral del contenido y diseño de los sitios web estan ahora al alcance del lector, que avanzara de manera progresiva y segura en aspectos como la administracion de usuarios, la interaccion con bases de datos, o el desarrollo de noticias, boletines de novedades o encuestas.

A common theme across employers is how to build a culture of learning. Its a phrase used so commonly that Google produces over a billion results when you search for it, turning up everything from scholarly treatises to "6 Ways to Build" clickbait-style blog articles on the subject. There are, in fact, many excellent pieces on the topic, which begs the question: why another? Why this book?Ive read dozens, if not hundreds, of those pieces, and found many of them to be practical, actionable, and in most cases fairly concise. But I think too many of them focus exclusively on why youd want a culture of learning, or precisely how they recommend you build one. Few attempt to concisely tackle the underlying question, though: what, exactly, is a culture of learning?I feel that understanding the answer to that question actually unlocks the how and why for you. Understanding that answer is what really "changes your brain," in a way that makes all the other answers obvious. Understanding that big, underlying answer also helps you really grasp the full scope of what a culture of learning is, and can be, to an organization. It highlights the real breadth and depth of the topic, and shows you how it canand shouldpervade everything your organization does. Thats what this book is about.