Web Services, Service-Oriented Architectures, and Cloud Computing is a jargon-free, highly illustrated explanation of how to leverage the rapidly multiplying services available on the Internet. The future of business will depend on software agents, mobile devices, public and private clouds, big data, and other highly connected technology.

One of the key investments in WF4 was tighter integration with WCF. This course shows you how to build workflow services, host them and manage correlation. In addition, there is a module on how to consume services from a workflow using WCF.

In "Design for Services", Anna Meroni and Daniela Sangiorgi articulate what Design is doing and can do for services, and how this connects to existing fields of knowledge and practice. Designers previously saw their task as the conceptualisation, development and production of tangible objects. In the twenty-first century, a designer rarely 'designs something' but rather 'designs for something': in the case of this publication, for change, better experiences and better services.

Metadata standards in today’s ICT sector are proliferating at unprecedented levels, while automated information management systems collect and process exponentially increasing quantities of data. With interoperability and knowledge exchange identified as a core challenge in the sector, this book examines the role ontology engineering can play in providing solutions to the problems of information interoperability and linked data.

In this course you will learn about Windows Azure cloud services and storage. Specifically, you will learn how to provision Azure services and how to deploy and upgrade your applications. Additionally, you will gain an understanding of the storage services provided in Windows Azure: tables,

This course covers everything for the 70-412 exam on Configuring Advanced Services in Windows Server 2012. Topics covered throughout the course are Active Directory, Manage and improve DNS and DHCP, Claims Based Authentication, Dynamic Access Control, and much more. We'll also take a deep dive into Network Load Balancing and Failover Clusters. It is recommended that students have a good understanding of network administration as well as Windows servers.

While advances in information technology and the adoption of Internet as service delivery channels have enabled financial service institutions to provide more convenient assistance, they have diversified and complicated the nature of risks involved.

Services Marketing: Managing the Service Value Chain 1st edition argues that all service management efforts are aimed to enhance value in order to improve the bottom line. Written from a European perspective, the book demonstrates that through strategic orientation and innovation, the firm and shareholder will reap the benefits. Geared towards final year marketing students, the book is also useful for postgraduate students and for practitioners who work, or wish to specialise in the area of services management and marketing.

Really new products and services are scarce, yet the need for them is huge. That's why Innovation is an important managerial instrument - but many of us struggle with how to approach it. Gijs van Wulfen's "Creating Innovative Products and Services" is an essential read for anyone involved in new product or service design, brand development, new business development or organizational development because it 'unfuzzies' the front end of innovation with practical tools, effective checklists and an inspiring innovation route map.

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Analyze tabular data using the BI Semantic Model (BISM) in Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Analysis Services—and discover a simpler method for creating corporate-level BI solutions. Led by three BI experts, you’ll learn how to build, deploy, and query a BISM tabular model with step-by-step guides, examples, and best practices. This hands-on book shows you how the tabular model’s in-memory database enables you to perform rapid analytics—whether you’re a professional BI developer new to Analysis Services or familiar with its multidimensional model.

DebugBar is an Internet Explorer plug-in that brings you new powerful features. View DOM Tree and modify tags attributes and css attributes on the fly to test your page. View HTTP/S request to check cookies, GET and POST parameters, view server info. View javascript functions for easier debugging, see javascript and AJAX code. Validate HTML code to correct and optimize your code and html size of your page. See page cookies, get pixel color on a page, make a page screenshot...

Today, consumers have more choice than ever before. It's no longer enough to simply provide a service - companies who want to stay in business must also provide impeccable service with such consistency, integrity and creativity that people who experience it will not only keep coming back for more, but recommend your business to their friends, families, and colleagues. The Customer Rules is entirely focused on one ultimate goal: to help you, no matter what your position or job title, secure the most revenue-boosting asset you could wish for: a reputation for excellent service. Lee Cockerell, former Executive Vice President of Operations at Disney World - a company which has redefined what a business can do for their customers - shows you how: from why you should 'Never say no - except No Problem' to asking yourself 'What Would Mum Do?'. His 39 easy-to-follow rules apply to any industry and any company, large, small, public, private, online or High Street. The principles revealed in this book, tried and tested in one of the world's happiest environments, can give you everything you need to truly connect with your customers.

Whether you’re designing consumer electronics, medical devices, enterprise Web apps, or new ways to check out at the supermarket, today’s digitally-enabled products and services provide both great opportunities to deliver compelling user experiences and great risks of driving your customers crazy with complicated, confusing technology.