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Data warehouses and data lakes each evolved to meet a set of specific technology and business needs and values. As organizations often need both, there has been increasing demand for convergence of both technologies. Thus, the lakehouse was born. A lakehouse couples the cost benefits and versatility of data lakes with the data structure and high-performance data management capabilities of data warehouses into a single unified data store that can be consistently and efficiently accessed, governed, analyzed and consumed by AI applications. Lakehouses are designed to help organizations get more from their existing investment in data warehouses and data lakes. It supports the existence of both through access to and management of a larger variety of combined data for increased flexibility, enhancing business intelligence and AI initiatives by revealing deeper insights into an organization’s data estates. This book is intended for technical communities, such as developers, data scientists, and C-level IT executives, as well as business communities, such as business managers requiring self-service analytics / AI, and C-level business executives.

Many organizations recognize the value and benefits Artificial Intelligence (AI) can bring if implemented correctly. This topic is outlined in the authors’ previous book, Artificial Intelligence: Evolution and Revolution. A long-standing challenge that many organizations continue to face is preparing for AI and making sure that their data and assets are accessible, manageable, and governed and are of the right quality so that they can be consumed by new and existing AI applications in order to infuse AI across the enterprise to help drive smarter business outcomes. Over the years, numerous paradigms and efforts have attempted to address the complexities of managing sprawling and disparate data silos, but all seemed to have fallen short of their promises and expectations. Organizations need the flexibility to put their data and assets where it makes most business sense, whether that’ s on premises or in the private or public cloud. This book attempts to explain the concepts and values that a data fabric approach can deliver to both technical and business communities.

From humble evolutions in research papers and labs, artificial intelligence (AI)—which encompasses Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL)—has matured in its many forms, infused in applications that can learn on their own and become progressively smarter with each interaction and transaction. Coupled with immense stores of data, maturity in CPU and GPU hardware, the invention of new, open source deep learning algorithms, and cloud technologies, operational AI has become available to the masses, setting the wheels in motion for a worldwide AI revolution that has never been seen before. This book attempts to help the reader on their AI journey by covering the concepts of AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning in its many forms; key ML and DL algorithms data scientists should learn; ethical challenges for the use of AI; how AI is being used across industries; possible future outlook for AI, and an AI Ladder to help accelerate the AI journey.

Tapping into the lived experience of 25 successful individuals, author Mark Simmonds explores the tried-and-tested psychological principles that underpin the strategies they use to combat stress, and offers practical advice that will help readers achieve their goals without breaking down or burning out. Did you know… Novak Djokovic’s secret to winning crucial points in Grand Slam tennis tournaments is practising mindfulness in the moment?Oprah Winfrey’s top tip for staying positive and grounded in the present is gratitude journalling?Winston Churchill was a passionate advocate of the afternoon nap, even as bombs were falling all around him?Jennifer Aniston believes in the importance of a healthy morning routine to keep her day on the mental straight and narrow? How the Successful Deal with the Stressful is a collection of strategies deployed by famous people from the fields of business, politics, music, entertainment, sport and adventure. These strategies either relieve stress or help build resilience, and have enabled these individuals to achieve their goals without sacrificing their wellbeing. In this engaging read, management trainer and mental health champion Mark Simmonds poses the question, “If it works for them, why can’t it work for me?” and takes readers on a journey through his own explorations into stress-relief strategies. Some, Mark has used for years as part of his daily routine; others provide an insight into the trial-and-error nature of discovering new wellbeing practices. The book gives you access to a whole range of tried-and-tested stress-relieving routines, and just enough information and inspiration to help you decide which ones might just work for you!

“This powerful book will help you tackle stress and learn more about yourself in the process” – Sir Clive Woodward OBEAre you feeling stressed at work? Is it “good” stress, “bad” stress? Or has it turned into “ugly” stress?For some, there is a high price to pay for ambition and success. The toll it can take on our mental health can be significant, particularly if we are born with the 'Worry' gene. InBeat Stress at Work, management trainer Mark Simmonds helps you understand the effects stress and anxiety can have on your mental health and provides tools and advice to help you to find your way through work-induced struggles. Sharing his own brutally honest journey and using his corporate experience, Mark sheds light on the difficulty of discussing mental health with colleagues and employers and identifies the best ways for navigating your way through a mental health crisis. The book:Encourages you to maintain positive mental health by better understanding yourself and finding a career that suits your most authentic self.Shows you how to return safely to the workplace after a period of mental ill health and communicate effectively with your peers and managers.Demonstrates how your resilience 'muscle' can help you fulfil your ambitions in the professional arena, while being mindful of your mental health.Pinpoints some of the key lessons from COVID-19 about stress management and the working environment.Through the advice in this book, you will learn that your mental health issues may not be the barriers you view them as but may hold value in the workplace. Mark shows you that it is possible to be ambitious and successful at work because of, not in spite of, the mental health challenges you may face.

'I love this book ... An important addition to the literature on mental health' Alastair Campbell, journalist, broadcaster and political aideMark Simmonds' life was mapped out from the very beginning: go to university, climb the corporate ladder, marry and have children. But life isn't so easy, and success is hard to manage. After making what seemed like the right move in his career, Mark suffered from increasing levels of stress and anxiety, leading to his nervous breakdown.As the ground he'd stood on for years started to crumble, Mark did something he never thought he'd do: he stepped back from his work to focus on creating a balance in his life. But then his world fell apart for a second time when his daughter, Emily, became anorexic. Finding strength he never knew he had, Mark fought alongside Emily, both lost, both scared, but finding solace in one other. Breakdown and Repair tells the touching tale of a father saving himself by saving his daughter.