Systems Engineering

Getting to the good solutions of complex management challenges can make the difference between fulfillment and frustration for teams, and, ultimately, the success or failure of companies. Will Larson's An Elegant Puzzle orients around the particular challenges of engineering management - from sizing teams to technical debt to succession planning - and provides a path to the good solutions.

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international best seller, Limits to Growth - the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet - Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world....

Learn how to successfully emerge from complex crisis conditions with this practical, comprehensive guide. "A book I wish I’d had in difficult times.” —General Stanley McChrystal, US Army (Ret) & Co-Founder and CEO, McChrystal Group When the system breaks, what do you do? You're in the...

There are no easy decisions in software architecture. Instead, there are many hard parts—difficult problems or issues with no best practices—that force you to choose among various compromises. With this book, you'll learn how to think critically about the trade-offs involved with distributed architectures. Architecture veterans and practicing consultants Neal Ford, Mark Richards, Pramod Sadalage, and Zhamak Dehghani discuss strategies for choosing an appropriate architecture.

To ensure that applications are reliable and always available, more businesses today are moving applications to AWS. But many companies still struggle to design and build these cloud applications effectively. With this practical guide, software, DevOps, and cloud engineers will learn how to implement resilient designs and configurations in the cloud using hands-on independent labs.

Data science happens in code. The ability to write reproducible, robust, scaleable code is key to a data science project's success—and is absolutely essential for those working with production code. This practical book bridges the gap between data science and software engineering, and clearly explains how to apply the best practices from software engineering to data science.

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. With this practical book, you'll learn how to plan and build systems to serve the needs of your organization and customers by evaluating the best technologies available through the framework of the data engineering lifecycle.

Master complex technical projects and eliminate chaos using practical systems thinking designed for real-world leaders. Whether you are commuting to a demanding tech job or feeling overwhelmed by failing architectures, this empowering guide brings clarity to the noise. Discover how to transform...

Uncover the tense history of catastrophic engineering failures, where minor oversights ignite deadly chain reactions. Perfect for an engaging daily commute or deep-focus learning, this analytical journey transforms tragic human errors into vital survival lessons. From collapsing bridges to...

Transform fragile machine learning models into resilient software architecture and master scalable system engineering. Perfect for your focused morning commute, this analytical journey shifts your mindset from theoretical data science to practical, production-ready development. Stop struggling...

Verwandle technisches Chaos durch gezieltes Systems Engineering in strukturierte und erfolgreiche Großprojekte. Ob auf dem Weg ins Büro oder während der Vorbereitung auf die nächste Führungsaufgabe – dieser pragmatische Praxisleitfaden schärft deinen analytischen Fokus. Du lernst, wie...

In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient - lessons directly applicable to your organization.

“Kamau Bobb writes with a piercing clarity about race, history, and technology that does not comfort but confronts. His words do not allow you the luxury of distance. They leave you sharper, more aware, and undeniably changed about the AI crisis we are living through.”—Bettina L. Love...

Transform chaotic security logs into robust data pipelines for rapid threat detection and proactive incident response. Perfect for your focused morning commute, this analytical journey rescues overwhelmed technical professionals drowning in fragmented data. Regain control of your hybrid cloud...

Transform chaotic software architecture and project management into flawless execution with applied systems engineering. Whether you are untangling a stalled transportation initiative or leading an infrastructure overhaul, this empowering audio experience brings clarity to massive technical...

In this comprehensive guide, authors Kelly Shortridge and Aaron Rinehart help you navigate the challenges of sustaining resilience in complex software systems by using the principles and practices of security chaos engineering. By preparing for adverse events, you can ensure they don't disrupt your ability to innovate, move quickly, and achieve your engineering and business goals.

Technology has gradually transitioned from wired to wireless over the years with tons of benefits. From the internet of things to wireless communication, we are all witnesses of the huge benefits of wireless technologies. This audiobook covers various subjects and highlights both the benefits and challenges of wireless technologies.

Master real-world AI engineering and robotics to transform raw data into fully functional autonomous machines. Whether you are commuting to an engineering lab or upskilling for a tech career, this focused guide bridges the gap between theoretical algorithms and physical hardware. Leave science...

Brought to you by Penguin. Your health and happiness depend on a bundle of 200,000 nerve fibres that holds the secrets to life itself The vagus nerve is often referred to as the 'superhighway' which connects every organ of the body to the brain, and vice versa, but it is so much more than just...

Futurologist Luna Lee presents possibilities for the future of space travel in the next 100 years.