Microsoft programming Books

Book SynopsisEmbark on a journey into Dynamics 365 Business Central development with this comprehensive guide to the MB-820 certification exam. This book will help you prepare for the examination and also help you understand Dynamics 365 Business Central betterwith real-world examples, exercises, and tips.The book starts with an introduction to the Exam pattern to help you understand the overall requirements. Next, you will delve into the fundamentals of Dynamics 365 Business Central Development, exploring its development tools and environment. After that, you will explore the installation, development, and deployment processes for Dynamics 365 Business Central.AL objects for Dynamics 365 Business Central are discussed next and you will go through creating and modifying AL objects along with their best practices. Further coverage is given to development tools essential for Dynamics 365 Business Central, followed by their integration with other applications. To end your journey, you will be guided with practice tests and exercises to help you prepare for the exam. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare yourself for the MB-820 Exam and be equipped with the basics of Dynamics 365 Business Central. What You Will LearnUnderstandapplication life cycle management principles and techniquesGain proficiency in debugging and troubleshooting Dynamics 365 Business Central solutionsApplyadvanced development techniques and concepts in real-world scenariosUnderstandAL language syntax and best practicesWho This Book Is ForNew Dynamics 365 Business Central developers andIndividuals preparing for the MB-820 certification exam

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Book SynopsisBreak the vicious circle of designs perpetuating the errors of the past and just click next and accept the defaults implementations preventing a secure and reliable future. This book looks at the typical patterns and antipatterns in Active Directory (AD) design, deployment, and operations and provides an approach to building and operating AD that is based on engineering (analyzing and fulfilling requirements) rather than design (formulating requirements). The book starts with an historical overview of AD and its future 25 years later. You then learn about the challenges that organizations running AD are facing today followed by understanding how to avoid them while learning modern requirements for more efficient and effective AD performance. After that, you go through business requirements influencing the AD topology along with ways to engineer information lookup to protect high-value objects. The book looks at two main protocols and the many dialects that AD offers to engineer an authentication service that fulfills modern requirements while leaving insecure legacy configurations behind. ManagingAD from both the security and usability perspectives is discussed next in the book. Building, operating, and transitioning to a modern AD is demonstrated in detail. The book guides you with the next steps of your journey to achieve a secure and reliable AD. After reading this book, you will be able to bridge the gap between the two approaches by analyzing real-world business requirements, explaining the decision-making process in both design and engineering, and ultimately providing concrete engineering guidelines for typical implementation scenarios. What Will You LearnBuilda modern Active Directory (AD), leaving behind design antipatterns that are not valid anymoreBuild a secure by design AD and accommodate legacy technology without compromising the overall securityUnderstandadvanced AD functionality such ascontrolling object visibility and partitioning Kerberos authentication by Authentication PoliciesOperate a modern AD, react to changing business requirements, and respond to ever-evolving security threatsWho This Book Is ForActive Directory (AD) architects and consultants who need to provide design and engineering advice to customers;AD administrators tasked with modernizing and securing AD in their organizations; security architects wishing to learn the AD design patterns to watch out for

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Book Synopsis1. SQL Server Rises to the Clouds.- 2. What is Azure SQL?.- 3. SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machine.- 4. Deploying Azure SQL.- 5. Configuring Azure SQL.- 6. Securing Azure SQL.- 7. Monitoring and Tuning Performance for Azure SQL.- 8. Availability for Azure SQL.- 9. Using the power of AI with Azure SQL.- 10. Completing Your Knowledge of Azure SQL.- 11. Go Big with the Cloud.

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Book SynopsisBecome a full-stack web developer using the Microsoft Blazor framework and the techniques shown in this book. This new edition will have you building all kinds of applications in C# and Microsoft .NET 8, from static web sites to fully interactive single page applications, and desktop and mobile applications, in no time.At it's core, this book teaches you to build user interfaces and present data to a user for display and modification, capturing the user's changes via data binding. The book shows you how to access a rich library of .NET functionality such as a component modeling for building composable user interfacesincluding developing reusable components that can be used across many pages and websites. New for this edition, the book now covers server communication using SignalR and/or gRPC, the use of virtualization to load large quantities of data efficiently, deployment and ahead-of-time compilation into WASM, new unit testing features, security using OpenID Connect, and more features added in Blazor in .NET 8. At it's core, Blazor provides a fresh take on web development by eliminating the need to learn different languages and frameworks for client- and server-side development. It also allows C# and .NET to be used on all sidesboth server-side and client-sideproviding a robust feature set that is well suited toward scalable, enterprise-level applications. With Blazor you can use all your experience in .NET 8 along with thousands of existing libraries, right in the browser. This book gets you proficient using this important toolkit for web application development. What You Will LearnBuild user interfaces and display data for users to editCapture user edits and changes via data bindingTransfer data back and forth between server and clientCommunicate with services using REST, SignalR, or gRPCDevelop reusable components and assemble them into bigger componentsUse routing to build single-page applications (SPAs)Build stable and maintainable software using unit testingInternationalize your application to reach more usersSecure your Blazor application with OpenID ConnectBuild static interactive pages web pages optimized for SEOUse the same components to build mobile and desktop applicationsWho This Book is ForExperienced .NET developers who want to apply their existing skills toward building professional-quality and server- or client-side web applications that run in any browser; also for web developers who want to step away from JavaScriptand its complexities, and instead apply a proven technology (C# and .NET8) that is robust toward creatingenterprise-quality applications that scale and are reliable and provide a good user experience

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Book SynopsisIn this second edition, you will be guided through the journey of migrating an ASP.NET Framework application to ASP.NET Core microservices. You will know how to master the following steps:Conduct an inventory, prepare the application, plan the migration, execute the migration, improve the deployment pipeline. For the detailed hands-on migration, the book uses a streamlined business application, derived from a real-world application that underwent the migration process a few years ago. In this second edition, the application has evolved to include more features relevant to the latest advancements in ASP.NET Core, such as minimal web APIs, Razor Pages, REST documentation, and enhanced authentication. The book also delves into the nuances of upgrading between ASP.NET Core versions, managing breaking changes, and incorporating significant new features. New in This EditionEnhanced sample application now showcases the application of gRPC, Minimal APIs, and OpenAI, reflecting the latest in ASP.NET Core technologyDedicated section focuses on upgrading ASP.NET Core applications, addressing both the challenges posed by breaking changes and the introduction of new featuresDeployment and CI/CD pipeline section has been expanded to include a minor section covering GitHub Actions, Docker containers, and other significant deployment improvementsMaintenance chapter has been updated with a section on the ASP.NET Core release and support cycles, as well as an enhanced resources section now featuring AI developer toolsWhat You Will LearnEffectively plan and execute a migration: Conduct an in-depth analysis, inventory and cleanup, decoupling logic, and break out new services, all while adhering to best practices such as the handler pattern, dependency injection, and moreUse key ASP.NET Core features such as minimal Web API, Razor Pages, gRPC, and built-in authentication improvementsKnow other important features such as SignalR, EF Core, ASP.NET Core testing library for integration tests, Blazor and moreWho This Book Is ForSoftware developers, IT professionals, and system architects who are looking to transition their applications to ASP.NET Core; serves as a fundamental resource for those keen on modernizing their development practices and staying current with ASP.NET Core

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Book SynopsisCreate complex scripts in PowerShell and learn how to connect them to cloud services like Azure and Azure AD.

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction to .NET MAUI.- 2. Building our first application.- 3. The fundamentals of .NET MAUI.- 4. An architecture to suit you.- 5. User interface essentials.- 6. Shell.- 7. Creating our own layout.- 8. Accessibility.- 9. Advanced UI Concepts.- 10. Local data.- 11. Remote data.- 12. Getting specific.- 13. Testing.- 14. Automation Testing.- 15. Lets get graphical.- 16. Releasing our application.- 17. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction to Microsoft Purview: Understanding the Platform.-Chapter 2: Introduction to Information Governance.- Chapter 3: Information Catalog and Metadata Management.- Chapter 4: Information Discovery and Classification.- Chapter 5: Data Lineage and Mapping.- Chapter 6: Data Insights and Analytics.- Chapter 7: Policy Management and Compliance.- Chapter 8: Information Security and Privacy.- Chapter 9: Best Practices for Effective Information Governance.- Chapter 10: Future Trends in information Governance.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Asynchronous Programming and Tasks.- Chapter 2: Tasks Creation and Execution.- Chapter 3: Continuation and Nested Tasks.- Chapter 4: Exception Handling.- Chapter 5: Managing Cancellations.- Chapter 6: Bonus.- App A & App B.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introducing Unit Testing Practice.- Chapter 2: Clean Code & Clean Architecture for Easy Unit Testing.- Chapter 3: Learning the Best Practices with the Best Tools.- Chapter 4: Unit Test .NET applications.- Chapter 5: Automating Unit Tests.- Chapter 6: Case Study.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction to Azure Container Apps.- Chapter 2:  Deploying First Containerized App to Azure Container Apps.- Chapter 3: Creating and Deploying Frontend Blazor Web Application.- Chapter 4: Integrating Dapr with Azure Container Apps.- Chapter 5: Async Communication with Dapr Pub/Sub API.- Chapter 6: ACA Scheduled Jobs with Dapr .- Chapter 7: Monitoring and Observability.- Chapter 8: Auto Scaling with KEDA.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction: Superconducting Qubits and Their Realizations.- Chapter 2:  Theory of Superconducting Qubits.- Chapter 3: Qiskit and Introduction to Qiskit Metal.- Chapter 4:  Qiskit Metal and Introduction to Chip Design.- Chapter 5: Lumped Oscillator Model Analysis.- Chapter 6: Energy-Participation Ratio Method for Quantization and Analysis.- Chapter 7: Modelling the HamiltonianTransmon Qubit Cooper-Pair Box in the Charge Basis.- Chapter 8: Manufacturing: Fabrication and Packaging of Qubits.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introducing .NET Aspire.- Chapter 2: Getting started with .NET Aspire.- Chapter 3: .NET Aspire project types and templates.- Chapter 4: System architecture considerations.- Chapter 5: Testing your systems.- Chapter 6: .NET Aspire Integrations.- Chapter 7: Deploying your Aspire-based system to canonical environments.- Chapter 8: System Observability with .NET Aspire.- Chapter 9: Greenfield: Implementing new systems with .NET Aspire.- Chapter 10: Brownfield: Using .NET Aspire with existing systems.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1 – Introduction.- Chapter 2 – Syntax and basics of Blazor.- Chapter 3 – Blazor Navigation and Lifecycle.- Chapter 4 – Components.- Chapter 5: Specifics of different types of Blazor.- Chapter 6 – Forms and Validations.- Chapter 7: General Blazor.- Chapter 8: Security in Blazor.- Chapter 9 – Practice Tasks (Server-side Blazor).- Chapter 10 – Practice Tasks (Client-side Blazor).

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Modern Governance in the Cloud.- Chapter 2: Advanced Azure Scaffold for Enterprise Architecture.- Chapter 3: Contemporary Azure Naming Conventions and Standards.- Chapter 4: Comprehensive Azure Policy Implementation.-  Chapter 5: Enhanced Security with Azure Security Center.- Chapter 6: Leveraging Azure Monitor and Log Analytics for Operations.- Chapter 7: Scaling Governance with Azure Blueprints and DevOps.- Chapter 8: Azure Sentinel: Next-Generation SIEM.- Chapter 9: Integrating AI and Machine Learning in Cloud Security.- Chapter 10: Implementing Zero Trust Architecture in Azure.- Chapter 11: Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Governance.- Chapter 12: Future Directions in Cloud Governance and Security.- Chapter 13: Harnessing Azure AI and Copilot for Governance and Security.- Chapter 14: Additional Azure Governance and Security Tools.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Factory Method Pattern.- Chapter 2: Singleton Pattern.- Chapter 3: Builder Pattern.- Chapter 4: Prototype Pattern.- Chapter 5: Dependency Injection Pattern.- Appendix A: What’s Next?.- Appendix B: Other Books by the Author.

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Book Synopsis1. About the DP-300 Exam and This Book.- Section 1: Plan and Implement Azure SQL Data Platform Resources.- 2. Plan and Deploy Azure SQL Database Solutions.- 3. Configure Resources for Scale and Performance.- 4. Plan and Implement a Migration Strategy.- Section 2: Implement a Secure Environment.- 5. Configure Database Authentication and Authorization.- 6. Implement Security for Data at Rest and Data in Transit.- 7. Implement Compliance Controls for Sensitive Data.- Section 3: Monitor, Configure, and Optimize Database Resources.- 8. Monitor Resource Activity and Performance.- 9. Monitor and Optimize Query Performance.- 10. Configure Database Solutions for Optimal Performance.- Section 4: Configure and Manage Automation.- 11. Create and Manage SQL Agent Jobs.- 12. Automate Deployment of Database Resources.- 13. Create and Manage Database Tasks in Azure.- Section 5: Plan and Configure a High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) Environment.- 14. Recommend a HA/DR Strategy for Database Solutions.- 15. Plan and Perform Backup and Restore of a Database.- 16. Configure HA/DR for Database Solutions.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Getting Started with Databricks.- Chapter 2: Introduction to Machine Learning and Data Lakehouses.- Chapter 3: Data Preparation and Management. - Chapter 4: Building Machine Learning Models.- Chapter 5: AutoML and Model Optimization. - Chapter 6: Deploying Machine Learning Models. - Chapter 7: Advanced Topics in Machine Learning. - Chapter 8: Lakehouse AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). - Chapter 9: Conclusion and Next Steps.

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Book SynopsisPart 1: Introduction to Microsoft HR Solutions.- Chapter 1: The HR Tech Revolution.- Chapter 2: Understanding HR Solution Architecture.- Part 2: Deep Dive into Core HR Solutions.- Chapter 3: Dynamics 365 Human Resources.- Chapter 4: Implementing Dynamics 365 Human Resources.-  Chapter 5: Power Platform for HR.- Part 3: Expanding the HR Toolkit.- Chapter 6: Microsoft 365 for HR Collaboration.- · Chapter 7: Strategic Integration with LinkedIn.- Part 4: Optimizing Your HR Tech Stack.- Chapter 8: Data Security, Governance, and Compliance.- Chapter 9: Templates, Playbooks, and Practical Frameworks for HR Tech GovernanceChapter 10: AI for the Future of HR.- Part 5: Conclusion.- Chapter 11: The Future of Work is Now.- Appendix.- Glossary.- External Resources.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Current State of Play - The High Level View.- Chapter 2: Using an AI Coding Agent.- Chapter 3: Large Language Models - Under the Hood.- Chapter 4: Prompt Engineering with AI Coding Agents.- Chapter 5: Customizing and Extending Copilot.- Chapter 6: Security in the Time of Copilot.- Chapter 7: Designing Applications with Copilot.- Chapter 8: Infrastructure, DevOps and Monitoring with Copilot and AI.- Chapter 9: Databases and AI.- Chapter 10: Copilot and Data Science.- Chapter 11: Code Migrations and Refactoring.- Chapter 12: Testing Augmentation with AI.- Chapter 13: Management Challenges Introducing AI.- Chapter 14: Surviving as a Software Engineer.- Chapter 15: Introducing and Integrating Copilot in an Organization.

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