Repo Virtual

Corey J. White's debut novel Repo Virtual blurs the lines between the real and virtual in an action-packed cyberpunk heist story. An Amazon and Kobo Best Book of April and winner of the Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel! The city of Neo Songdo is a Russian doll of realities — augmented and virtual spaces anchored in the weight of the real. The smart city is designed to be read by machine vision while people see only the augmented facade of the corporate ideal. At night the stars are obscured by an intergalactic virtual war being waged by millions of players, while on the streets below people are forced to beg, steal, and hustle to survive. Enter Julius Dax, online repoman and real-life thief. He's been hired for a special job: stealing an unknown object from a reclusive tech billionaire. But when he finds out he's stolen the first sentient AI, his payday gets a lot more complicated. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Can't wait for the cyberpunk heist of the century? Check out this free sneak peek of Corey J. White's Repo Virtual. Dive into the first eight chapters and meet the crew that's about to change the world. The city of Neo Songdo is a Russian doll of realities — augmented and virtual spaces anchored in the weight of the real. The smart city is designed to be read by machine vision while people see only the augmented facade of the corporate ideal. At night the stars are obscured by an intergalactic virtual war being waged by millions of players, while on the streets below people are forced to beg, steal, and hustle to survive. Enter Julius Dax, online repoman and real-life thief. He's been hired for a special job: stealing an unknown object from a reclusive tech billionaire. But when he finds out he's stolen the first sentient AI, his payday gets a lot more complicated. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The key problem with VR development is understanding how to set up a project and running it on your desktop or mobile VR device. With this book, you will not only learn the specifics of virtual reality development in Unreal but also build immersive and fun VR projects that can be experienced on your VR devices.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication illustrates implementation, testing, and helpful scenarios with IBM Power® Systems 780 and 795 using the comprehensive set of the Power virtualization features. We focus on the Power Systems functional improvements, in particular, highlighting the reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features of the enterprise servers. This document highlights IBM Power Systems Enterprise Server features, such as system scalability, virtualization features, and logical partitioning among others. This book provides a documented deployment model for Power 780 and Power 795 within a virtualized environment, which allows clients to plan a foundation for exploiting and using the latest features of the IBM Power Systems Enterprise Servers. The target audience for this book includes technical professionals (IT consultants, technical support staff, IT Architects, and IT Specialists) responsible for providing IBM Power Systems solutions and support.

Build an end-to-end continuous delivery pipeline on Google Cloud and secure your software supply chain using GCP tools and services including Cloud Code, Cloud Workstations, Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, and Cloud Deploy Key Features Gain hands-on experience building an end-to-end software delivery pipeline using Google Cloud services Deploy your applications on GKE, Cloud Run, and across hybrid and multi-cloud environments Secure pipelines with artifact scanning, dependency vulnerability checks, signed provenance, and admission control Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionContinuous delivery, a cornerstone of modern software engineering, facilitates quick and secure software delivery using a robust toolkit encompassing automated builds, testing, source code management, artifact storage, and deployment. Whether you integrate tools from different providers or use a set of managed services from a single cloud provider, the goal is to streamline setup, integration, and management. This book focuses on continuous delivery on Google Cloud. Starting with an introduction to continuous delivery and secure software supply chain concepts, this book uses hands-on exercises to demonstrate how to continuously test your application with Skaffold and Cloud Code, leverage AI-assisted code generation with Cloud Code and Cloud Workstations, and automate your continuous integration with Cloud Build. You’ll see how to store and scan your software artifacts on Artifact Registry, orchestrate deployments with Cloud Deploy, and release your software on GKE and Cloud Run, configured to admit only trusted code. Using an example application, you’ll implement tools for creating an end-to-end delivery pipeline using Google Cloud services. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build a secure software delivery pipeline from development to production using Google Cloud managed services and best practices.What you will learn Create an end-to-end continuous delivery pipeline using Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, and Cloud Deploy Develop, build, and deploy container-based applications with Skaffold and Cloud Code Experiment with AI-assisted code generation in Cloud Code Automate continuous integration with Cloud Build triggers Automate deployment on GKE and Cloud Run through Cloud Deploy Enhance pipeline security with Artifact Analysis, Binary Authorization, and SLSA Apply best practices, including logging and monitoring Who this book is for This book is for DevOps, Platform, and Cloud Engineers tasked with managing application deployment and creating continuous delivery pipelines who want to automate workflows in a fully managed, scalable, and secure platform. Software developers involved in application delivery and interested in harnessing Google Cloud tools to optimize development flow status and feedback loop will also find this book useful. Prior knowledge of Google Cloud fundamentals (including Cloud APIs and IAM), software delivery, containerization, and Kubernetes will enhance the reading experience.

"Hands-On Multi-Cloud Kubernetes" is an essential guide for anyone looking to understand Kubernetes and how it can be used to manage multi-cloud infrastructure. With eight comprehensive chapters, this book provides hands-on experience in setting up Kubernetes clusters, administering deployments and updates, and working with AWS and GCP tools. Readers will learn to work with various powerful tools, including Helm, FluxCD, Virtual Kubelet, Submariner, and KubeFed. With GitOps principles and workflows, they will practice continuous delivery and learn to manage secrets and config maps. They will build and deploy serverless clusters using Virtual Kubelet and learn to scale them across multiple cloud environments. They will even be introduced to cross-cluster networking with Submariner, where they will learn to perform service discovery, load balancing, and monitor networking metrics. Managing multi-cluster Kubernetes can be a daunting task, but with KubeFed, readers will gain the skills necessary to set up and deploy multicluster federations, making it easier than ever to administer their own infrastructure. And with multi-cloud CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, they will perform end-to-end multi-cloud operations, ensuring their code is delivered quickly and efficiently. Finally, the book covers security in Kubernetes, giving readers the tools and knowledge to configure RBAC, Kubernetes network policies, and secure data over Kubernetes clusters. They will even learn to use Open Policy Agent to manage compliance, ensuring that their infrastructure is powerful and secure. Key Learnings Learn Multi-cloud Kubernetes from fundamentals to advanced concepts and tools Setting up and managing Kubernetes clusters on multi-cloud infrastructure Working with powerful tools like Helm, FluxCD, and Virtual Kubelet Utilize Submariner for cross-cluster networking, service discovery, and load balancing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins for end-to-end multi-cloud operations Practice GitOps principles and workflows for continuous delivery Building and deploying serverless clusters using Virtual Kubelet Managing multiple Kubernetes clusters as a single entity with KubeFed Security in Kubernetes with RBAC, network policies, and Open Policy Agent Table of Content Introduction to Multi-cloud Kubernetes Kubernetes Cluster Management and Deployment Using FluxCD Virtual Kubelet and Serverless Clusters Networking with Submariner MultiCluster Management and Federation Multi-cloud CI/CD Pipelines Security in Multi-cloud Kubernetes Audience This book is ideal for cloud professionals, the DevOps team, Kubernetes developers, and networking professionals to explore multi-cloud networking, working with multi clusters, deploying Kubernetes, and getting skilled with various innovative Kubernetes tools. Knowing cloud networking or Kubernetes is sufficient to begin with the book.

In a traditional deployment model, software is installed on a physical server, and it is configured for the particular data center environment. The cloud deployment model requires that the dependency on a specific hardware configuration is severed. This IBM® Redbooks® publication guides you through the transition from the traditional application deployment model to the cloud-friendly deployment model. It explains how to achieve these goals by packaging the software stacks into industry standard virtual appliances. A key part of this transition involves using the IBM Image Construction and Composition Tool. This tool is the IBM tool for creating virtualized workloads that target several private cloud deployment platforms, including platforms from IBM and not from IBM. In fact, this tool is unique in its ability to support such a wide range of cloud offerings. It is also the only tool in the marketplace that can create virtual appliances for both x86 and IBM Power hardware architectures. This book provides an in-depth look at the capabilities and internal workings of Image Construction and Composition Tool. It focuses on the capabilities of this tool, which target the virtualization and cloud offerings of IBM Systems and Technology Group. These offerings include IBM Systems Director VMControlTM, IBM SmartCloud® Entry, and IBM PureFlexTM System with IBM Flex System ManagerTM appliance. The Image Construction and Composition Tool also has a much richer set of capabilities. Specifically, it supports IBM Workload Deployer, IBM PureApplicationTM Systems, and IBM SmartCloud Provisioning. This publication targets software architects, cloud solutions architects, and cloud administrators. Its goal is to provide you with the expert-level skills required to package the existing and newly created applications into self-configurable, smart virtual appliances. Related publication: Smart Virtual Appliances Made Easy with IBM Image Construction and Composition Tool, TIPS1037

A Python web developer's guide to exploring the Django development lifecycle - beyond the basics Key FeaturesExpert tips to help you use the right packages, tools, and libraries and understand their scope for your projectGain a thorough understanding of the essential components that comprise a large-scale Python web appLearn best practices for creating a project structure for better performanceBook Description Django is a powerful framework but choosing the right add-ons that match the scale and scope of your enterprise projects can be tricky. This book will help you explore the multifarious options available for enterprise Django development. Countless organizations are already using Django and more migrating to it, unleashing the power of Python with many different packages and dependencies, including AI technologies. This practical guide will help you understand practices, blueprints, and design decisions to put Django to work the way you want it to. You'll learn various ways in which data can be rendered onto a page and discover the power of Django for large-scale production applications. Starting with the basics of getting an enterprise project up and running, you'll get to grips with maintaining the project throughout its lifecycle while learning what the Django application lifecycle is. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to build and deploy a Django project to the web and implement various components into the site. What you will learnUse Django to develop enterprise-level apps to help scale your businessUnderstand the steps and tools used to scale up a proof-of-concept project to production without going too deep into specific technologiesExplore core Django components and how to use them in different ways to suit your app's needsFind out how Django allows you to build RESTful APIsExtract, parse, and migrate data from an old database system to a new system with Django and PythonWrite and run a test using the built-in testing tools in DjangoWho this book is for This book is for Django developers who want to learn the full-stack enterprise app development lifecycle. If you are a Python web developer looking to learn how to maintain a production website and explore Django beyond the basics, this book is for you. The book assumes intermediate-level knowledge of Python programming and the Django framework.