Practical Load Balancing

The emergence of the cloud and modern, fast corporate networks demands that you perform judicious balancing of computational loads.Practical Load Balancing presents an entire analytical framework to i

From an industry insider--a close look at high-performance, end-to-end switching solutionsLoad balancers are fast becoming an indispensable solution for handling the huge traffic demands of the Web. T

Advances in hardware and software technologies have led to an increased interest in the use of large-scale parallel and distributed systems for database, real-time, defense, and large-scale commercial

Part one of the edited two-volume set, featuring almost fifty contributions from around the world, deals with the practical aspects, scientific developments, and international views on the topic of lo

Part two of the edited two-volume set, featuring almost fifty contributions from around the world, deals with the practical aspects, scientific developments, and international views on the topic

Cognitive load theory (CLT) is one of the most important theories in educational psychology, a highly effective guide for the design of multimedia and other learning materials. This edited volume brings together the most prolific researchers from around the world who study various aspects of cognitive load to discuss its current theoretical as well as practical issues. The book is divided into three parts. The first part describes the theoretical foundations and assumptions of CLT, the second discusses the empirical findings about the application of CLT to the design of learning environments, and the third part concludes the book with discussions and suggestions for new directions for future research. It aims to become the standard handbook in CLT for researchers and graduate students in psychology, education, and educational technology.

Cognitive load theory (CLT) is one of the most important theories in educational psychology, a highly effective guide for the design of multimedia and other learning materials. This edited volume brings together the most prolific researchers from around the world who study various aspects of cognitive load to discuss its current theoretical as well as practical issues. The book is divided into three parts. The first part describes the theoretical foundations and assumptions of CLT, the second discusses the empirical findings about the application of CLT to the design of learning environments, and the third part concludes the book with discussions and suggestions for new directions for future research. It aims to become the standard handbook in CLT for researchers and graduate students in psychology, education, and educational technology.

The edited two-volume set, featuring almost fifty contributions from around the world, deals with the practical aspects, scientific developments, and international views on the topic of load testing o

In the structural design of airframes and buildings, probability-based procedures are used to mitigate the risk of failure as well as produce cost-effective designs. This book introduces the subject of probabilistic analysis to structural and fire protection engineers and can also be used as a reference to guide those applying this technology. In addition to providing an understanding of how fire affects structures and how to optimize the performance of structural framing systems, Probability-Based Structural Fire Load provides guidance for design professionals and is a resource for educators. The goal of this book is to bridge the gap between prescriptive and probability-based performance design methods and to simplify very complex and comprehensive computer analyses to the point that stochastic structural fire loads have a simple, approximate analytical expression that can be used in structural analysis and design on a day-to-day basis. Numerous practical examples are presented in st

A Rapid Load Test (RLT) developed to determine the initial stiffness and bearing capacity, is an economical and practical alternative for a Static Load Test (SLT) . However, the application of RLT&nbs

Learn to implement clustering and load balancing solutions with Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, and deliver nearly 100 percent uptime. With a focus on real world production-based problems, the a