Best enterprise applications books according to redditors

I'm about to graduate in Geography (GIS) from a very, very human/critical theory focused dept at state school.

My favorite GIS text so far has been Nicholas Chrisman's Exploring Geographic Information Systems. It's not super exciting, but it's kind of historical, covers a huge number of basic elements of information science, and situates it as technical discipline that serves/is grounded in socio-political things. Great for people who've seen the very basics of clip/overlay/make layer in a GIS, but don't have much understanding of the why/how.

Plus there are no fucking screenshots of software menus.

If you've never seen those on a screen, try Price's Mastering ArcGIS series, comes with data and is basically just lots of long, in-depth tutorials. No need to buy the newest version, the software doesn't change that quickly.

It's not a 'beginner' book per se, but a pretty comprehensive coverage of the concepts of Nature and the nature of geography in anglophone traditions plus a number of historical and current takes on the matter: Noel Castree's Nature.

For those interested in scripting/Python with ArcGIS, I can recommend Zandbergen's Python Scripting for ArcGIS and Pimpler's Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook. The former is a textbook proper, teaches some theory, lots of contextual (in terms of the program) information, the later is much more of a straight recipe/how to, with a few pointers about how things might get messed up or why you're seeing that error in that place.

ENHANCE! I really wanna know whether the last in the batch is the one I wrote a year ago (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1522751831/)...

I found this very useful: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Drupal-Module-Development-Matt-Butcher/dp/1849511160

Sorry to hear about the test. I'm studying for same and just took a practice test about 1 hour ago on that same site. Got a 75%. I don't think the online tests are necessarily a bad thing if they are used as a supplement to the training or as a gauge to find areas you are not so good at; but if they are not officially sanctioned test preps by ServiceNow it should be prefaced as be cautious and take them with a grain of salt.

On getting the job...Congratulations! I'm actually currently having a hard time getting a job myself so I can relate to feeling discouraged. I can't say DON'T be discouraged but I can say it is a normal feeling and you are not alone.

Few things to suggest in addition to the flash cards which is a great idea btw...

1) Find out what you sucked at and focus on not sucking at it anymore.

If you can remember what areas you had trouble with go back to them. Did you get a summary of the areas you did bad on? Focus on those. Also did you take a look at the ServiceNow CSA blueprint? Gives you a preview of the test structure.

2) Use what ServiceNow already gives you for free...

Sign up for a developer account, kick off your own free instance, and run through the training course paths relevant to your interests offered by ServiceNow.

What I do is when I read a practice question that I don't know anything about or find myself guessing at the answer I just try to go into the developer instance myself to physically do the clicks that the question is referencing.

This is one of the things I love most about ServiceNow. They respect their users to give them a full free sandbox to learn, test, develop, break, preview whatever without costing a dime. They also provide you with free courses and an exorbitant amount of material for you to explore and read on.

3) Buy this book by Tim Woodruff and follow that same authors page SN Pro Tips.

He has posted on this sub several times which is where I found that book. I believe that one of the key components to gaining actual on the job experience is not learning how to do things but how NOT to do things. What are the nuances with the tool/platform that someone has already struggled with that you wouldn't find in a training manual. His book hits on these things and then some. If you go to his blog right now the last entry is probably extremely relevant to the exam portion about Security (specifically around ACL and BR). I think he does a good job of helping you understand the material instead of just memorizing terms and names of tables or workflow stages.

Please note I'm not associated with the author nor do I get any kick backs. I'm purely suggesting it out of my satisfaction with the purchase. The small investment will go beyond studying for the exam as I think you will find it useful throughout your career.

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Good luck and feel free to share any challenges and successes along the way. Hope this helps.

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Was that a very subtle hint that you wrote a book? Aww... any chance of a follow up? i mean its over a decade out of date i guess

Also note that amazon uk lists it as two separate authors. One "Ewan" and another "Grantham".

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Office-Unleashed-Ewan/dp/0672308193/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229984849&sr=8-1

The non-helpful answer: Drupal has a crazy learning curve.
I'd highly recommend getting "Drupal 7 Module Development" by PACKT http://amzn.com/1849511160 and actually reading it... Do some work, then read over related chapters again. I come from a OOP background and structure a lot of my work in classes too. Drupal 8 is very MVC and OOP orientated

Here's a great Spotfire 10 book from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1787121321/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_DnJKDb4JHWHZ7

You might also be interested in the Spotfire Enablement Hub: https://community.tibco.com/wiki/spotfire-enablement-hub

Also some Spotfire 10 courses on Udemy.com

TIBCO Spotfire: A Comprehensive Primer: Building enterprise-grade data analytics and visualization solutions, 2nd Edition

Not specifically Spotfire 10, but maybe still useful.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1787121321/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_SMMIDb0AFXGW3

I think that if you can get your hands on a cheap copy of the advanced apex programming book! you should. It's not a huge tome. It's short, to the point, has many thought-provoking (yet common-sense) chapters, and has held up remarkably well through the years. Best of luck to you!

I wrote a blog post once upon a time about this: http://drupalconnect.com/blog/how-learn-drupal

That said, I think it depends on how your mind works. Do you like to learn by doing? Or do you prefer to learn by reading and researching?

If by doing, just pick a site and start building it and ask questions in IRC or drupal.stackexchange.com or here as you go. You don't really need any prior info--just google "installing drupal" to get started, then click around for a bit and see how far you can get by doing that and googling things as you go.

If by reading, check out https://drupal.org/node/1576418 (free) and http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920010890.do as a start, then move on to http://www.amazon.com/Drupal-Module-Development-Matt-Butcher/dp/1849511160 when you're ready to start building custom modules.

And as always, feel free to ask questions here as you go, especially in this weekly thread. :) Hope that helps. I know it's a somewhat vague answer but I think it's a little difficult to nail down this topic since everybody's so different.

I just started setting up ELK for security work and they got me this: https://www.amazon.com/Kibana-Essentials-Yuvraj-Gupta/dp/1784394939/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482170072&sr=8-1&keywords=kibana

I'm on the latest version and this is for 4.x, but so far it's been helpful, especially coming from the world of Splunk.

For absolute beginners it's gonna take some work. I would suggest hitting up Amazon or Barnes and nobles for an overall SAP tour guide book like this one. SAP is a very large platform. you'll need to learn what it is before you pick an area of it to get into.

Yeah not only that, but there are two more books in the series...

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if i asked you to make some =if fuctions, filter, conditional formatting, or format the cells to a particular way, could you do all of those?

I see a lot of people say they "know" microsoft office but they just know the absolute basics for everything. buy this textbook to actually learn many functions that businesses actually want you to know. I used this exact same book at a tech school and it literally was self taught. The book pretty much teaches you everything. Buy it used and get office for like $120 or whatever if you don't have it.

Don't put "Excel skills on resume." In your objective or summary field (whatever you call it) just put "intermediate/advanced knowledge of Microsoft office applications." then when they ask you in the interview what extent that this is, explain to them that you can do various things that matter to them. most companies don't care that you know how to make a pie chart. they care that you know how to use it as a data entry tool.

If you are an absolute beginner, consider this textbook: http://amzn.com/0123943981

I started out with it when I first encountered MATLAB at university, and I felt it was a great introductory textbook, with the focus on being an introduction to the language.

I learned from this book in a community college class (self led, no instructor) and not only loved it, I aced the class and amaze others with it. You could easily spend 1-2 hrs/day on this book and become an expert in a few weeks.

Basic Role Playing (or its more directly fantasy-tuned offshoots Magic World or Runequest) could do this fine. The system is easy to GM, easy for players to comprehend and enjoy, but has a ton of depth and options to create and play the kind of game you want.

This doesn’t answer your exact questions but I couldn’t recommend this book more: Storytelling with Data - it’s an excellent primer on what makes a good (or bad) data visualization. This book provides tons of dos and don’ts to help you think about how and when to use different types of charts (be forewarned she hates pie charts though) as well as providing before and after examples as inspiration on how to make visualizations better.

Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119002257/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qMFQCbDCYBFGC

Another book to consider that’s more specific to Excel (still gives data viz tips but it’s more how to do this in excel technical) is Data Visualization & Presentation with Microsoft Office - this book was a little basic for my needs but still a good resource.

Data Visualization & Presentation With Microsoft Office https://www.amazon.com/dp/1483365158/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_vPFQCbQZQ5876

For those that wish to purchase:
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft%C2%AE-Office-15-Essential-Cashman-ebook/dp/B00DDWJ38M

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Office-2013-Introductory-Cashman-ebook/dp/B00CS7MNK8

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Office-2013-Advanced-Cashman/dp/1285166329

Get the Programming for ArcGIS Python Cookbook.

http://www.amazon.com/Programming-ArcGIS-10-1-Python-Cookbook-ebook/dp/B00B90PJRY

https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Office-2013-Introductory-Cashman-ebook/dp/B00CS7MNK8

https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Computers-2014-Shelly-Cashman-ebook/dp/B00DHLUMP2/

These are the ones I've been looking at.
MATLAB: http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-MATLAB-Introduction-Scientists/dp/0199731241/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1373915421&sr=8-4&keywords=matlab

http://www.amazon.com/MATLAB-Demystified-David-McMahon/dp/0071485511/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1373915488&sr=8-9&keywords=matlab

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Matlab-Engineers-Scientists-Edition/dp/0123943981/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1373915488&sr=8-6&keywords=matlab

Solidworks:
http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Design-SolidWorks-2011-Multimedia/dp/1585036234/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373915555&sr=1-3&keywords=solidworks+engineer