Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a growing phenomenon in worldwide business today. From the original ideas of outsourcing the data center and having third parties manage the software (the ASP movement of the turn of the century) to true SaaS today, the tsunami of outsourced IT and new methods of accessing business software solutions has created a multi-billion dollar market.
This book is the result of an intensive review of the professional literature on child sexual abuse that has occurred over an almost 10-year period. When I originally began this manuscript several years ago, I was struck by the dearth of scholarly books that reviewed the knowledge base as it related specifically to the scope of child sexual abuse. Existing books then and now were more likely ei…
Even the toughest of times comes with a silver lining. Economic slowdowns and other business challenges force us to refocus our efforts on our core business practices. They shift our attention to the things we tend to ignore during periods of growth – like improving efficiency, cutting costs, and enhancing strategies.
Th e wor k o f thes e author s represent s a signa l contributio n t o th e stud y o f affects , emotions , an d feelings , whethe r fro m th e perspectiv e o f empirica l researc h o r fo r it s clinica l applicatio n t o psychoanalysi s an d psychotherapy . Alexithymia , th e construc t the y hav e nominate d t o r…
The problems with banker incentives are complex, but few could argue that those who received substantial bonuses at the end of 2006 and 2007 always acted in the interests of their share- holders. In the wider world, senior bankers created a very volatile and fragile financial system that was on the verge of breaking down, saved only by generous handouts from various central banks. An accountant…
During the past 2 to 3 decades the field of psychotherapy has experienced a tremendous amount of differentiation and growth. To be sure, die current psychotherapy landscape Is represented by a diverse, and sometimes overwhelming, array of theoretical models and practices. Paralleling this differentiation and diversification, however, has been a trend toward convergence and integration of psycho…
I a m a clinica l psychologist . Th e guidin g trainin g mode l fo r clinica l psycholog y i s calle d "scientist-practitioner " whic h demand s tha t an y Ph.D . clinica l psychologis t mus t b e traine d bot h a s a scientis t an d practitioner . Sinc e receivin g m y Ph.D. , I hav e anchore d mysel f i n uni - vers…
Chapter 1, Exploring and Building the Repository, discusses the major components of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g and the basics of the repository. This chapter covers how to create a blank repository and set up the three layers of the repository from the beginning. At the end of this chapter, we're going to upload the new repository and make tests by running sample analys…