Welcome to the May 2017 ACM Learning Center Bulletin, keeping you current on the many online learning tools ACM offers to help extend our members' skills and knowledge. To suggest addition of books, courses, future Webinar speakers and topics, or just offer feedback, leave a note in the Learning Center Suggestion Box

TOP STORIES

•  Register Now: "Application Management with Kubernetes," with Kelsey Hightower on May 31

•  Available on Demand: "Preventing Information Leaks with Policy-Agnostic Programming," with Jean Yang

•  Available on Demand: "The Next Radical Internet Transformation: How Blockchain Technology is Transforming Business, Governments, Computing, and Security Models," with Mark Mueller-Eberstein

•  Available on Demand: "Speaking Data: Simple, Functional Programming with Clojure," with Paul deGrandis

LEARNING CENTER: Books, Courses, Videos

•  Featured Skillsoft Course: Java Spring: Adding Security Using the Spring Security Project

•  New Skillsoft Books: May 2017

•  Featured MK Title: GPU Computing Gems Jade Edition

•  ACM Interview: John Chen

NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

•  Volunteer Your Computing Skills for a Social Good with ACM and SocialCoder

Register Now: "Application Management with Kubernetes," with Kelsey Hightower on May 31
Register now for the next ACM Learning Webinar, "Application Management with Kubernetes," presented live on Wednesday, May 31 at 2 PM ET by Kelsey Hightower, Staff Developer Advocate, Google Cloud Platform, Google. Eve Andersson, Senior Manager for Accessibility Engineering at Google and Chair of the ACM Professional Development Committee, will lead the questions and answers session following the talk. Leave your questions for the Q&A and comments now, during, and after the talk on ACM's Discourse Page. You can view our entire archive of past ACM Learning Webinars on demand at http://webinar.acm.org/.

Available on Demand: "Preventing Information Leaks with Policy-Agnostic Programming," with Jean Yang
If you missed it live, check out, "Preventing Information Leaks with Policy-Agnostic Programming," presented live by Jean Yang, Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. James Mickens, Associate Professor at Harvard University, moderated the question and answer session. Continue the discussion on ACM's Discourse Page. You can view our entire archive of past ACM Learning Webinars on demand at http://webinar.acm.org/.

Available on Demand: "The Next Radical Internet Transformation: How Blockchain Technology is Transforming Business, Governments, Computing, and Security Models," with Mark Mueller-Eberstein
If you missed it live, check out "The Next Radical Internet Transformation: How Blockchain Technology is Transforming Business, Governments, Computing, and Security Models," presented live by Mark Mueller-Eberstein, entrepreneur, investor, consultant, best-selling author, and Professor at Rutgers University�s Business School. Toufi Saliba, CEO, PrivacyShell and Chair of the ACM PB Conference Committee, moderated the question and answer session following the talk. Check out ACM's Discourse Page for answers to more than 50 live Q&A Questions. You can view our entire archive of past ACM Learning Webinars on demand at http://webinar.acm.org/.

Available on Demand: "Speaking Data: Simple, Functional Programming with Clojure," with Paul deGrandis
If you missed it live, check out "Speaking Data: Simple, Functional Programming with Clojure," presented live by Paul deGrandis, Lead Developer, Architect, and Director of the Research and Innovation Group at Cognitect. Erik Meijer, founder and CEO of Applied Duality, and member of the ACM Queue Editorial Board, moderated the event. You can view our entire archive of past ACM Learning Webinars on demand at http://webinar.acm.org/.

Featured Skillsoft Course: Java Spring: Adding Security Using the Spring Security Project
This month's featured Skillsoft course is Java Spring: Adding Security Using the Spring Security Project. The Spring Framework is an open source framework and inversion of controller container for the Java platform. The Spring Framework is one of the most popular application development frameworks for creating enterprise Java applications. This course covers the basics in adding security (authentication and authorization) to a Spring application.

To access this and more than 1,300 Skillsoft Learning Collections courses, visit the ACM Learning Center, log in with your member credentials, and click on Skillsoft Learning in the top right corner. To jump directly to particular subject areas, visit the Skillsoft Learning Collections page. For more on the features in Skillport 8, see our Skillsoft FAQ/Support page.

New Skillsoft Books: May 2017
New books covering the latest IT skills and technologies are always being added to the ACM Skillsoft Learning Collections. Here are some of the notable titles recently added to our library:

• Adobe InDesign Interactive Digital Publishing: Tips, Techniques, and Workarounds for Formatting Across Your Devices
• Advanced Penetration Testing: Hacking the World's Most Secure Networks
• Advancing Cloud Database Systems and Capacity Planning with Dynamic Applications
• Agile Swift: Swift Programming Using Agile Tools and Techniques
• An Introduction to SAS Visual Analytics: How to Explore Numbers, Design Reports, and Gain Insight into Your Data
• AutoCAD 2017: Training Guide
• Become ITIL� Foundation Certified in 7 Days: Learning ITIL� Made Simple with Real-life Examples
• Beginning iPhone Development with Swift 3: Exploring the iOS SDK, Third Edition
• Beginning Xcode: Swift 3 Edition
• Big Data SMACK: A Guide to Apache Spark, Mesos, Akka, Cassandra, and Kafka
• Building Voice-Enabled Apps with Alexa
• Business Analytics Using R: A Practical Approach
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Foundation Guide
• Cloud as a Service: Understanding the Service Innovation Ecosystem
• Cool Scratch Projects in Easy Steps
• Customer Segmentation and Clustering Using SAS Enterprise Miner, Third Edition
• Cybersecurity Breaches and Issues Surrounding Online Threat Protection
• Cybersecurity Law
• Data Modeling: A Beginner's Guide
• Data Science for Dummies, 2nd Edition
• Deep Learning for Medical Image Analysis
• Developing Service-Oriented Applications Using the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Framework
• DevOps for Digital Leaders: Reignite Business with a Modern DevOps-Enabled Software Factory
• Dreamweaver CS6 in Easy Steps
• Federal Cloud Computing: The Definitive Guide for Cloud Service Providers, Second Edition
• Handbook of Research on End-to-End Cloud Computing Architecture Design
• Human Recognition in Unconstrained Environments: Using Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning Methods for Biometrics
• Intelligent Multidimensional Data Clustering and Analysis
• Introduction to DevOps with Chocolate, LEGO and Scrum Game
• Kubernetes Management Design Patterns: With Docker, CoreOS Linux, and Other Platforms
• Leading Creative Teams: Management Career Paths for Designers, Developers, and Copywriters
• Leap Motion for Developers
• Learn Apple HomeKit on iOS: A Home Automation Guide for Developers, Designers, and Homeowners
• Learn Business Analytics in Six Steps Using SAS and R: A Practical, Step-by-Step Guide to Learning Business Analytics
• Linux Sound Programming
• Machine Learning Using R
• Making Sense of Sensors: End-to-End Algorithms and Infrastructure Design from Wearable-Devices to Data Center
• Managing the Web of Things: Linking the Real World to the Web
• Pattern Recognition and Classification in Time Series Data
• Practical Hadoop Migration: How to Integrate Your RDBMS with the Hadoop Ecosystem and Re-Architect Relational Applications to NoSQL
• Practical Oracle E-Business Suite: An Implementation and Management Guide
• Practical Swift
• Pragmatic Application of Service Management: The Five Anchor Approach, Second Edition
• Pro Angular, Second Edition
• Pro HTML5 with CSS, JavaScript, and Multimedia: Complete Website Development and Best Practices
• Pro Python Best Practices: Debugging, Testing and Maintenance
• Pro Tableau: A Step-by-Step Guide
• Project Management with CompTIA Project+: On Track from Start to Finish, Fourth Edition
• Revit 2017 Architecture
• Sage 50 Payroll 2016 in Easy Steps
• Salesforce.com Lightning Process Builder and Visual Workflow: A Practical Guide to Model-Driven Development on the Force.com Platform
• SAP Business Analytics: A Best Practices Guide for Implementing Business Analytics Using SAP
• SCSP SNIA Certified Storage Professional All-in-One Exam Guide (Exam S10-110)
• Securing the Internet of Things
• Security Solutions and Applied Cryptography in Smart Grid Communications
• SketchUp for Dummies
• Software Reading Techniques: Twenty Techniques for More Effective Software Review and Inspection
• Swift 3 for Absolute Beginners, Third Edition
• The Data Science Handbook
• The DevOps Adoption Playbook: A Guide to Adopting DevOps in a Multi-Speed IT Enterprise
• The Little SAS Enterprise Guide Book

Featured MK Title: GPU Computing Gems Jade Edition
GPU Computing Gems Jade Edition the second volume of Morgan Kaufmann's GPU Computing Gems, offering an all-new set of insights, ideas, and practical "hands-on" skills from researchers and developers worldwide. Each chapter gives you a window into the work being performed across a variety of application domains, and the opportunity to witness the impact of parallel GPU computing on the efficiency of scientific research.

This is just one of nearly 500 titles from publishers Morgan Kaufmann (MK) and Syngress in ACM's eBook collection, covering the most bleeding-edge topics in computing, such as Big Data, Cybersecurity, Human-Computer Interaction, Parallel Computing, and more. The books are available in PDF (and some in ePub) and are downloadable to your desktop, laptop, tablet, and any popular eBook reader on your mobile device. All members (Student and Professional) can access them through the ACM Learning Center eBook catalog as well as the ACM Digital Library.

ACM Interview: John Chen
Tune in as the leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs advancing computing as a science and a profession discuss their background, experience, and career highlights, all while providing invaluable insights and lessons learned for future computing professionals in this ongoing series of exclusive interviews conducted by Stephen Ibaraki, co-chair of the ACM Practitioner Board.

In a recent ACM Podcast Stephen Ibaraki interviewed John Chen. Noted Innovator, Entrepreneur, Founder WikiOmni and Word4App

Jiang (John) Chen is the founder of WikiOmni and Word4App. He has a Master's degree in International Trade from Eastern Michigan University, USA and a Master's degree in Christian Studies from Southern Methodist University, USA. John is a former researcher in the Guangdong Branch of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He helped China Eastern Communication (listed company) found US subsidiary, and served as the first CEO. In addition to these John is also a former reporter and editor working in several different media.

Volunteer Your Computing Skills for a Social Good with ACM and SocialCoder
You can use your technical skills for social good and offer volunteer support on software development projects to organizations who could not otherwise afford it. SocialCoder connects volunteer programmers/software developers with registered charities and helps match them to suitable projects based on their skills, experience, and the causes they care about. Learn more about ACM's new partnership with SocialCoder, and how you can get involved.