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Harry J. Foxwell is an associate professor at George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing, where he teaches graduate courses in cloud computing and data analytics. He previously worked for Oracle and Sun Microsystems as a principal systems engineer supporting operating systems and virtualization technologies. He is the coauthor of several technical articles and books, including Slicing and dicing servers: a guide to virtualization and containment technologies and The Sun BluePrints guide to Solaris Containers: virtualization in the Solaris Operating System. He also coauthored Pro OpenSolaris, Oracle Solaris 11 system administration: the complete reference, and Oracle Solaris 11.2 system administration handbook, and recently authored Creating good data. He earned his doctorate in information technology, in 2003, from George Mason University (Fairfax, VA). Harry is a Vietnam veteran; he served as a platoon sergeant in the US Army’s 1st Infantry Division from 1968-1969. He was awarded an Air Medal and a Bronze Star. For additional information about Harry, please visit his home page: http://cs.gmu.edu/~hfoxwell.
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Reviews by Harry J Foxwell |
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 The maniac
Labatut B., Penguin Press, Westminster, London, 2023. 368 pp. Type: Book (9780593654477)
At the confluence of physics, mathematics, and computing, in the middle of the 20th century, lived a community of unique and sometimes troubled geniuses whose work created today’s technological marvels and dangers. Einstein, of course, Hilbe...
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Predicting the unknown: the history and future of data science and artificial intelligence
Kampakis S., Apress, New York, NY, 2023. 281 pp. Type: Book (1484295048)
Physicist Niels Bohr observed: “Prediction is very difficult,
especially if it’s about the future!” Despite that warning,
scientists, politicians, journalists, doctors, economists--professionals in
nearly every knowledge ...
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A hacker’s mind: how the powerful bend society’s rules, and how to bend them back
Schneier B., W. W. Norton, New York, NY, 2023. 304 pp. Type: Book (0393866661)
By thinking like a hacker, that is, understanding why and how complex systems can fail by finding and taking unfair advantage of imperfections, we might be able to minimize or eliminate unwanted and potentially catastrophic misuse. Common examples...
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Data analysis for social science: a friendly and practical introduction
Llaudet E., Imai K., PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, Princeton, New Jersey, 2023. 256 pp. Type: Book (0691199434)
Earl Babbie’s classic textbook The practice of social research, which went to its 15th edition in 2021 [1], is a standard reference for social science students and researchers. Its comprehensive review of research methods is still of ...
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Zero trust architecture
Green-Ortiz C., Fowler B., Houck D., Hensel H., Lloyd P., McDonald A., Frazier J., Cisco Press, Indianapolis, IN, 2023. 336 pp. Type: Book (137899734)
“Don’t trust anyone” is common advice in many spy novels and movies. Good advice as well for modern Internet-connected network infrastructures, where there are no longer demarcations between internal-only and external access poin...
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