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Services for Aging Persons in China: Spatial Variations in Supply and Demand (Global Perspectives on Health Geography)
by Xiaoping Shen Shangyi Zhou Xiulan ZhangThis volume draws upon one of the first comprehensive studies on the regional variations of services for aging persons in China to provide an empirical and theoretical understanding of the impact of China's rapidly growing aging population on the country's socioeconomic, cultural, and political systems. In three parts, the manuscript combines case-oriented comparative methods with variable-oriented statistical and GIS analyses to examine the spatial patterns and relationships between supply and demand of affordable and accessible services for aging persons in China. Part one gives a historical review of population aging in China, including the development of services for aging persons and government policies and programs geared towards elders. Part two provides an analysis of spatial variations of supply and demand for services including food, housing, health, and community services for aging persons. Part three uses case studies to analyse the regional and local dimensions of elderly services. Suggestions are made for future planning, development, and policies. This book will appeal to policy makers, city planners, service providing businesses, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying economic geography, planning, and regional development.
Services in Canada
by W. R. Frisbee M. S. SommersFirst Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Services in Family Forestry (World Forests #24)
by Teppo Hujala Anne Toppinen Brett J. ButlerThis book transfers the newest service research concepts, such as value co-creation, to family forestry context. The book is aimed at as learning material for higher-education students in Western economies, and as a handbook for forest scientists worldwide. It has a strong theoretical base, but also a practical orientation with examples of novel forest services from different regions and contexts. The five parts of the book are: I Conceptualization of Service Approaches in Family Forestry; II Market and Policy Environment; III Public Service and Business Innovations; IV Communication, Cooperation, and Organizations for Services; and V Transitions Governance. Each part begins with a chapter that is more conceptual and thus sets the stage for the subsequent chapters, which then focus on a regional perspective or some more specific theme under the part’s coverage.
Services of General Economic Interest in EU Competition Law: Striking a Balance Between Non-economic Values and Market Competition (Legal Issues of Services of General Interest)
by Lei ZhuThis book provides a comprehensive examination of the interaction between Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI) and EU competition law, covering in particular Article 106 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and state aid rules. It also takes the telecommunications, postal service and transport sectors as case studies, taking into account the technological, economic and political backgrounds to these sectors.The area of SGEI has undergone fundamental developments over the past three decades and the most recent changes in the Lisbon Treaty, recognizing SGEI as a shared value and granting explicit competence to the EU, mark its constitutional significance. The key issue is how to balance economic values underlying competitive markets and non-economic public service values such as universal access to essential services. The essence of the question is the relationship between the market and the state. This controversial issue is addressed through a critical analysis of a number of landmark EU Court judgments and Commission decisions over the decades.Offering a clear appreciation of the evolution of the EU regulatory framework on SGEI that lays out the limits and boundaries within which the Member States define, organize and fund SGEI, the book is particularly aimed at academics with a research interest in the interaction between public services and EU competition law, but as it also demonstrates clearly how the application of EU competition law has transformed the public utilities sectors, it will be of interest to law makers, legal professionals and policy makers as well.Dr. Lei Zhu is a Research Associate at the Institute of International Law at Wuhan University in Wuhan, China. He studied at the Institute for Competition & Procurement Studies of the Bangor University Law School in Wales, United Kingdom, where he obtained his PhD in law in 2015.
Services of General Interest Beyond the Single Market
by Markus KrajewskiThis is the first book ever to assess comprehensively the impact of EU international agreements on services of general interest. Services of general interest remain high on the political and legal agenda of the European Union. However, the debates about the impact of EU law on services of general interest usually focus on internal market law such as the free movement of services, competition law, state aid rules and the law of public procurement. The external and international dimensions of the European legal framework for services of general interest are often overlooked. This book addresses the impact of international trade and investment agreements on public services and the role these services play in EU external relations. It shows that the inherent tension between establishing and securing undistorted competition on markets and the logic of public services exists in international economic law in a similar way as in EU internal law. Given the contentiousness of international trade and investment agreements as well as the EU's external policies, the issues discussed in this volume are timely and relevant and contribute to the ongoing debate about the future of services of general interest in the EU with fresh ideas and perspectives. Markus Krajewski is Professor of Public and International Law at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
Services – SERVICES 2018: 14th World Congress, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2018, Seattle, WA, USA, June 25–30, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10975)
by Ying Li Liang-Jie Zhang Alvin Yang Siva Kantamneni Awel Dico Xiangang Chen Rajesh SubramanyanThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Services, SERVICES 2018, held as part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2018, in Seattle, USA, in June 2018. The 10 full papers and 3 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. The papers cover topics in the field of software foundations and applications with a focus on novel approaches for engineering requirements, design and architectures, testing, maintenance and evolution, model-driven development, software processes, metrics, quality assurance and new software economics models, search-based software engineering, benefiting day-to-day services sectors and derived through experiences, with appreciation to scale, pragmatism, transparency, compliance and/or dependability.
Servicio al cliente en un nuevo mundo
by Gabriel Vallejo LopezCómo generar experiencias memorables en sectores estratégicos de la economía El 25 de marzo de 2020 se dio la orden de iniciar el confinamiento en todo Colombia. Toda nuestra vida cambió de manera dramática e intempestiva. Incertidumbre. Prohibiciones. Restricciones. Escasez. Parálisis. La pandemia mundial fue un escenario de adaptación y aprendizaje que me permitió reflexionar sobre los cambios que estaban operando en el día a día de hombres y mujeres en el mundo y las nuevas realidades que aterrizarían como resultado del fenómeno. ¿Y los clientes?, ¿y el servicio?, ¿y esa pasión por vivir en pro de los demás?, ¿y las empresas y sus proveedores?, ¿y la multinacional?, ¿y el pequeño negocio de la esquina?, ¿y la famiempresa de la que dependen todos sus miembros? Esas fueron algunas de las inquietudes que nacieron como consecuencia de tan drástica pero necesaria determinación. "Una serena y juiciosa inmersión me llevó a examinar cómo se afectarían los hábitos de los clientes durante y después del confinamiento; cuáles serían pasajeros y cuáles llegarían para quedarse. Fruto de este ejercicio de análisis surgió este libro. En un largo y profundo recorrido de investigación, entrevistas y cifras, nos sumergimos en los ocho sectores clave y estratégicos de la sociedad: infraestructura, banca y seguros, comercio, hotelería y turismo, restaurantes, salud, transporte y logística. Esta obra presenta, de manera concreta, cuáles fueron las estrategias de las empresas de diversos sectores para enfrentarse a una situación para la cual no estábamos preparados, y, de manera particular, veremos cómo esta coyuntura generó nuevas dinámicas de servicio al cliente".- Gabriel Vallejo López
Servicio con pasión: 7 casos exitosos de servicio al cliente en América Latina
by Gabriel Vallejo Lopez Fernando Sánchez ParedesAnálisis de algunos de los casos más importantes de servicio al cliente en América Latina El servicio es fundamental para asegurar la fidelidad de los clientes. Sin embargo, este razonamiento no parece favorecer la experiencia de los usuarios, que a diario deben enfrentarse con situaciones donde la amabilidad, el respeto y la celeridad no sobresalen. ¿Por qué es tan difícil prestar un buen servicio? En este libro los autores destacan las estrategias en servicio al cliente que han llevado a cabo 7 compañías en América Latina y revelan los secretos de por qué se convirtieron en referentes de buen servicio en el mundo. El restaurante Andrés Carne de Res, el Helm Bank y la cadena de Almacenes La 14, en Colombia; la cadena de hamburguesas peruana Bembos; la distribuidora de combustibles de Chile, Copec; 123Seguro, de Argentina, y el hotel Rosewood San Miguel de Allende, en México, son las empresas exaltadas, gracias a que sus servicios se enfocaron en los clientes y no en la búsqueda desenfrenada de utilidades.
Serving Those in Need: A Handbook for Managing Faith-Based Human Services Organizations
by Edward L. Queen IIGiven the increased pressures and higher demand on social-service organizations, faith-based providers must find ways to increase their effectiveness while maintaining their religious distinctiveness.
Serving a Wired World: London's Telecommunications Workers and the Making of an Information Capital (Berkeley Series in British Studies #17)
by Katie Hindmarch-WatsonIn the public imagination, Silicon Valley embodies the newest of the new—the cutting edge, the forefront of our social networks and our globally interconnected lives. But the pressures exerted on many of today’s communications tech workers mirror those of a much earlier generation of laborers in a very different space: the London workforce that helped launch and shape the massive telecommunications systems operating at the turn of the twentieth century. As the Victorian age ended, affluent Britons came to rely on information exchanged along telegraph and telephone wires for seamless communication: an efficient and impersonal mode of sharing thoughts, demands, and desires. This embrace of seemingly unmediated communication obscured the labor involved in the smooth operation of the network, much as our reliance on social media and app interfaces does today.Serving a Wired World is a history of information service work embedded in the daily maintenance of liberal Britain and the status quo in the early years of the twentieth century. As Katie Hindmarch-Watson shows, the administrators and engineers who crafted these telecommunications systems created networks according to conventional gender perceptions and social hierarchies, modeling the operation of the networks on the dynamic between master and servant. Despite attempts to render telegraphists and telephone operators invisible, these workers were quite aware of their crucial role in modern life, and they posed creative challenges to their marginalized status—from organizing labor strikes to participating in deviant sexual exchanges. In unexpected ways, these workers turned a flatly neutral telecommunications network into a revolutionary one, challenging the status quo in ways familiar today.
Serving by Safeguarding Your Church (Zondervan Practical Ministry Guides #No. 4)
by Robert H. WelchFor: ·Individual use ·Group training Includes diagrams, checklists, and resource lists Church ought to be the safest place on earth. Here’s how to fulfill that goal in practical ways, from developing a security structure and team, to assessing interior and exterior building security, training ushers and greeters to be sensitive to security, forming an emergency reaction team, establishing financial accountability, and much more. Serving by Safeguarding Your Church takes you through the ins and outs of ·Building for Security ·Organizing for Security ·Taking Actions to Improve Security ·Dealing with Keys, Alarms, and Security Systems Zondervan Practical Ministry Guides provide you with simple, practical insights for serving in today’s churches. Written by experienced pastors and church workers, these easy-to-read, to-the-point booklets address the fundamentals of different ministries as practiced effectively in real life. You’ll find biblical insight and wise, field-tested advice you can apply today, as well as discussion questions to help you think through and integrate what you read.
Serving the Customer: The Role of Selling and Sales
by Thomas AichnerThis book examines key aspects of selling and the sale of goods and services in B2C and B2B. Renowned scholars and practitioners contributed their expertise with a wide range of articles about how to serve customers and the role of selling and sales. Their research results and practical experiences can be used as a basis for further research as well as implemented by small, medium-sized and globally operating companies. The 13 chapters are organized in four parts, starting with (I) value creation and selling services, followed by (II) business negotiations and sales in B2B, (III) using technology and innovation to increase sales and study consumers, and finishing with two chapters about sales competencies on the one hand and a critical piece about consumption on the other hand under (IV) selling more or consuming less?The European perspective adopted in the book provides both international researchers and entrepreneurs, as well as those already working in Europe, with a better understanding of the market and the dynamics in the consumer and business sectors.Excerpt from the contentThe meaning of value creation and value-in-use in selling servicesThe vital role of pricing, customer participation, and the responsibilities of front-line employeesHow to negotiate the sale in B2B and purchase of three distinct types of business servicesHow, why, and under which circumstances retailers are considering machine learning forecasting methods to increase salesProposal for an autonomous consumer business, which is about fully automating transactions between a seller and a buyerHow the Net Promoter Score works and why it can be both beneficial but also viewed skepticallyWhich specific competencies sales professionals must possess to succeed and sell well The downsides and threats of our economic system with a single-minded focus on the growth of sales or revenues
Serving the Public Interest: Profiles of Successful and Innovative Public Servants
by Norma M RiccucciThis reader presents a balanced collection of 16 administrative profiles of high-level government and nonprofit officials for course use. The profiles were originally published as part of a series for Public Administration Review. The profiles themselves cover a wide range of public service professionals at the local, state, and federal levels, and are written by a distinguished cast of authors. A concluding chapter by Riccucci pulls together and synthesizes the various themes of the profiles.
Serving the Rule of International Maritime Law: Essays in Honour of Professor David Joseph Attard (IMLI Studies in International Maritime Law)
by Norman A. Martínez GutiérrezInternational maritime law is far from inert, everyday international affairs constantly test existing law and, in many occasions, require its development. Serving the Rule of International Maritime Law is thus not limited to a description of the current state of the law, but contains innovative studies on current issues and events that are testing the present state of international maritime law. The book is intended as a Liber Amicorum to Professor David Joseph Attard. It celebrates his career in international law; he played a crucial role in establishing the IMO International Maritime Law Institute in 1988, the main purpose of which is to train lawyers in private and public international maritime law. Over the last twenty years he has continued to teach at the Institute and has played an important role in contributing to the work of international fora concerned with the development of international law. This work represents a close collaboration amongst practitioners and academics involved in the field of international maritime law including IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Judge Helmut Tuerk, Professor Francis Reynolds Q.C. and Patrick J.S. Griggs CBE. Part I contains general articles in international maritime law, Part II is dedicated to the law of the sea, and Part III is devoted to issues on shipping law. Serving the Rule of International Maritime Law is of great interest to professionals in the shipping industry as well as practitioners, academics and students.
Servitization Strategy: Delivering Customer-Centric Outcomes Through Business Model Innovation (Palgrave Executive Essentials)
by Tim Baines Ali Ziaee Bigdeli Kawal KapoorCompeting through advanced services involves offering products-as-a-service, delivering outcomes for customers, and regularly earning revenue when customers get the results they value. This strategic move towards delivering outcomes can present many challenges for a firm. Part of the Palgrave Executive Essentials series, this book introduces outcome-based business models as Advanced Services Business Models and provides a practical guide on how a firm can innovate these services through a process known as servitization.Servitization offers businesses a pathway to both improve economic productivity and sustainability. It can create greater value for customers, while also improving resource efficiency and dematerialisation of the supply chain. It has the potential to reshape the industrial landscape for businesses, markets, and consumers around the world. This book is for executives, professionals, and anyone else who is looking for a practical guide to implementing service-based business models or seeking to innovate their business models to focus on services. It functions as a companion for students in executive education courses on servitization, business model innovation, strategy, and operations and should be on the radar of all instructors in those fields.
Servitization, IT-ization and Innovation Models: Two-Stage Industrial Cluster Theory
by Hitoshi Hirakawa Norio Tokumaru Kaushalesh Lal Shampa Paul Naoko ShinkaiThis book looks at two-stage industrial cluster theory and new innovation models in view of IT-ization and servitization of products. The formation of industrial clusters such as export processing zones and special economic zones has been the preferred mechanism for developing countries to boost their industrial development and export performance for the last several decades. Existing literature related to Development Economics cited numerous benefits of industrial clusters and several countries have reaped such benefits. The book goes beyond formation of traditional industrial clusters. It promotes the idea of formation of two-stage clusters. The book further stresses on new innovation models. The ideas are promoted based on the empirical evidence of Chinese and Taiwanese firms in consumer electronics and automobile sectors. Finally, the book looks at firm strategies in new business environment which is dominated by servitization of industrial products. It argues for firms to integrate manufacturing and services to a great extent. To substantiate the arguments, empirical evidence comes from India, Taiwan, and Bangladesh. The study further finds evidence, perhaps for the first time that innovation and knowledge acquisition strategies are influenced not only by size of firms but also vary with market preferences.
Servsafe Coursebook (Sixth Edition, Revised)
by National Restaurant Association StaffTHE definitive book for food safety training and certification The Sixth Edition Revised reflects the latest updates from the 2013 FDA Food Code providing the most current focus on the preventative measures to keep food safe. With its comprehensive coverage of key food safety concepts, the ServSafe® Coursebook Revised will completely prepare readers for the most current ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam, and, more importantly, it will promote adherence to food safety practices in the workplace. It is the ideal solution for the academic setting, multiple-day training, or individuals in need of more extensive food safety training. Food safety has never been more important to the restaurant industry and its customers. Based on the 2013 FDA Food Code, the ServSafe Coursebook focuses on the preventative measures to keep food safe. Based on industry-identified job task analysis, the content in the ServSafe Coursebook goes beyond the principles found in the ServSafe Manager Book and adds greater depth and breadth of food safety practices by featuring expanded sections on food defense, high-risk populations, active managerial control, and crisis management. Food safety topics are presented in a user-friendly, practical way with real-world case studies and stories to help readers understand the day-to-day importance of food safety. Developed by the industry, for the industry, ServSafe® is a proven way to minimize risk and maximize protection for foodservice owners, employees, and customers. Recognized as the industry standard, ServSafe offers a complete suite of printed and online products and is the most important ingredient to food safety training and certification success. The ServSafe Coursebook 6th Edition is available packaged in a number of ways to suit your specific needs. ISBN: 0133883604 is the stand-alone book: ServSafe Coursebook 6th Edition Also available: A package containing the book and the answer sheet for the pencil/paper version of the ServSafe Food Protection Manager exam: ServSafe Coursebook with Answer Sheet 6th Edition ISBN:0133883507 A package containing the book, the answer sheet for the pencil/paper version of the ServSafe Food Protection Manager exam,AND MyServSafeLab with Pearson eText Access Card: ServSafe Coursebook with Answer Sheet, Revised Plus NEW MyServSafeLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package, 6/e ISBN: 0134074459 A package containing the book and online exam voucher: ServSafe Coursebook with Online Exam Voucher 6th Edition ISBN: 0133883515 A package containing the book, online exam voucher, AND MyServSafeLab with Pearson eText Access Card: ServSafe Coursebook with Online Exam Voucher, Revised Plus NEW MyServSafeLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package, 6/e ISBN: 0134074440 The ServSafe Coursebook is available packaged with MyServSafeLab(tm). MyServSafeLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program that truly engages students in learning. It helps students better prepare for class, quizzes, and exams-resulting in better performance in the course-and provides educators a dynamic set of tools for gauging individual and class progress. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyServSafeLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN. MyServSafeLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.
Servsafe Essentials 5th Edition (Updated with the 2009 FDA Food Code)
by National Restaurant AssociationThis textbook has been updated to reflect the changing needs of a diverse and expanding workforce in the foodservice and restaurant industry. A significant percentage of the updates to the book were the direct result of feedback from seasoned instructors. The food safety content will create a learning experience that is activity-based and easily comprehended that will help readers prepare for examinations and will promote adherence to food safety practices in the operation.
Servsafe Food Handler Guide: Updated with the 2013 FDA Food Code
by National Restaurant National Restaurant AssociatioThe ServSafe Food Handler Guide 6th Edition easily integrates food safety into any existing onboarding training program. Sections can be completed in approximately 10 minutes. Color-coded sections for easy reference. Color photographs from the learners point of view helps reinforce food safety concepts <p><p> Enhanced assessment can be taken at the completion of training to measure if employees have the minimum competency in food safety knowledge.
Sesame Workshop (B): Celebrating 50 Years of Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter Joyce J. KimIn 2019, Sesame Workshop celebrated its 50th anniversary while on a winning streak of social impact, innovation, and peak media and financial results. Over the past four years, CEO Jeff Dunn and his turnaround team exhibited values-driven leadership, instituted cultural changes, and pursued opportunities to further Sesame's mission, including the inaugural MacArthur 100&Change award to tackle the worldwide refugee crisis in partnership with the International Rescue Committee. The $100 million winning project, Ahlan Simsim, was the largest early childhood program created in a humanitarian setting. By early 2020, Sesame had a mission-aligned culture that laid the groundwork to make kids smarter, kinder, and stronger.
Sesgos inconscientes: Como reformular sesgos, cultivar conexiones y crear equipos de alto rendimiento
by Pamela FullerUNA GUÍA OBLIGADA PARA ENTENDER Y TRASCENDER LOS SESGOS EN EL TRABAJO, POR LOS EXPERTOS DE FRANKLINCOVEY. Los sesgos inconscientes nos afectan a todos. Un reclutador se podría decepcionar si un candidato le pregunta sobre la incapacidad por maternidad. A un profesional de Recursos Humanos le puede parecer más atractivo promover a un graduado de una universidad prestigiosa que a uno de una escuela pública. Un líder puede que crea que una mujer está menos preparada para presentar un reporte en la próxima reunión que su colega varón.Sesgos inconscientes explica que estos son el resultado de atajos mentales, de lo que nos gusta y de lo que no nos gusta, pero, indiscutiblemente, son parte de nuestra condición humana. Sin embargo, lo que asumimos y cómo interactuamos con el otro tiene efectos incalculables en nuestro desarrollo profesional. Al reconocer los sesgos, enfatizar en la empatía y la curiosidad, ver a quienes te rodean como personas completas y priorizar el entendimiento verdadero, podremos liberar todo el potencial de cada persona con la que nos relacionemos.
Seso Global: Building a Blockchain-enabled Property Marketplace in Nigeria
by Boris Vallee Yang Dolly YuThe mutual aspiration of addressing the housing shortage and improving real estate market efficiency led Daniel and Phillip to co-found Seso Global in 2017. Seso Global developed a unique integrated platform to streamline and rationalize the process of acquiring and financing a home in Nigeria. In particular, the Seso team aimed to create a blockchain-enabled ledger of land titles to address a key challenge of Nigerian real estate and mortgages market: ensuring rightful ownership of properties. Their platform combined a land registry management and query portal, a property and mortgage marketplace, and a land service provider marketplace. However, VC investors had been grilling them on their business and revenue model. On the other hand, the impact investors they had talked to were focused on whether their activity would have an effect at the bottom of the pyramid. Pondering on the comments made by the VC, Daniel and Phillip were discussing which part of the platform to prioritize. What should be the focus of their business model? Who should be their main clients? Answers to these questions would be key to win over investors and scale up their operations.
Set Up A Successful Small Business: Teach Yourself
by Vera Hughes David Weller[Teach Yourself] Set Up a Successful Small Business will help you to get your business venture off the ground and turning a profit. Arming you with a strategy for success, the book will support you through the entire process, from getting to grips with business finance to effective marketing. Written by small business owners who have been through it all themselves, you'll also receive insider tips to help give your business the edge.NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One and five-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of setting up your own small business.THINGS TO REMEMBERQuick refreshers at the end of each chapter to help you remember the key facts.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
Set Up A Successful Small Business: Teach Yourself
by Vera Hughes David Weller[Teach Yourself] Set Up a Successful Small Business will help you to get your business venture off the ground and turning a profit. Arming you with a strategy for success, the book will support you through the entire process, from getting to grips with business finance to effective marketing. Written by small business owners who have been through it all themselves, you'll also receive insider tips to help give your business the edge.NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One and five-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of setting up your own small business.THINGS TO REMEMBERQuick refreshers at the end of each chapter to help you remember the key facts.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
Set Up and Manage Your Virtual Private Server: Making System Administration Accessible to Professionals
by Jon WestfallThe need for every professional to have a solid presence on the Internet is more important than ever before. Having a presence beyond an email account, such as a custom web page or web application, usually requires a clumsy assortment of outside services or hiring a dedicated administrator. Thus it is more sensible for the average professional to become adept at managing their own private server. In Set Up and Manage Your Virtual Private Server, author Jon Westfall expertly designs interesting, understandable lessons for professionals such as teachers, doctors, lawyers, and more to deploy their own virtual private server. He walks you through choosing the right service and customizing it for your specific business or personal needs, and does this with great ease while instilling invaluable knowledge. Basics such as setting up users, managing security and firewalls, installing and updating software, and troubleshooting by reviewing log files, backing up data, and so much more. Set Up and Manage Your Virtual Private Server equips you with the power of knowledge to set your web presence apart from the rest. You now have complete control over your virtual brand that is your own—separate from any employer or affiliate. Your career mobility is in your hands with the ability to run your own private server at your fingertips. The digital era centers this technical literacy and independence as a critical skillset.What You Will LearnUnderstand basic server terminology and the way servers operate and are networked togetherSee how software is used on a server and its role (for example, Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and so on)Get comfortable with the basic command-line operation of a virtual private server to set up users, manage security and firewalls, install software, update software, and troubleshoot by reviewing log filesStore and back up important informationIdentify, analyze, and deploy open-source software products that can enhance productivityWho This Book Is ForNon-tech professionals, individuals who have an established professional career, looking to understand more about how to set up and manage a private server.