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Learn how to navigate through memory dump space and Windows data structures to troubleshoot and debug complex software incidents. We use a unique and innovative pattern-driven analysis approach to speed up the learning curve. The training consists of practical step-by-step exercises using WinDbg to diagnose structural and behavioral patterns in 64-bit kernel and complete memory dumps. Additional topics include memory search, kernel linked list navigation, practical WinDbg scripting, registry, system variables and objects, device drivers and I/O.

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Memory Dump Analysis Services (DumpAnalysis.com) organizes a training course:

If you are registered you are allowed to optionally submit your memory dumps before the training. This will allow us in addition to the carefully constructed problems tailor extra examples to the needs of the attendees.

The training consists of 2 two-hour sessions and additional homework exercises. When you finish the training you additionally get:

1. A full transcript in PDF format (retail price $300)
2. 6 volumes of Memory Dump Analysis Anthology in PDF format (retail price $120)
3. A personalized attendance certificate with unique CID (PDF format)
4. Free Software Diagnostics Library membership with access to 200 cross-referenced patterns of memory dump analysis, their classification and more than 70 case studies

Prerequisites: Basic and intermediate level Windows memory dump analysis: ability to list processors, processes, threads, modules, apply symbols, walk through stack traces and raw stack data, diagnose patterns such as heap corruption, CPU spike, memory and handle leaks, access violation, stack overflow, critical section and resource wait chains and deadlocks. If you don't feel comfortable with prerequisites then Accelerated Windows Memory Dump Analysis training is recommended to take (or purchase a corresponding book) before attending this course.

Audience: Software developers, software technical support and escalation engineers.

At this time available only in PDF book format with $100 discount.

Note: 40% discount is available for those who previously booked Accelerated Windows or .NET Memory Dump Analysis training or purchased one of their books. Please use the contact form if you would like to register for the training with a discount.

Learn how to analyze app crashes and freezes, navigate through process core memory dump space and diagnose corruption, memory leaks, CPU spikes, blocked threads, deadlocks, wait chains, and much more. We use a unique and innovative pattern-driven analysis approach to speed up the learning curve. The training consists of practical step-by-step exercises using Xcode and GDB environments highlighting more than 30 patterns diagnosed in 64-bit process core memory dumps. The training also includes an overview of relevant similarities and differences between Windows and Mac OS X user space memory dump analysis useful for engineers with Wintel background.

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Selected Q&A from past training sessions

Memory Dump Analysis Services (DumpAnalysis.com) organizes a training course:

If you are registered you are allowed to optionally submit your app core dumps before the training. This will allow us in addition to the carefully constructed problems tailor additional examples to the needs of the attendees.

The training consists of 2 two-hour sessions. When you finish the training you additionally get:

1. A full transcript in PDF format (retail price $300)
2. 6 volumes of Memory Dump Analysis Anthology in PDF format (retail price $120)
3. A personalized attendance certificate with unique CID (PDF format)
4. Free Software Diagnostics Library membership

Prerequisites: Basic Mac OS X troubleshooting and debugging

Audience: Software technical support and escalation engineers, system administrators, software developers and quality assurance engineers.

At this time available only in PDF book format with $100 discount.

If you are mainly interested in Windows memory dump analysis there is another course available:

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Note: 40% discount is available for those who previously booked Accelerated Windows Memory Dump Analysis training or purchased its book. Please use the contact form if you would like to register for the training with a discount.

Learn how to analyze .NET application and service crashes and freezes, navigate through memory dump space (managed and unmanaged code) and diagnose corruption, leaks, CPU spikes, blocked threads, deadlocks, wait chains, resource contention, and much more. We use a unique and innovative pattern-driven analysis approach to speed up the learning curve. The training consists of practical step-by-step exercises using WinDbg to diagnose patterns in 32-bit and 64-bit process memory dumps.

Public preview (selected slides) of the previous training

Memory Dump Analysis Services (DumpAnalysis.com) organizes a training course:

If you are registered you are allowed to optionally submit your memory dumps before the training. This will allow us in addition to the carefully constructed problems tailor extra examples to the needs of the attendees.

The training consists of 2 two-hour sessions and additional homework exercises. When you finish the training you additionally get:

1. A full transcript in PDF format (retail price $300)
2. 6 volumes of Memory Dump Analysis Anthology in PDF format (retail price $120)
3. A personalized attendance certificate with unique CID (PDF format)
4. Free Software Diagnostics Library membership with access to 200 cross-referenced patterns of memory dump analysis, their classification and more than 70 case studies

Prerequisites: Basic .NET programming and debugging.

Audience: Software developers, software technical support and escalation engineers.

At this time available only in PDF book format with $100 discount.

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After 4 years in print this bestselling title needs an update to address minor changes, include extra examples and reference additional research published in Volumes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

• Title: Memory Dump Analysis Anthology, Volume 1
• Author: Dmitry Vostokov
• Publisher: OpenTask (Summer 2012)
• Language: English
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• Paperback: 800 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1-908043-35-1

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• ISBN-13: 978-1-908043-36-8

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This is a transcript of Memory Dump Analysis Services Webinar about Software Narratology: an exciting new discipline and a field of research founded by DumpAnalysis.org. When software executes it gives us its stories in the form of UI events, software traces and logs. Such stories can be analyzed for their structure and patterns for troubleshooting, debugging and problem resolution purposes. Topics also include software narremes and their types, anticipatory software construction and software diagnostics.

• Title: Software Narratology: An Introduction to the Applied Science of Software Stories
• Authors: Dmitry Vostokov, Memory Dump Analysis Services
• Publisher: OpenTask (April 2012)
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 28.0 x 21.6
• Paperback: 26 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1908043078

Due to many questions on recommended books to learn assembly language for debugging purposes we provide these references:

Windows Debugging: Practical Foundations
x64 Windows Debugging: Practical Foundations

Each book can be read independently although some platform-independent content overlaps. x64 bit book focuses on 64-bit only.

We believe these books provide all necessary motivation, context and practical foundation for other in-depth assembly language textbooks on the market.

The similar book for x64 Mac OS X is in preparation.

NEW! Now also with Mac OS X and GDB

Welcome to Debugging TV and Frames series where each episode features some facet of debugging, memory dump, and software trace analysis in 8 slides in 8 minutes including live WinDbg (Windows) or GDB (Mac OS X, Linux) demonstration plus extra 8 minutes for you to ask questions.

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Debugging TV Frame 0x01
Recording: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/640694470
Recording (zip): 2011-10-07-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x01.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x01.pdf
WinDbg log: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x01.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x02
Recording: 2011-10-14-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x02.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x02.pdf
From Q&A session: DIA SDK to access PDB symbol files

Debugging TV Frame 0x03
Recording: 2011-10-21-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x03.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x03.pdf
WinDbg log: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x03.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x04
Recording: 2011-11-25-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x04.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x04.pdf
WinDbg log: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x04.txt
Note on Q&A: There was a question about the difference between .symopt-4 and .reload /f and indeed for the exercise purpose there was no difference. However I understood the question incorrectly and when I mentioned about forcing mismatched symbols load I meant .reload /f /i that we covered in the previous Frame Episode 0x02.

Debugging TV Frame 0x05
Recording: 2011-12-02-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x05.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x05.pdf
WinDbg log: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x05.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x06
Recording: 2012-01-06-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x06.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x06.pdf
WinDbg log: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x06.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x07
Recording: 2012-02-03-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x07.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x07.pdf
WinDbg log: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x07.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x08
Recording: 2012-02-17-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x08.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x08.pdf
WinDbg log: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x08.txt
API description: contexts.h
Modeling application: TestActCtx.zip

Debugging TV Frame 0x09
Recording: 2012-02-24-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x09.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x09.pdf
WinDbg log 1: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x09-1.txt
WinDbg log 2: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x09-2.txt
Modeling application: MixedBreakpoints.zip

Debugging TV Frame 0x0A (Mac OS X)
Recording: 2012-03-16-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x0A.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x0A.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x0B (Mac OS X)
Recording: 2012-03-30-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x0B.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x0B.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x0C (Mac OS X)
Recording: 2012-04-06-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x0C.zip
Crash report: MultipleThreads_2012-04-06-092234_DumpAnalysis-MacBook-Air.crash
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x0C.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x0D (Mac OS X)
Recording: 2012-05-04-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x0D.zip
Crash report: SpikingThread_2012-05-04-174941_DumpAnalysis-MacBook-Air.crash
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x0D.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x0E (Mac OS X)
Recording: 2012-05-25-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x0E.zip
Crash report: HeapCorruption2_2012-05-24-111258_DumpAnalysis-MacBook-Air.crash
Crash report: DoubleFree_2012-05-24-130929_DumpAnalysis-MacBook-Air.crash
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x0E.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x0F (Mac OS X)
Recording: 2012-06-01-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x0F.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x0F.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x10 (General Software Diagnostics)
Recording: 2012-06-18-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x10.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x10.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x11 (Windows, Mac OS X)
Recording: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/archive/318613774
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x11.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x12 (Mac OS X)
Recording: 2012-08-27-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x12.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x12.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x13 (Mac OS X)
Recording: 2012-09-25-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x13.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x13.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x14 (Windows)
2012-10-15-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x14.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x14.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x15 (Windows)
Recording: 2012-10-22-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x15.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x15.pdf
MessageHistory x86 log: messages32.txt
MessageHistory x64 log: messages64.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x16 (Windows)
Recording: 2012-11-01-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x16.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x16.pdf
WinDbg log (process dump): windbg-old-hangs-on-windows8-dump.txt
WinDbg log (complete dump): memory-windows8.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x17 (Windows)
Recording: 2012-11-12-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x17.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x17.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x18 (Windows)
Recording: 2012-12-03-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x18.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x18.pdf
WinDbg log: logfile.txt
Source code: FrameNavigation.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x19 (Windows)
Recording: 2013-01-07-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x19.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x19.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x20 (Windows)
Recording: 2013-01-21-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x20.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x20.pdf
WinDbg log: InjectionResidue.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x21 (Windows)
Recording: 2013-02-12-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x21.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x21.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x22 (Windows)
Recording: 2013-02-18-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x22.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x22.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x23 (Windows)
Recording: 2013-03-04-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x23.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x23.pdf

Debugging TV Frame 0x24 (Windows)
Recording: 2013-04-15-Debugging-TV-Frame-0x24.zip
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x24.pdf
Source code: PastStackTrace.txt
WinDbg log (x86): PastStackTrace32.txt
WinDbg log (x64): PastStackTrace64.txt

Debugging TV Frame 0x25 (Windows)
Recording: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/archive/318613774
Slides: DebuggingTV_Frame_0x25.pdf
WinDbg log: Episode-0x25-windbg-log.txt

More frames are coming and www.debugging.tv hosts TV programme and recordings of past episodes.

This newly expanded field studies all types of narratives in software construction and post-construction.

For details please visit our blog:

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One of sources of Memoretics is Narratology to which the former contributes back by providing structural and behavioral analysis patterns and frameworks.

For the full story please visit our blog: http://www.dumpanalysis.org/blog/index.php/2012/02/13/software-narratolo...

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The full transcript of Memory Dump Analysis Services Training with 10 step-by-step exercises, notes, and selected Q&A.

• Title: Advanced Windows Memory Dump Analysis with Data Structures: Training Course Transcript and WinDbg Practice Exercises with Notes
• Authors: Dmitry Vostokov, Memory Dump Analysis Services
• Publisher: OpenTask (January 2012)
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 28.0 x 21.6
• Paperback: 180 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1908043344

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The full transcript of Memory Dump Analysis Services Training with 7 step-by-step exercises, notes, source code of specially created modeling applications and selected Q&A. Covers 20 .NET memory dump analysis patterns plus additional unmanaged patterns.

• Title: Accelerated .NET Memory Dump Analysis: Training Course Transcript and WinDbg Practice Exercises with Notes
• Authors: Dmitry Vostokov, Memory Dump Analysis Services
• Publisher: OpenTask (November 2011)
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 28.0 x 21.6
• Paperback: 204 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1908043320

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A software problem incident is described using software problem description language. Its program interpretation or compilation results in a published software problem solving tool. Tools can be reused, parameterized, aggregated and organized into hierarchical catalogs. Welcome to the TaaS of the future!

0. The design and development of SPDL (Software Problem Description Language) with a purpose to automatic generation of software troubleshooting tools based on the description of a problem. Please visit this archival link for more details: http://www.dumpanalysis.org/blog/index.php/category/spdl/

1. The design and development of memory-oriented operating system where memory is the foundation of the whole architecture from the ground up. Please visit this archival link for more details: http://www.dumpanalysis.org/blog/index.php/category/memory-os/

We have conducted research and our internal case studies show that pattern-driven approach to memory analysis significantly decreases learning time: up to 10 times faster than before if not more. Whereas in the past it could take several years to master crash and hang dump analysis - today it takes a few months.

Memory Dump Analysis Services provides the first accelerated pattern-driven analysis training to decrease learning time even more while simultaneously lowering the steep learning curve:

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Written by the founder of DumpAnalysis.org this book is not about bugs or debugging techniques but about background knowledge everyone needs to start experimenting with WinDbg, learn from practical experience and read other advanced debugging books. Solid understanding of fundamentals like pointers is needed to analyze stack traces beyond !analyze -v and lmv WinDbg commands. This is the book to help technical support and escalation engineers and Windows software testers without the knowledge of assembly language to master necessary prerequisites to understand and start debugging and crash dump analysis on Windows platforms. It doesn't require any specific knowledge, fills the gap and lowers the learning curve. The book is also useful for software engineers coming from managed code or Java background, engineers coming from non-Wintel environments, Windows C/C++ software engineers without assembly language background, security researchers and beginners learning Windows software disassembling and reverse engineering techniques. This book can also be used as Intel assembly language and Windows debugging supplement for relevant undergraduate level courses.

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• Title: Windows Debugging: Practical Foundations
• Author: Dmitry Vostokov
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 22.86 x 15.24

• Paperback: 200 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1-906717-10-0
• Publisher: Opentask (01 February 2009)

• Hardback: 200 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1-906717-67-4
• Publisher: Opentask (23 March 2009)

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I am a C++/Windows developer and have been a Windows debugging enthusiast for quite a long time now. However, I have never been able to get a good and credible source of information with regards to the internals of debugging using WinDbg. Over the years, I have laid my hands on various sources that deal with Windows Debugging tools and debugging techniques. Every time I purchased a book or went through an online source, I was limited to confusing information that lead me to give up on this topic. Even reliable books that claimed to be the best in the market were nothing less than a colossal disappointment. However, recently when I came across "Windows Debugging: Practical Foundation" that was purchased by a friend of mine, I was sceptic but, nonetheless, decided to give it a chance. Trust me, although not perfect, the book has helped me a lot in learning more about windows internals and debugging techniques. I would like to extend my complements for writing a book that divulges details in a very concise yet clear manner.

Sriram Sarma

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Memoretics views Cyber Space as Memory Space + Memory Data. Here Memory Space consists of many different memory spaces. Although data is private property memory space where it is located is not:

We propose private property on memory spaces and their partitions as a solution to various Cyber problems such as Cyber Crime and Cyber War:

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The full transcript of Memory Dump Analysis Services Webinar on pattern-driven software troubleshooting, debugging and maintenance. Topics include: A Short History of DumpAnalysis.org; Memory Dump Analysis Patterns; Troubleshooting and Debugging Tools (Debugware) Patterns; Software Trace Analysis Patterns; From Software Defects to Software Behavior; Workaround Patterns; Structural Memory Patterns; Memory Analysis Domain Pattern Hierarchy; New Directions.

• Title: Introduction to Pattern-Driven Software Problem Solving
• Authors: Dmitry Vostokov, Memory Dump Analysis Services
• Publisher: OpenTask (June 2011)
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 28.0 x 21.6
• Paperback: 24 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1908043177

Memoretics as a science of memory snapshots borrows many ideas from the following disciplines (the list is not exhaustive):

• Troubleshooting and Debugging
• Intelligence Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Forensics
• Linguistics
• Archaeology
• Psychoanalysis
• History
• Mathematics: Sets and Categories
• Literary Criticism and Narratology

It also contributes many ideas back. The following diagram depicts such an interaction:

Memoretics promotes pattern-driven memory dump and software trace analysis which has many uses but not limited to:

• Software and site reliability
• Software Debugging
• QA and Software Testing
• Computer Security
• Software Troubleshooting
• Malware Research and Analysis
• Tools as a Service (TaaS)
• Supportability
• Software Diagnostics

The founding text of Memoretics is Memory Dump Analysis Anthology.

We consider memory dump and software trace analysis patterns as units of software behavioral genome. This work started in 2006 and we plan to continue with the publication of volumes 6 - 10 of Memory Dump Analysis Anthology. The release of volume 6 is planned for November-December, 2011.

The image was generated using 3D memory visualization techniques.

Memory Dump Analysis Services announces development of the first memory dump analysis certification and is looking for volunteers to participate in its beta program. Please visit its website for further details.

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This is a supplemental volume of selected articles with 170 full color illustrations from Memory Dump Analysis Anthology: revised, edited, cross-referenced and thematically organized volumes of selected DumpAnalysis.org blog posts about debugging, modern crash dump and software trace analysis, conceptual physicalist and memory space art, speculative metaphysics of memory dump worldview (memoidealism) written in July 2009 - October 2010 for software engineers developing and maintaining products on Windows platforms, quality assurance engineers testing software on Windows platforms, technical support and escalation engineers dealing with complex software issues, security and defect researchers, reverse engineers and malware analysts, computer security and cyber warfare intelligence professionals, computer scientists, conceptual digital artists and philosophers. Unique in its breadth, depth, and scope it offers unprecedented insight into the world of software behavior and draws profound engineering, scientific, artistic and metaphysical implications.

• Title: Memory Dump Analysis Anthology: Color Supplement for Volumes 4-5
• Author: Dmitry Vostokov
• Publisher: OpenTask (June 2011)
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.0
• Paperback: 232 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1908043047

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Five volumes of cross-disciplinary Anthology (dubbed by the author "The Summa Memorianica") lay the foundation of the scientific discipline of Memoretics (study of computer memory snapshots and their evolution in time) that is also called Memory Dump and Software Trace Analysis.

The 5th volume contains revised, edited, cross-referenced, and thematically organized selected DumpAnalysis.org blog posts about crash dump, software trace analysis and debugging written in February 2010 - October 2010 for software engineers developing and maintaining products on Windows platforms, quality assurance engineers testing software on Windows platforms, technical support and escalation engineers dealing with complex software issues, and security researchers, malware analysts and reverse engineers. The fifth volume features:

- 25 new crash dump analysis patterns
- 11 new pattern interaction case studies (including software tracing)
- 16 new trace analysis patterns
- 7 structural memory patterns
- 4 modeling case studies for memory dump analysis patterns
- Discussion of 3 common analysis mistakes
- Malware analysis case study
- Computer independent architecture of crash analysis report service
- Expanded coverage of software narratology
- Metaphysical and theological implications of memory dump worldview
- More pictures of memory space and physicalist art
- Classification of memory visualization tools
- Memory visualization case studies
- Close reading of the stories of Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Watson’s observational patterns
- Fully cross-referenced with Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, and Volume 4

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• Title: Memory Dump Analysis Anthology, Volume 5
• Author: Dmitry Vostokov
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 22.86 x 15.24

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Opentask (17 April 2011)
• ISBN-13: 978-1-906717-96-4

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Opentask (21 June 2011)
• ISBN-13: 978-1-906717-97-1

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Back cover features memory space art image Hot Computation: Memory on Fire.

Mad about debugging? Join the annual competition by telling your Windows debugging story (*) or nominating a person after 7/7/2011 and before 8/8/2011 (**). This year main prize is 5 volumes of Memory Dump Analysis Anthology + Color Supplement for Volumes 1-3 + Color Supplement for Volumes 4-5 with supplements signed by the author.

Please send your story or nominate someone using this page: http://www.dumpanalysis.org/contact or dmitry dot vostokov at dumpanalysis dot org (if your story is formatted with pictures)

(*) DumpAnalysis.org reserves the right to publish your story (in a modified form if necessary) in OpenTask magazines and books with full credit.

(**) 7/7 and 8/8 are originally proposed Memory Analysts and Debuggers Days.

Winners of 2010 Competition: http://www.dumpanalysis.org/debugging-competition-2010

Useful debugging information, techniques, examples, best practices, tool tips and tricks are scattered across many blogs and websites. It is often hard to find what one is needed for problem resolution. OpenTask publisher plans a multi-volume project tentatively called The Anthology of Debugging to compile the best of independent articles and blog posts into printed and digital volumes. Additional topics of interest to debuggers will include but not limited to internals, disassembling and reverse engineering, source and binary code analysis.

The first volume is projected to be published after this summer (ISBN: 978-1908043276). All potential authors will be contacted for their permission, will retain their copyright and their included articles will point to the original source. Additionally, the participants will have an opportunity to include a short bio and other relevant information.

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This is a reference book for technical support and escalation engineers troubleshooting and debugging complex software issues. The book is also invaluable for software maintenance and development engineers debugging Windows applications and services.

• Title: Windows Debugging Notebook: Essential User Space WinDbg Commands
• Authors: Roberto Alexis Farah, Mario Hewardt (Foreword), Dmitry Vostokov (Editor)
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm

• ISBN-13: 978-1-906717-00-1
• Publisher: OpenTask (15 May 2011)
• Paperback: 256 pages

• ISBN-13: 978-0-9558328-5-7
• Publisher: OpenTask (15 July 2011)
• Hardcover: 256 pages

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Written by a veteran in mission-critical computer system problem resolution, problem prevention, and system recovery, this book discusses solving problems on their FIRST occurrence while emphasizing software supportability and serviceability.

• Title: First Fault Software Problem Solving: A Guide for Engineers, Managers and Users
• Author: Dan Skwire
• Publisher: Opentask (1 December 2009)
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 22.86 x 15.24
• ISBN: 1906717427
• ISBN-13: 978-1906717421
• Paperback: 180 pages

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Who should read this book?

• Software professional engineers and managers
• End-users, system administrators and their managers
• Software engineering students

What will the readers of this book learn?

• How to optimize use of pre-existing software problem solving features
• How to choose the best products to improve first fault problem-solving
• How to get the best results when problems occur on outsourced and cloud-placed work
• How to choose amongst first-fault tools, second-fault tools, and manual problem solving methods to best advantage for difficult problems
• How to be an educated consumer or creator of future problem-solving software

What is the business value of reading this book?

• Saving money on problem solving resources (servers, storage, network, software, power, space, cooling, personnel)
• Keeping customers happier since their issues are resolved sooner
• Reducing the durations of computer service outages that affect external clients
• Decreasing operational overhead and encouraging sustainable, higher-performing organizations and enterprises through best problem-solving practices

What else is special about this book?

• 21 original illustrations to feed the soul and tickle the funny-bone
• 21 thought-provoking quotes to feed the intellect and the spirit
• An extensive bibliography to aid in clarification and personal growth

This specially designed logo explores the concept of a face as a combination of dump and trace artifacts:

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