About the authors

Aaron Ploetz is the NoSQL Engineering Lead for Target, where his DevOps team supports Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis, and Neo4j. He has been named a DataStax MVP for Apache Cassandra three times, and has presented at multiple events, including the DataStax Summit and Data Day Texas. He earned a BS in Management/Computer Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and a MS in Software Engineering from Regis University. He and his wife, Coriene, live with their three children in the Twin Cities area.

I'd like to thank Dr. David Munro, who inspired me, Ron Bieber, who believed in me and introduced me to the world of distributed databases, and my lovely wife, Coriene, who provided constant support and encouragement during this endeavor. Seriously, without Coriene none of this would have been possible.

 

 



Devram Kandhare
 has 4 years of experience of working with the SQL database—MySql and NoSql databases—MongoDB and DynamoDB. He has worked as database designer and developer. He has developed various projects using the Agile development model. He is experienced in building web-based applications and REST API.

I'd like to thank my grandparents, Mamaji, Shriniwas Gadre, and Mudit Tyagi, for their love and guidance. Most importantly I want to thank my parents, my sister, Amruta, my loving and supportive wife, Ashvini, and my friend Prashant; without them none of this would have been possible.




Sudarshan Kadambi has a background in distributed systems and database design. He has been a user and contributor to various NoSQL databases and is passionate about solving large-scale data management challenges.

I would like to thank my parents for providing me the foundations that make work like this possible. I would like to thank my sister, wife, and son for their support and encouragement and for the joy and happiness they bring to my life.





Xun (Brian) Wu
has more than 15 years of experience in web/mobile development, big data analytics, cloud computing, blockchain, and IT architecture. He holds a master's degree in computer science from NJIT. He is always enthusiastic about exploring new ideas, technologies, and opportunities that arise. He has previously reviewed more than 40 books from Packt Publishing. 

I would like to thank my parents who always give me inspiration, drive and encouragement. I would also like to thank my wife and kids, Bridget and Charlotte, for their patience and support throughout this endeavor.