Bio

Database engineer specializing in the Apache Cassandra database. Search engine integration is also something that I have spent time working on, mainly with Endeca and ElasticSearch. I am very much a GNU/Linux zealot, an experienced coder (Java & Go), and enjoy scripting in Bash & Python. Time permitting, I contribute to the software community by answering StackOverflow questions from other developers, as well as by submitting code for the Apache Cassandra open source project. As a DataStax MVP for Apache Cassandra, I will occasionally give presentations aimed at helping developers (who are newer to Cassandra) get started correctly. Unfortunately, SlideShare doesn't always do the best job in respecting my formatting choices. But these presentations are available for anyone who wishes to view/download them. As a tech author, I have written a few articles and papers on distributed databases, as well as the books ''Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week'' and ''Mastering Apache Cassandra 3.x'' by Packt Publishing.