About the Author
Rajesh Nadipalli currently manages software architecture and delivery of Zaloni's
Bedrock Data Management Platform, which enables customers to quickly and easily
realize true Hadoop-based Enterprise Data Lakes. Rajesh is also an instructor and a
content provider for Hadoop training, including Hadoop development, Hive, Pig,
and HBase. In his previous role as a senior solutions architect, he evaluated big data
goals for his clients, recommended a target state architecture, and conducted proof
of concepts and production implementation. His clients include Verizon, American
Express, NetApp, Cisco, EMC, and UnitedHealth Group.
Prior to Zaloni, Rajesh worked for Cisco Systems for 12 years and held a technical
leadership position. His key focus areas have been data management, enterprise
architecture, business intelligence, data warehousing, and Extract Transform Load
(ETL). He has demonstrated success by delivering scalable data management and BI
solutions that empower business to make informed decisions.
Rajesh authored the rst version of the book HDInsight Essentials, Packt Publishing,
released in September 2013, the rst book in print for HDInsight, providing data
architects, developers, and managers with an introduction to the new Hadoop
distribution from Microsoft.
He has over 18 years of IT experience. He holds an MBA from North Carolina State
University and a BSc degree in Electronics and Electrical from the University of
Mumbai, India.
I would like to thank my family for their unconditional love,
support, and patience during the entire process.
To my friends and coworkers at Zaloni, thank you for inspiring
and encouraging me.
And nally a shout-out to all the folks at Packt Publishing for being
really professional.
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