Nagaraj Venkatesan and Ahmad Osama - Azure Data Engineering Cookbook

Get well versed in various data engineering techniques in Azure using this recipe-based guide

Nagaraj Venkatesan

Ahmad Osama

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Nagaraj Venkatesan works as a cloud solution architect at Microsoft. At Microsoft, he works with some of the largest companies in the world, solving their complex data engineering problems and helping them build effective solutions using cutting-edge technologies based on Azure. Nagaraj, based out of Singapore, is a popular member of the data and AI community and is a regular speaker at several international data and AI conferences. He is a two-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award winner, in 2016 and 2017. Nagaraj shares his technical expertise through his blog and on his YouTube channel called DataChannel. He also holds a masters degree in computing from the National University of Singapore.

Ahmad Osama works for Pitney Bowes Pvt. Ltd. as a technical architect and is a former Microsoft Data Platform MVP. In his day job, he works on developing and maintaining high performant, on-premises and cloud SQL Server OLTP environments as well as deployment and automating tasks using PowerShell. When not working, Ahmad blogs at DataPlatformLabs and can be found glued to his Xbox.

Milind Kumar Chaudhari is an experienced cloud data engineer/architect who specializes in designing, implementing, and managing complex data pipelines. He is a data enthusiast and passionate about leveraging the best data engineering practices to solve critical business problems. He is also currently a technical reviewer with OReilly Media.

Vijay Kumar Suda is a senior cloud big data architect with over 20 years of experience working with global clients. He has worked in Switzerland, Belgium, Mexico, Bahrain, India, and Canada and helped customers across multiple industries. He has been based out of the USA since 2008. His expertise includes data engineering, architecture, the cloud, AI, and machine learning.

Firstly, Id like to thank my parents, Sri Koteswara Rao and Rajyalakshmi, for their love and support in every step of my life. Id like to thank my wife, Radhika, my son, Chandra, and my daughter, Akshaya, for their daily support and patience. Id like to thank my siblings, Rama, Swarana, and Dr. SriKumar, for their support, and finally, Id like to thank Packt for the opportunity to review this book.