Arthur Zubarev is a data platform engineer who specializes in developing fast data pipelines, data acquisition, analysis, validation, performance tuning, data warehousing, and visualizations. His skills and passion include relational and NoSQL database engines, big data, cloud technologies, streaming data, IoT, social web, and general programming.
Arthur is a data platform MVP for the sixth year, a member of the Data Advisors group for Microsoft, R for Visual Studio beta tester, MCDBA, MCAD, and MCITP. He strives to be an early adopter of new technologies and likes to embrace technical challenges. In addition, he is a frequent presenter and event organizer.
I would like to thank my wonderful family for always understanding the importance of my contributions to the technical community, even if that occurred at the expense of our spare time. This has allowed me to effectively deliver as much timely feedback as I could to produce this fantastic book.