Microsoft Big Data Solutions

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for all He has blessed me with. Thank you to my wife and family for their support and love. This author team has been incredible and has responded to constantly changing platforms and market factors to deliver a great title on this fast changing subject area. Special thanks to the tech editors and vendor editors from Hortonworks and Microsoft. Last, but certainly not least, thank you to the readers and those data professionals whose passion makes a book like this worthwhile. It's for you we do what we do!

— Adam Jorgensen

I have come to know many people through the SQL community. Some I know professionally while others I know a bit better than that and consider friends. Adam definitely falls into the latter category. I'd like to start by thanking him not only for the opportunity to collaborate on this book, but also for his friendship, especially as we've journeyed on the PASS rollercoaster together.

I'd like to thank my copy editor Keith Cline and my official technical reviewers, Josh Luedemen (InfoTech), Michael Reed (PragmaticWorks), and John Hoang (Microsoft Azure CAT). John's help and support in particular has been invaluable to me for several years: I'd like to take this moment to give him a special mention and express my sincere thanks.

I'd also like to thank our oft-suffering editor Jennifer Lynn (www.pageoneediting.com ...