- Vlad Khazin - Hands-on Architect
- Real-world ElasticSearch experience
- Enterprise and start-up environments
- Polyglot developer: C#, Java, Node.js, Scala
- Sql and NoSql knowledge: Sql Server, Oracle, MySql, PostgreSql, Couchbase, Cassandra, ElasticSearch
- Passionate about building High-performance and High-availability solutions
- Data processing and reporting for over 25 years
- Sees role of an instructor differently:
- Objective of the course is to shorten runway to get flying, fast!
- In nowadays information is readily available using web search engine, hence overloading course materials with lot's of details is not overly helpful
- Materials are here to provide general guidance with references & links for more details
- Instructor is to paint a runway to self-sufficiency finding information and dealing with setbacks
- Labs are to provide a safe way to experiment with the technology and to address common troubles