Robert Stackowiak

Robert Stackowiak is an independent consultant, architect, author, and university instructor. He was formerly a technology business strategist at the Microsoft Technology Center in Chicago and, prior to that, the Executive Director of Big Data at Oracle North America. He is recognized worldwide for his expertise in data management and business analytic solutions including the selection and justification of components from a technical and business perspective. In addition to sharing his engagement experiences in talks at conferences around the world, he has authored articles and books including "Design Thinking in Software & AI Projects" (Apress), "Azure Internet of Things Revealed" (Apress), "Remaining Relevant in Your Tech Career" (Apress), "Architecting the Industrial Internet" (Packt), "Big Data and the Internet of Things" (Apress), "Oracle Essentials" (O'Reilly Media), the "Oracle Big Data Handbook" (Oracle Press), "Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata" (Oracle Press), "Oracle Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Solutions" (Wiley), and "Professional Oracle Programming" (Wrox). Follow him on Twitter @rstackow.