‘This is the first of a series of 3 DBA books. The most important aspect of being a DBA is understanding the landscape as well as having strong fundamentals so you can do your job. That is what this book lays out. You’ll understand how Teradata works, you’ll understand the environment and the data base. You’ll understand your roles and profiles. You are set to be an excellent DBA by reading this book.
Tentang Penulis
Thomas Coffing III is a Teradata Certified Master who has written several books on all aspects of Teradata. He is a world-renowned professional database administrator and application developer, and has been working in the data warehousing industry since 2001. His expertise also includes Oracle, Netezza, SQL Server, Neoview, DATAllegro, and DB2 systems.
Thomas has been a key developer of the Nexus Query Chameleon, considered by many to be the best query tool in the market today.
Thomas has worked for more than 50 fortune 500 companies in regards to EDW training and application development, and has trained some of the brightest database administrators in the industry. His previous clients include General Electric, Charles Schwab, Liberty Mutual, Meijer, Caterpillar, American Airlines, and JP Morgan Chase. Thomas also headlined the 2007 Neoview conference for HP in Phuket, Thailand.
Thomas is a Cincinnati native, husband, father, and a musician who plays the bass guitar and piano.