Actionable Insights with Amazon QuickSight
Develop stunning data visualizations and machine learning-driven insights with Amazon QuickSight
Manos Samatas
BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI
Actionable Insights with Amazon QuickSight
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Contributors
About the author
Manos Samatas is a solutions architect specializing in big data and analytics. He has several years of experience developing and designing big data applications for various industries, including telecommunications, cybersecurity, healthcare, and the public sector. He is an accredited AWS Subject Matter Expert (SME) in analytics and he possesses the AWS Data Analytics Specialty and the AWS Solutions Architect Professional certifications. Manos lives in London with his fiancée Gabriela. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, socializing with friends, and taking care of his plants.
About the reviewers
Madhavan Sriram is a manager of data science at Amazon and focuses on building data-intensive products for Amazon's transportation business. His team processes over 200 TB of data annually to build intelligent products that enable automated warehouse operations by leveraging machine learning, big data, and visualisation techniques. His research focus areas are in the space of big data and machine learning from an applied context. In the past, he worked for several large enterprises including IBM, Toyota, and Royal Philips on furthering their science and data landscape. He and his wife reside in Luxembourg and enjoy spending the time outdoors with their furry golden retriever "Richard Parker".
Raquel Marasigan is an information security engineer II lead at CBSPI, where she analyses the effectiveness of security strategies. Raquel earned her Bachelor of Arts from Arellano University, majoring in political science. Her interest in technology and security motivated her to continue her education in data analytics. She is currently enrolled with the University of Asia and the Pacific, completing a Masters Applied Business Analytics degree, and completing her capstone project for the 2022 school year. Raquel is fortunate to work alongside the author, Jason Dunn, Mia Heard, and other experts in the AWS Community Builders and AWS Users Group where they share their insights. Many thanks to Raquel's two sons for their encouragement throughout the process of reviewing this book.