Heartin Kanikathottu is a senior software engineer and blogger with around 11 years of IT experience. He is currently working as a Senior Member of Technical Staff at VMware. He has previously worked with companies including Software AG, SAP Ariba and TCS. He has a masters degree in cloud computing and bachelors degree in computer science. He has completed 10 professional certifications on the areas of cloud computing, coding and design from companies including AWS, Pivotal, Oracle, Microsoft, IBM and Sun. He likes to share his technical knowledge through his blogs such as Heartin.tech, CloudMaterials.com and JavaJee.com. He also likes to mentor juniors and take technical sessions at work, meetups and conferences.
I want to thank God almighty for giving me this wonderful opportunity. My wife Sneha helped me to great lengths during every phase of writing this book both as a supportive wife as well as an excellent reviewer. My baby girl June sacrificed dada time a lot while I was writing. I also want to thank my current employer VMware, colleagues, family members especially my mother Dr. Gresamma Mathew and friends who supported me with advice and prayers.