Amazon Redshift Cookbook

Shruti Worlikar is a cloud professional with technical expertise in data and analytics across cloud platforms. Her background has led her to become an expert in on-premises-to-cloud migrations and building cloud-based scalable analytics applications. Shruti earned her bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunications from Mumbai University in 2009 and later earned her master’s degree in telecommunications and network management from Syracuse University in 2011. Her work history includes work at JPMorgan Chase, MicroStrategy, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). She is currently working in the role of Sr. Manager, Analytics Specialist SA, at AWS, helping customers to solve real-world analytics business challenges with cloud solutions and working with service teams to deliver real value. Shruti is the DC Chapter Director for the non-profit Women in Big Data (WiBD) and engages with chapter members to build technical and business skills to support their career advancements. Originally from Mumbai, India, Shruti currently resides in Northern Virginia, with her husband and two kids.

Harshida Patel is a principal analytics specialist solution architect at AWS, enabling customers to build scalable data lake and data warehousing applications using AWS analytical services. She has presented Amazon Redshift deep-dive sessions at re:Invent. Harshida has a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering and a master’s in electrical and telecommunication engineering. She has over 15 years of experience in architecting and building end-to-end data pipelines in the data management space. In the past, Harshida has worked in the insurance and telecommunication industries. She enjoys traveling and spending quality time with friends and family, and she lives in Virginia with her husband and son.

Anusha Challa is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of expertise in architecting data and analytics solutions across on-premises and cloud environments. She has provided guidance to hundreds of Amazon Redshift customers, empowering them to design scalable and robust end-to-end data warehouse architectures. Anusha speaks at various AWS events, such as re:Invent and AWS Summits, where she shares best practices for using Amazon Redshift and other AWS analytics services. She has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a master’s degree with a specialization in Machine Learning. Based in Chicago, Anusha enjoys reading books and traveling during her free time.