About the Author

Arun Gupta is a principal open-source technologist at Amazon Web Services.

He has built and led developer communities for over 10 years at Sun Microsystems, Inc., Oracle, Red Hat, and Couchbase. He has deep expertise in leading cross-functional teams to develop and execute strategy, planning and execution of content, marketing campaigns, and programs. Prior to that, he led engineering teams at Sun and was a founding member of the Java EE team.

Gupta has authored more than 2,000 blog posts on technology. He has extensive speaking experience in more than 40 countries on myriad topics, and has been a JavaOne Rock Star for four years in a row. Arun also founded the Devoxx4Kids chapter in the US and continues to promote technology education among children. An author, avid runner, globe-trotter, Java Champion, JUG leader, NetBeans Dream Team member, and Docker Captain, he is easily accessible at @arungupta.