Aaron Ploetz

Aaron Ploetz has been a professional software developer since 1997, and has a history of leading DBA and DevOps teams for both startups and Fortune 50 enterprises. He has been named a DataStax MVP for Apache Cassandra three times, and has presented at multiple events; including keynoting the fintech track at Data Day Mexico City 2023. Aaron frequently answers StackOverflow questions from other developers, and has worked as an author on the books “Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week” and “Mastering Apache Cassandra 3.x”. He earned a B.S. in Management/Computer Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and a M.S. in Software Engineering (Database Technology emphasis) from Regis University. When not writing or coding, Aaron enjoys fishing, retro video gaming, and skijoring. Aaron and his wife, Coriene, live in the Twin Cities area with their four children.