Mike Frampton is an IT contractor, blogger, and IT author with a keen interest in new technology and big data. He has worked in the IT industry since 1990 in a range of roles (tester, developer, support, and author). He has also worked in many other sectors (energy, banking, telecoms, and insurance). He now lives by the beach in Paraparaumu, New Zealand, with his wife and teenage son. Being married to a Thai national, he divides his time between Paraparaumu and their house in Roi Et, Thailand, between writing and IT consulting. He is always keen to hear about new ideas and technologies in the areas of big data, AI, IT and hardware, so look him up on LinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/profile/view?id=73219349) or his website (http://www.semtech-solutions.co.nz/#!/pageHome) to ask questions or just to say hi.