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I would like to thank (again) my slightly less patient (from last year when Ithanked them) family for their patience during this process. I would also liketo thank Paul Zikopoulos; I’ve lost count of the number of drinks I owe him.Finally, thanks to Nagui Halim, John McPherson, Hamid Pirahesh, andNeil Isford for being such good dance partners in emerging compute spaces.—Thomas DeutschI’d like to thank Karen, Kaitlyn, and Alex for all of their love and support.I’d also like to thank all of my integration and governance colleagues forcontinuing to drive a strategy that makes this a market-leading platformand a very interesting place to work.—David CorriganI would like to dedicate this book to the tireless IBM Big Data developmentand research teams worldwide. This book would not be possible without thecountless innovations and commitment to building great technology for theenterprise. Thank you all!—James Giles