I’m very pleased to welcome Prasad Akkiraju as a new contributor to this blog.  Prasad is a key manager in my team — the team responsible for new E-Business Suite technology stack certifications and techstack Quality Assurance. 

Here’s a short bio:

Prasad Akkiraju is a Senior Manager in the Applications Technology Integration organization under Cliff Godwin.

Prasad manages the Technology Certifications team in India, primarily responsible for certifying the Application Server and Database components with E-Business Suite. In addition to working with certifications, Prasad manages the Technology Stack QA team that tests the various release vehicles from Oracle Applications Technology Stack development team.

Prasad has been with Oracle since 2000. He has worked in the Application Server performance and scalability testing team, has been responsible for managing a scalability lab, and has published whitepapers on Application Server services like Forms, Reports, Discoverer and Portal.

Prior to joining Oracle, Prasad has held positions with Sun Microsystems and Digital Equipment Corporation.  Prasad has been in the IT industry for 13 years and holds a Bachelors degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Prasad works in Oracle India in Hyderabad. He resides in Hyderabad.