Jay Ranade, is a bestselling computer book author and information technology (IT) management consultant, and also a World Power Breaking Champion.
Ranade's first computer book was VSAM: Concepts, Programming, and Design. It is widely regarded as the definitive volume on Virtual storage access method (VSAM), a data management system introduced by IBM in the 1970s. The success of this book lead to Ranade being named editor in chief for the J. Ranade IBM Series of books, by McGraw-Hill which cover most mainframe computer topics.
He has written and published more than 35 IT-related books on various subjects like networks, security, operating systems, languages, and systems. He has written and published articles for various computer magazines such as Byte, LAN Magazine, and Enterprise Systems Journal. The New York Times critically acclaimed his book The Best of Byte.
Jay Ranade now leads TechnoDyne University, a division of TechnoDyne LLC.