When not trying to get the best out of the Oracle database for his customers, or working on understanding its internals, Martin can be found attending Oracle usergroup meetings. Martin also maintains a successful weblog at martincarstenbach.wordpress.com, which is regularly updated with his latest research results and information about this book.

Martin holds a German degree, "Diplom Betriebswirt (FH)," obtained at the University of Applied Sciences in Trier, Germany.