Acknowledgments

I’d like to thank all those at Wiley for the opportunity to participate in the writing of this book. Agatha Kim and Stef Jones, thank you for your patience as I struggled to squeeze yet another item into my schedule. Many thanks to my coauthors, Christopher Kusek and Van V. Van Noy, for their dedication to this project, and to Jason Boche for his keen eye on the technical details. I’d like to thank all of my colleagues and customers with whom I’ve had the pleasure of “breaking stuff” (and fixing some, too) over the years. A very special thanks to Charlie Gautreaux. Without you, my words would not be here. I’d also like to thank my family. First, my parents, who have always taught by example. It is their tireless work ethic that I mimicked from an early age that has taken me far. Finally, my wife, Courtney, who always has patience for “just a few more minutes,” and who never fails to encourage my ambition. I can’t imagine success without you by my side.

—Andy

No man is an island (except for the Isle of Man) and this book would not have been possible without everyone involved! I’d like to thank the team at Wiley for making this book a reality—especially Agatha Kim, Stef Jones and Christine O’Connor. To my coauthors Van V. Van Noy and Andy Daniel, you guys were a blast to work with, and your candid natures will take you great distances. I personally want to thank John Troyer, a rock star in his own right and well deserving of all thanks he receives. Without Joseph DAngelo, I’d never have gotten through the legal wrangling of internal protocol! My contribution to this book would have never been possible if not for the motivation and inspiration given to me by Shanley Kane: you helped drive me towards great things. It goes without saying, but the vExpert community was a great source of inspiration and perspective to help produce a book that is technically accurate and current. I’d like to thank those Starbucks baristas and staff who tolerated me writing while sipping on vanilla red rooibos tea and wearing cat ears. I am also grateful for my family and my son Alexander, who understood that sometimes I needed to focus on my writing and could tolerate this dedication. And last but not least, I’d like to thank the VMware community. Without your dedication to using and making these technologies better, we wouldn’t have a reason to write books to help spread the good word of virtualization. You are truly our future and the reason we write what we do, whether in blogs, books, or tweets. Keep inspiring us to do better and keeping us honest to improve ourselves.

—Christopher

I would like to first thank Wiley for inviting me to be part of this project—it’s been quite the adventure. I am truly honored. Thanks to Christopher Kusek and Andy Daniel for all of their hard work and time on their parts of the book. I know you are as proud of this book as I am. Thanks to Agatha Kim, Stef Jones, and Christine O’Connor. You were a tremendous help to me along the way. I would also like to thank Jason Boche for making sure that everything is technically accurate. Without John Troyer and Matt Graybiel from VMware, I would not have been able to be part of this book. Finally, I want to thank my family. My father, Bill, for taking care of things around the house that I was too busy to get to. My mother, Fran, for reading through drafts of chapters, ensuring that everything made sense and was stated clearly. And finally and most importantly, thanks to my wife and kids for the time missed over the past six months. Thank you for always allowing me to pursue my passions.

—Van