Sams microsoft windows server 2003 unleashed r2 edition may 2006 ISBN 0672328984

Microsoft®WindowsServer2003Unleashed,R2
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ByRandMorimoto,MichaelNoel,AlexLewis
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MicrosoftWindowsServer2003Unleashed,3rdEditionisthefirstbookonthemarketto
coverWindowsServer2003R2.Thislatesteditionwillkeepthetextviablewiththemajor
"R2"updatebeingreleasedfromMicrosoftlatein2005.ManyoftheWindowsServer2003
titleshavenotbeenrevisedsincereleasein2003eventhoughMicrosofthasreleaseda
servicepackandnowtheR2update.

Thisbookwillprovidedetailedguidancefocusedonthemostcommonlyusedyetmost
complicatedplanning,installation,migration,andproblemsolvingtopicsthatchallengeIT
professionals.Thistitlegoesfarbeyondthebasicinstallationandsetupinformationfound
inhundredsofotherresourcesandfocusonthelessunderstoodyetmostimportant
detailsforsystemconfiguration,tips,tricks,andtechniquestosuccessfullyimplementand
administeraWindowsnetworkingsystem.


Microsoft®WindowsServer2003Unleashed,R2
Edition
ByRandMorimoto,MichaelNoel,AlexLewis
...............................................
Publisher:Sams

PubDate:May10,2006
PrintISBN-10:0-672-32898-4
PrintISBN-13:978-0-672-32898-5
Pages:1368

TableofContents|Index

Copyright
AbouttheAuthors
Acknowledgments
WeWanttoHearfromYou!
Introduction
PartI:WindowsServer2003Overview
Chapter1.WindowsServer2003TechnologyPrimer
WindowsServer2003Defined
ChoosingtoImplementWindowsServer2003
WhenIstheRightTimetoMigrate?
VersionsofWindowsServer2003
What'sNewinWindowsServer2003?
WindowsServer2003BenefitsforAdministration

WindowsServer2003forBetterUserServices
BenefitsforThinClientTerminalServices
BenefitsforImprovedManagement
ExtendingtheDirectoryBeyondActiveDirectory
GoingBeyondtheBasicFeaturesofWindows2003withFeaturePacks
ExtendingtheCapabilitiesofWindows2003withDownloadableTools
GettingStartedwithWindowsServer2003
BestPractices
Chapter2.Planning,Prototyping,Migrating,andDeployingWindowsServer2003
BestPractices

DeterminingtheScopeofYourProject
IdentifyingtheBusinessGoalsandObjectivestoImplementWindowsServer
2003
IdentifyingtheTechnicalGoalsandObjectivestoImplementWindowsServer
2003
TheDiscoveryPhase:UnderstandingtheExistingEnvironment

TheDesignPhase:DocumentingtheVisionandthePlan
TheMigrationPlanningPhase:DocumentingtheProcessforMigration
ThePrototypePhase:CreatingandTestingthePlan
ThePilotPhase:ValidatingthePlantoaLimitedNumberofUsers
TheMigration/ImplementationPhase:ConductingtheMigrationorInstallation
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter3.InstallingWindowsServer2003
PreplanningandPreparingaServerInstallation
SettingUptheWindowsServer2003OperatingSystem
UpgradingtoWindowsServer2003
UsingAlternativeMethodsofInstallation
PerforminganUnattendedWindowsServer2003Installation
InstallingWindowsServer2003fromanImage
InstallingWindowsServer2003withGroupPolicyandSystemsManagement
Server
UpdatingaWindows2003ServerwithaServicePack
PreparingaSystemandInstallingtheWindows2003R2Components
Summary
BestPractices
PartII:WindowsServer2003ActiveDirectory
Chapter4.ActiveDirectoryPrimer
TheEvolutionofDirectoryServices
UnderstandingtheDevelopmentofActiveDirectory
ActiveDirectory'sStructure
ActiveDirectory'sComponents
DomainTrusts
OrganizationalUnits
TheRoleofGroupsinanActiveDirectoryEnvironment
ActiveDirectoryReplication

TheRoleofDNSinActiveDirectory
ActiveDirectorySecurity
ActiveDirectoryChangesinWindowsServer2003

Summary
BestPractices
Chapter5.DesigningaWindowsServer2003ActiveDirectory
ActiveDirectoryDomainDesign
ChoosingYourDomainNamespace
NewDomainDesignFeaturesinWindowsServer2003
ChoosingYourDomainStructure
SingleDomainModel

MultipleDomainModel
MultipleTreesinaSingleForestModel
FederatedForestsDesignModel
Peer-RootDomainModel
PlaceholderDomainModel
Special-PurposeDomainDesignModels
RenaminganActiveDirectoryDomain
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter6.DesigningOrganizationalUnitandGroupStructure
DefiningOrganizationalUnitsinActiveDirectory
ADGroups
OUandGroupDesign
StartinganOUDesign
UsingOUstoDelegateAdministration
GroupPoliciesandOUDesign
UnderstandingGroupDesign
SampleDesignModels
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter7.ActiveDirectoryInfrastructure
UnderstandingActiveDirectoryReplication
ActiveDirectorySites
PlanningReplicationTopology
WindowsServer2003IPv6Support
Real-WorldReplicationDesigns
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter8.IntegratingActiveDirectorywithNovell,Oracle,Unix,andNT4
Directories

UnderstandingandUsingServicesforUnix3.5

SubsystemforUnix-BasedApplicationsasaComponentofServicesforUnix
SharingFilesBetweenUnixNFSandWindows
TakingAdvantageofUserSynchronizationinSFU
AdministrativeImprovementsinServicesforUnix
ConnectingWindowsandNetWareEnvironmentswithServicesforNetWare
MicrosoftIdentityIntegrationServer2003
HarnessingthePowerandPotentialofMIIS
WorkingwithActiveDirectoryFederationServices
Summary

BestPractices
PartIII:NetworkServices
Chapter9.TheDomainNameSystem
InsidetheDomainNameSystem
FrameworkforDNS
GettingStartedwithDNSonWindowsServer2003
UnderstandingResourceRecords
DNSZones
ZoneTransfers
DNSQueries
OtherDNSComponents
TheEvolutionofMicrosoftDNS
DNSChangesinWindowsServer2003
DNSinanActiveDirectoryEnvironment
TroubleshootingDNS
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter10.DHCP/WINS/DomainControllers
Overviewofthe"Other"NetworkServices
KeyComponentsofanEnterpriseNetwork
DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)
DHCPChangesinWindowsServer2003
DHCPFailover
AdvancedDHCPConcepts
DHCPSecurity
TheWindowsInternetNamingService
InstallingandConfiguringWINS
Planning,Migrating,andMaintainingWINS
GlobalCatalogDomainControllerPlacement
Summary

BestPractices
Chapter11.InternetInformationServicesv6
ImprovementsinIIS6
PlanningandDesigningIIS
InstallingandUpgradingIIS
ConfiguringIIS
ConfiguringandOptimizingApplications
InstallingandConfiguringFTPServices
ExaminingOptionalIISComponents
SecuringIIS
MaintainingIIS
InternetExplorerEnhancedSecurityConfigurationforServers

Summary
BestPractices
PartIV:Security
Chapter12.Server-LevelSecurity
DefiningWindowsServer2003Security
DeployingPhysicalSecurity
HardeningServerSecurity
UsingSecurityTemplatestoSecureaServer
File-LevelSecurity
AdditionalSecurityMechanisms
UsingWindowsServerUpdateServices
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter13.Transport-LevelSecurity
IntroductiontoTransport-LevelSecurityinWindowsServer2003
VirtualPrivateNetworks
PublicKeyInfrastructure
UsingIPSecEncryptionwithWindowsServer2003
ConfiguringSimpleIPSecBetweenServersinaWindowsServer2003Domain
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter14.WindowsServer2003Passports
TheBenefitsofUsing.NETPassports
InstallingandConfiguring.NETPassports
Workingwith.NETPassportAccounts
UsingPassportswithWeb-BasedApplications

Using.NETPassportsandMobileDevices



AdditionalLayersofSecurity

.NETPassportPolicies
OtherPassportServices
PassportLicensing
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter15.SecurityPoliciesandTools
SecurityPolicies
SecurityFramework
WindowsServer2003SecurityPolicyToolbox
Summary
BestPractices
PartV:MigratingtoWindowsServer2003
Chapter16.MigratingfromWindowsNT4toWindowsServer2003
MigrationPathstoWindowsServer2003
PreparingWindowsNT4DomainstoMigratetoWindowsServer2003
PerforminganInplaceUpgrade
MigratingExistingNT4DomainstoaNewWindowsServer2003Forest

ConsolidatingWindowsNT4Domains
UsingMicrosoftActiveDirectoryMigrationTool
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter17.MigratingfromWindows2000toWindowsServer2003
WindowsServer2003MigrationOverview
BeginningtheMigrationProcess
UpgradingaSingleMemberServer
UpgradingaWindows2000ActiveDirectoryForest
UpgradingSeparateADForeststoaSingleForestUsingMixed-ModeDomain
Redirect
ConsolidatingandMigratingDomainsUsingtheActiveDirectoryMigrationTool
v2.0
ConsolidatingaWindows2000DomaintoaWindowsServer2003Domain
UsingADMTv2.0
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter18.CompatibilityTestingforWindowsServer2003
TheImportanceofCompatibilityTesting




PreparingforCompatibilityTesting



ResearchingProductsandApplications

VerifyingCompatibilitywithVendors

Lab-TestingExistingApplications
DocumentingtheResultsoftheCompatibilityTesting
DeterminingWhetheraPrototypePhaseIsRequired
Summary
BestPractices
PartVI:WindowsServer2003AdministrationandManagement
Chapter19.WindowsServer2003Administration
DefiningtheAdministrativeModel
ExaminingActiveDirectorySiteAdministration
ConfiguringSites
ExaminingWindowsServer2003ActiveDirectoryGroups
CreatingGroups
HandlingUserAdministration
UnderstandingUserProfiles
ManagingUserswithLocalSecurityandGroupPolicies
ManagingPrinterswithPrintManagementComponent
Summary
BestPractices

Chapter20.WindowsServer2003SystemRegistry
WindowsServer2003RegistryArchitecture
TheWindowsServer2003RegistryEditor
ProtectingtheRegistry
MaintainingtheRegistry
BackingUptheRegistry
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter21.WindowsServer2003GroupPolicies
LeveragingGroupPolicies
GeneralBestPracticesforGroupPolicyDeployment
UnderstandingGPInheritanceandApplicationOrder
UnderstandingtheEffectsofSlowLinksonGroupPolicy
UsingToolstoMakeThingsGoFaster
LinkingGroupPolicies
AutomatingSoftwareInstallations




EnhancingManageabilitywithGroupPolicyManagementConsole




UsingResultantSetofPoliciesinGPMC
UnderstandingWindowsManagementInstrumentation

MaximizingSecuritywithGroupPolicy
GettingtheMostOutofFolderRedirection



OtherUsefulToolsforManagingGroupPolicies

UsingAdministrativeTemplates
ModifyingAdministrativeTemplates
WorkingwithGroupPolicyObjects
WorkingWithintheGroupPolicySnap-inNamespace
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter22.WindowsServer2003ManagementandMaintenancePractices
ManagingWindowsServer2003
AuditingtheEnvironment
ManagingWindowsServer2003Remotely
IdentifyingSecurityRisks
TrackingandManagingLicenses
UsingMicrosoftOperationsManagertoSimplifyManagement
EmployingWindowsServer2003MaintenancePractices
KeepingUpwithServicePacksandUpdates
MaintainingWindowsServer2003
SummaryofMaintenanceTasksandRecommendations
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter23.AutomatingTasksUsingWindowsServer2003Scripting

ScriptingOverview
IntroductiontoVBScript
ActiveDirectoryScriptingOverview
DiscoveringObjectProperties
ScriptingUserManagement
CreatingaUserfromFileData
SearchingActiveDirectory
WindowsServer2003Scripting
LeveragingSampleScripts
Summary






BestPractices
Chapter24.DocumentingaWindowsServer2003Environment
BenefitsofDocumentation




DesignandPlanningDocumentation
MigrationDocumentation

ActiveDirectoryInfrastructure
NetworkInfrastructure
AdministrationandMaintenanceDocumentation
DisasterRecoveryDocumentation

PerformanceDocumentation
SecurityDocumentation
TrainingDocumentation
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter25.IntegratingMicrosoftOperationsManagerwithWindowsServer2003
WhatIsMicrosoftOperationsManager?
HowMOMWorks
OutliningMOMArchitecture
HowtoUseMOM
ExploringManagementPacks
MOMComponentRequirements
AdvancedMOMConcepts
MOMSecurity
IdentifyingSampleDesignsofSuccessfulMOMImplementations
Summary
BestPractices
PartVII:RemoteandMobileTechnologies
Chapter26.RemoteandMobileAccess
WindowsServer2003RoutingandRemoteAccessFeaturesandServices
RoutingandRemoteAccessServiceArchitecture
VirtualPrivateNetworkinginWindows2003
AuthenticationOptionstoanRRASSystem
VPNProtocols

ChoosingBetweenPPTPandL2TP/IPSec
InstallingandConfiguringRoutingandRemoteAccess
ConfiguringRemoteAccessClients




RRASToolsandUtilities



LeveragingtheCapabilitiesoftheQuarantinePolicyCheckTool




RemoteAccessScenarios
Summary

BestPractices
Chapter27.WindowsServer2003TerminalServices
WhyImplementTerminalServices?
HowTerminalServicesWorks

LeveragingTerminalServicesFeatures
PlanningforTerminalServices
DeployingTerminalServices
ConfiguringTerminalServices
InstallingaTerminalServicesLicenseServer
InstallingandConfiguringFault-TolerantTerminalServices
SecuringTerminalServices
SizingandOptimizingTerminalServicesEnvironments
SupportingTerminalServices
AccessingaTerminalServer
Summary
BestPractices
PartVIII:DesktopAdministration
Chapter28.WindowsServer2003AdministrationToolsforDesktops
ExaminingDesktopDeploymentOptions
UsingRemoteInstallationServicestoDeploySystemImages
CreatingWindowsXPImages
ManagingWindowsXPInstallationMediaandImageVersions
UpdatingExistingXPand2000Workstations
ManagingDesktopApplications
ManagingWindowsXPDesktopsRemotely
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter29.GroupPolicyManagementforNetworkClients
LeveragingthePowerofGroupPolicy
BaselineAdministrationforGroupPolicyDeployment
GeneralRecommendationsforManagingClientsThroughGroupPolicy
UsingGroupPolicyforSystemUpdatesandPatchManagement

Real-LifeScenariosofGroupPolicyManagement



Summary





BestPractices


PartIX:FaultToleranceTechnologies

Chapter30.FileSystemFaultTolerance
ExaminingWindowsServer2003FileSystemServices






UsingFault-TolerantDiskArrays
ManagingFileShareAccessandVolumeUsage
LeveragingtheCapabilitiesofFileServerResourceManager
MonitoringDisksandVolumes

WorkingwithOperatingSystemFiles:FaultTolerance
UsingtheDistributedFileSystemReplication
PlanningaDFSDeployment



InstallingDFS

OptimizingDFS
ManagingandTroubleshootingDFS
BackingUpDFS
HandlingRemoteStorage
UsingtheVolumeShadowCopyService
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter31.System-LevelFaultTolerance(Clustering/NetworkLoadBalancing)

BuildingFault-TolerantSystems
ExaminingWindowsServer2003ClusteringTechnologies
ChoosingtheRightClusteringTechnology
ImplementingClusterService
InstallingClusterService
ManagingClusters
BackingUpandRestoringClusters
UpgradingClusterNodes
InstallingNetworkLoadBalancingClusters
ManagingNLBClusters
Summary








BestPractices
Chapter32.BackingUpaWindowsServer2003Environment
DisasterRecoveryPlanning
Discovery:LearningtheEnvironment
DocumentingtheEnterprise

DevelopingaBackupStrategy
BackingUptheWindowsServer2003OperatingSystemandServices
ExaminingtheWindowsServer2003BackupPrograms
VirtualDiskService






UsingtheWindowsServer2003BackupUtility(ntbackup.exe)
UsingRemoteStorage
UsingtheVolumeShadowCopyService
WindowsServer2003ServiceBackupOptions
MediaManagementforWindowsServer2003BackupandtheRemoteStorage
Service

WindowsServer2003StartupTroubleshootingUtilities
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter33.RecoveringfromaDisaster
ValidatingBackupDataandProcedures
IsolatingFailures
SiteFailureRecovery
RecoveringfromaDiskFailure
ResolvingBootFailureProblems
RecoveringfromaCompleteServerFailure
ResolvingWindowsServer2003NetworkingServicesErrors
Re-creatingWindowsServer2003FileServicesandData
RestoringInternetInformationServices
Re-establishingtheClusterService
ResolvingWindowsServer2003DomainControllerFailure
RestoringActiveDirectory
RecoveringtheRemovableStorageDatabase
RestoringRemoteStorageDatabase
Achieving99.999%UptimeUsingWindowsServer2003

Summary
BestPractices
PartX:ProblemSolving,Debugging,andOptimization
Chapter34.LoggingandDebugging
UsingtheTaskManagerforLoggingandDebugging
UsingtheEventViewer
SystemMonitoring
SettingBaselineValues
NetworkMonitoringinWindowsServer2003
UsingtheDebuggingToolsAvailableinWindowsServer2003
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter35.CapacityAnalysisandPerformanceOptimization
DefiningCapacityAnalysis
EstablishingPolicyandMetricBaselines

UsingCapacity-AnalysisTools
MonitoringSystemPerformance
OptimizingPerformancebyServerRoles
UsingServerPerformanceAnalyzer2.0
UsingtheWindowsSystemResourceManager
ManagingPatches
Summary
BestPractices


PartXI:IntegratedWindowsApplicationServices

Chapter36.WindowsSharePointServices

TheHistoryofSharePointTechnologies

IdentifyingtheNeedforWindowsSharePointServices
InstallingWindowsSharePointServices
ExploringBasicWindowsSharePointServicesFeatures
ExploringEndUserFeaturesinWSS
CustomizingandDevelopingWSSSites
Summary
BestPractices
Chapter37.WindowsMediaServices
UnderstandingWindowsMediaServices
UsingWindowsMediaServicesforReal-TimeLiveBroadcasts
BroadcastingStoredSingleFiles




HostingaDirectoryofVideosforOn-DemandPlayback



CombiningMultipleFilesforaCombinedSingleBroadcast

UnderstandingWindowsMediaEncoder
BroadcastingaLiveEvent





CapturingAudioorVideoforFuturePlayback
UsingOtherWindowsMediaEncoderOptions
UsingMicrosoftProducerforSophisticatedPresentations














Summary
BestPractices
Appendix

LicenseAgreement
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Dedication
IdedicatethisbooktomymotherVickie.Thankyoufor
allyouanddaddidforme!SomethingIneverreally
appreciateduntilIbeganraisingchildrenofmyown.I
bragaboutyouallthetimeoftheaccomplishmentsyou've
hadinyourlife,andIthankyouforpreparingmeforthe
lifeIlivetoday!
RandH.Morimoto,Ph.D.,MBA,MCSE
IdedicatethisbooktomybrotherGeorgeandhis
wonderfulfamily;Robin,Carrie,andSophie.Youwere

alwaysthebigbrotherIlookeduptoandthathasnever
changed.
MichaelNoel,MCSE+I,MCSA
IdedicatethisbooktomywifePenny.Icouldwritea
tomefilledwithallthereasonswhy.Inshort,youloveme
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AlexLewis


AbouttheAuthors
RandMorimotohasbeeninthecomputerindustryformore
than25yearsandhasauthored,coauthored,orbeena
contributingwriterondozensofbooksonWindows2003,
Exchange2003,security,BizTalkServer,andremoteandmobile
computing.RandisthePresidentofConvergentComputing,an
ITconsultingfirmintheSanFranciscoBayAreathatwasoneof
thekeyearlyadopterprogrampartnerswithMicrosoftin
implementingbetaversionsofWindowsServer2003in
productionenvironmentsmorethanthreeyearsbeforethe
product'srelease.Besidesspeakingatmorethan50
conferencesandconventionsaroundtheworldinthepastyear
abouttips,tricks,andbestpracticesonplanning,migrating,
andimplementingWindowsServer2003,RandisalsoaSpecial
AdvisortotheWhiteHouseonCyber-SecurityandCyberTerrorism.
MichaelNoelhasbeeninthecomputerindustryformorethan
15yearsandhasbeenworkingwiththelatestinWindows,
Exchange,andSharePointtechnologiessincetheearlyversions
ofthesoftware.MichaelistheauthorofISAServer2004

UnleashedandthecoauthorofExchangeServer2003
UnleashedandSharePoint2003UnleashedfromSams
Publishing,andleadsWebCastsandotherspeakingevents
throughouttheUnitedStates.CurrentlyaSeniorConsultantat
ConvergentComputingintheSanFranciscoBayArea,Michael
leverageshisexpertiseinenterprisedeploymentandmigration
projectsinhispublicationsandspeakingengagements.
AlexLewishasbeeninthehightechindustryover10years
rangingfromaerospacetogamingandisanexpertinsystem
andprocesssecurity,dataintegrity,incidenthandling,and
securitystrategy.Heisaspecialistinsecuremessagingand
VPNstructureincludingexoticdesignsforFortune500


companiesandgovernmentcontractors.Alexisacontributing
authorofExchangeServer2003UnleashedfromSams
Publishing.Hehasalsospokenatdozensofindustry
conferencesincludingHOPEandprivatesessionsatDEFCON.
CurrentlyaSeniorConsultantatConvergentComputinginthe
SanFranciscoBayArea,Alexusesawidearrayofexpertisein
enterprisedesignandimplementationinhiswritingand
speakingengagements.




Acknowledgments
RandH.Morimoto,Ph.D.,MBA,MCSERevisingthisbookwas
alotofwork,andtherearemanypeopletothankwhohave
helpedtomakeitareality.Wewanttothankouracquisitions

editor,NeilRowe,whocontinuestosupportourefforts!
Wealsowanttothankalltheconsultants,consultingengineers,
technicalspecialists,projectmanagers,technicaleditors,and
systemsengineersatConvergentComputingwhowerevaluable
resourceswecalleduponforthoughts,suggestions,best
practices,tips,andtricksthatmadeupthecontentofthisbook.
Theonlywaywecouldcreatesuchavaluablebookwasto
compiletheexperienceofsomanyindividualslivingand
workingwithWindows2003dayinanddayout.
Thankyoutoallofthewriters,contributors,andtechnical
editorsfromthefirstandsecondeditionsincludingKenton
Gardinier,OmarDroubi,LynnLangfeld,ColinSpence,Ilya
Eybelman,andTiffanyPhillipsforyourcontributiontotheinitial
coreofthisbook.
Lastbutnotleast,tomytwowonderfulchildren,KellyandChip,
thankyouforbeingmyinspirationtoeverything!Thankyouto
myparents,EdandVickie,forsharingwithmethebeliefthat
hardwork,dedication,anddeterminationcanleadto
accomplishmentandsuccess.Anotheronedone,whew!
MichaelNoel,MCSE+I,MCSAAbigthankstoallofthefolks
thatmadethisbookpossible,especiallyRandMorimoto,who
broughtmeinonthefirsteditionofthisbookwhatseemslike
solongago.Thanksaswelltoallofthetechnicalstaffat
ConvergentComputingwhohelpedtowritechapters,test
scenarios,andjustplainandsimplebeatthissoftwareinto
submission.YouguysarethebesttechnicalteamIhaveever
beenapartof!


Andtomyfamily,thanksagainforputtingupwithyetanother

book.Ihonestlydon'tknowhowyouputupwithlosingyour
husband/father/sonsooften!IloveyouMarina,youcomplete
me!LizaandVal,youguysarewonderful!Julia,youmakeme
smileeveryday!
AlexLewisThiswouldn'thavebeenpossiblewithoutunending
supportfrommynewwife,Penny.Sheperformedtheultimate
ingopherdutiesfromcoffeetomassagesduringmywritingof
thisbook.Sheunderstoodthelongnightsandmadeevery
sacrificewithasupportivesmile.Sheismyrockineveryway.
Also,thankyoutoRandMorimotoforbeingadailyinspiration
andthepersonificationoftheAmericandream.Itruly
appreciateyourdriveforsuccessandpushingmetodothe
same.Ithasbeenapleasureworkingonthisprojecttogether.I
wouldn'tbethepersonIamtodaywithoutyoursupportandthe
technicalhive-mindatConvergentComputing.AndrewAbbate,
youembodytheidyllictraitsneededtobesuccessfulpaired
withauniquetechnicalacuity.Thankyouforyourhelponso
manylevels.
Finally,thankyoutomyparents,DebiandAl,forinstillinga
senseofindependence,responsibility,andambition.It'sthose
lessonsIlearnedyearsagothatdrivemetoday.


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