Acknowledgments

First, I must thank all of the contributors to this book, including their families and employers. Writing a book is a major undertaking, regardless of whether you are writing 30 chapters or one. For many of my coauthors this book is their first publication, so not only do I want to thank them, I also want to congratulate them. This book would never have happened without the contributions of these members of the PowerShell community.

Next, I couldn’t have shepherded this book to completion without the assistance and advice of section editors Oisín Grehan, Richard Siddaway, and Aleksandar Nikolić. I think the project was more involved than they anticipated and I appreciate their willingness to stick it out with me—especially Richard who volunteered for section editor duty in addition to contributing three chapters of his own!

All of us would like to thank the terrific people at Manning: Cynthia Kane, Michael Stephens, Mary Piergies, Barbara Mirecki, Kevin Sullivan, Melody Dolab, Lianna Wlasiuk, Tiffany Taylor, Gwen Burda, and Maureen Spencer. These few are just the tip of a fantastic iceberg of enthusiastic people who kept us on track, supported this project, and, in the end, made it all possible.