About the Authors

DON JONES has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry, and is a recognized expert in Microsoft’s server platform. He’s a multiple-year recipient of Microsoft’s prestigious Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award, and writes the “Windows PowerShell” column for Microsoft TechNet Magazine. Don has authored more than 50 books on information technology topics, including three books in the popular Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches series from Manning. He is a regular and top-rated speaker at numerous technology conferences and symposia worldwide, and a founding director of PowerShell.org, a community-owned and community-operated resource for PowerShell users.

RICHARD SIDDAWAY has been working with Microsoft technologies for over 20 years having spent time in most IT roles. He has always been interested in automation techniques (including automating job creation and submission on mainframes many years ago). PowerShell caught his interest and Richard has been using it since the early beta versions. He regularly blogs about PowerShell, and using PowerShell, at http://msmvps.com/blogs/richardsiddaway/default.aspx. Richard founded and still runs the UK PowerShell User Group and has been a PowerShell MVP for the last five years. A regular speaker and writer on PowerShell topics, his previous Manning books include PowerShell in Practice and PowerShell and WMI.