Acknowledgments

This book wouldn’t have been possible without the contributions of many other people. It isn’t until you get involved in a project like this that you realize just how many other people contribute to any book before it gets published.

First and foremost is the Microsoft PowerShell team. The introduction of PowerShell marks a huge change in the way we administer Windows systems. You guys don’t get thanked enough for creating PowerShell and the time you spend with the PowerShell community, so I’d like to record my thanks on behalf of that community.

The group of people at Manning who worked with me on this book have been superb. The level of support for a first-time author was outstanding. I couldn’t have done this without you, so many thanks to Sebastian Stirling, Benjamin Berg, Elizabeth Martin, Michael Stephens, Marjan Bace, Steven Hong, Karen Tegtmeyer, Jamie Tara-toot, Mary Piergies, Gordan Salinovic, Dottie Marsico, Tiffany Taylor, and Gabriel Dobrescu. The book is much better thanks to your input and ideas. It’s been a pleasure working with such a professional group.