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Acknowledgments

would like to rst acknowledge Shirmattie Seenarine for assisting me on this

title. I couldn't have written this book without your assistance in such a short

timeframe with everything else going on in my life. Your hard work, contributions,

edits, and perseverance are much appreciated.

Thank you to fellow SQL Server MVP Kevin Kline for introducing me to the

former SQL Server product group manager Matt Hollingsworth, who started the

chain of events that led up to this book. In addition, I would like recognize Ken

Jones, former product planner at Microsoft Press, for taking on this project. I

would also like to thank my coauthor, Stacia Misner, for doing a wonderful job

in writing the second portion of this book, which focuses on business intelligence

(BI). I appreciate your support and talent in the creation of this title.

I would also like to recognize the folks at Microsoft Press for providing me with

this opportunity and for putting the book together in a timely manner. Special

thanks goes to Maria Gargiulo, project editor, and Karen Szall, developmental edi-

tor, for driving the project and bringing me up to speed on the "Microsoft Press"

way. Maria, your attention to detail and organizational skills during the multiple

rounds of edits and reviews is much appreciated. Also, thanks to all the folks on

the production team at Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI): Jean Trenary, project

manager; Kathy Krause, copy editor; Rozanne Whalen, technical reviewer; and

Kathleen Atkins, proofreader.

This book would not have been possible without the support and assistance

of numerous individuals working for the SQL Server, High Availability, Failover

Clustering, and Virtualization product groups at Microsoft. To my colleagues on

the product team, thanks for your assistance in responding to my questions and

providing chapter reviews:

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SQL Server Manageability Dan Jones, Principal Group Program

Manager; Omri Bahat, Senior Program Manager; Morgan Oslake, Senior

Program Manager; Alan Brewer, Senior Programming Writer; and Tai Yee,

Program Manager II

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Clustering, High Availability, Virtualization, and Consolidation

Symon Perriman, Program Manager II; Ahmed Bisht, Senior Program

Manager; Max Verun, Senior Program Manager; Tai Yee, Program Man-

ager; Justin Erickson, Program Manager II; Zhen-Yu Zhao, SDET II; Madhan

Arumugam, Program Manager Lead II; and Steven Ekren, Senior Program

Manager

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General Overview and Enhancements Sabrena McBride, Senior Product

Manager