Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my co-author, Firas Ahmed, for working as a team to complete this book. Without your support, this book would not have been possible. I am thankful to all our professional editors, especially Mary Beth Ray, James Manly, and Ellie Bru, for their patience and guidance at every step of the book process. I would also like to thank our technical editor, Ozden Karakok, for her keen attention to detail and for agreeing to review the book, taking time out of her busy schedule.

—Somit Maloo

I would like to thank my coauthor, Somit Maloo, for taking the initiative to form this partnership and for his dedication in putting together the outline of this book. Thank you for your valuable input and continuous support throughout the process.

A special recognition to the technical editor, Ozden Karakok, for her valuable contributions in reviewing the book. Her suggestions and feedback helped improve the quality of the content in multiple areas.

Thanks to the Cisco Press team, especially Mary Beth Ray and James Manly, for believing in us, and Ellie Bru, for her guidance and extreme patience while editing and amending the chapters of the book.

A special credit to Hazim Dahir, distinguished engineer at Cisco Systems, for his help and support with the technical review of the book.

In addition, I want to thank my colleague Naveen Chapa for reviewing and providing constructive feedback that helped enhance the ACI chapter.

—Firas Ahmed