Acknowledgments

Michael Washam As a technologist, reading and writing books of this nature makes me appreciate how much I don’t know and how challenging it is to keep up the pace of learning required to be successful in this industry. I want to acknowledge the readers of this book, and I hope it helps you all on your journey to certification. I also want to acknowledge the team at Pearson for the opportunity to help put a project like this together, as well as my team here at Opsgility for seeing it through to success.

Jonathan Tuliani I’ve enjoyed the rare privilege of spending part of my professional career as a member of the team that created Azure. It’s inspiring to see how organizations all over the world are using what we built to deliver innovative services and greater efficiency. Special thanks go to all my former colleagues in the Azure networking team, for putting up with me and for everything I learned along the way.

Scott Hoag This could would not be possible without the team at Opsgility - co-authors including Jonathan Tuliani, Abu Zobayer, Michael Washam, and our wordsmith James Burleson. I’d also like to thank my family - my wife Amanda and two very understanding children. The long days and nights and poking away at the cloud are not possible without you.