Acknowledgments

Jazib Frahim: I would like to thank the technical editors for their time and technical expertise. I would also like to thank the Cisco Press team, especially Brett Bartow, Mary Beth Ray, Christopher Cleveland, and most of all Jeff Riley, who challenged his authors to create an impactful product in this book. Thank you!

Many thanks to our Cisco management team, including Bryan Palma, James Mobley, and Russell Smoak, for their continuous support. They enthusiastically encouraged us throughout this project.

Venkata (Josh) Josyula: I would like to thank my coauthors for their friendship, dedication, and willingness to complete this book. Also, I want to thank Sunil Kripalani, VP, Cisco Services, for reviewing earlier versions of my work on this book. Also I thank the technical reviewers and Cisco Press staff for editing this book.

Monique J. Morrow: I would like to thank my coauthors, Josh, Jazib, and Ken, for their valuable insights in developing this book and for never giving up! When I think about the vision of this book, I must call out Mike Geller and Guy Daley, who worked with me to develop key concepts. My gratitude goes to David Ward, SVP and Chief Architect at Cisco, for his commitment to my personal success and for instilling in me a self-confidence to be better. Finally, a special thank-you to the Cisco Press team and to our technical reviewers for shaping this book.

Ken Owens: I would like to thank the technical editors and the Cisco Press team. Their support, encouragement, and comments made this process seamless. I would also like to thank Faiyaz Shahpurwala, SVP Cisco Intercloud, and Biri Singh, CTO and Platforms, for their encouragement.