Beginning, Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Administration

Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I thank my wife, Bridget, for once again supporting and encouraging me through this process. It'll be nice to have our evenings back. Thanks also to Dan Wood, for letting me take the reins on this one. I'm really glad that you were able to stay on as a Contributing Author. Michael Cierkowski and Albert Boettger also deserve my gratitude for stepping up to the plate and co-authoring this book. Both of you are absolutely brilliant, and I'm lucky to know you. I also thank Lance Baldwin, one of the best people I've had the privilege of working for (twice!), and Paul Turley, who helped Dan and me get introduced to Wiley. And speaking of Wiley, I must also thank Bob Elliott for his support on this project and faith that I could pull it all together; Maureen Spears for having the patience of a saint; and Jim Adams, who never let anything get by him (and provided a huge contribution to Chapter 17!). There are several other people whom I would like to thank for helping me in one way or another during the process of creating this book. They include (in no particular order) Jeff Sparks, for constantly feeding my ego; Rick Kinglsan, for setting the bar and letting me raise it; D.J. Norton, for being as much of a gadget geek as I am; Stephanie Gulick, for being so supportive; everyone at Hitachi Consulting; and, of course, the Banz and Leiter families, who put up with me working through yet another holiday season.

—Chris Leiter

A great deal of thanks to Chris ...