Configuration Management Best Practices: Practical Methods that Work in the Real World

Acknowledgments

A lot of people have helped me write this book. First, the Aiello family editing team has been amazing. We are very much like a mom-and-pop candy store except that we write technical journals. My assistant editors have included my sons Shmuel and Dovid (also our webmaster); Massimo, whose ability to see things differently helped me to perceive concepts in new and different ways (not to mention he provided his fresh-baked pizza); my daughter Esther, whose creativity helped us in so many ways; and my youngest princess, Devora, whose hugs and cuddling (not to mention backrubs) always kept me focused on getting the work done. Finally, Leslie, my lifelong partner, proved that we could be colleagues on multiple levels.

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