Thisbookisbasedonyearsofexperienceandhardworkwithmanyarchitects
andadministrators.Tomyfamily,friends,andteam,thankyouforyoursupport
over the years and in the years to come. Thank you to everyone who has
provided feedback, especially the cadre of reviewers who read every chapter!
Thankyoutoallwhohavegivenme projectstolearn and develop my career,
and for trusting in my follow-through. This book is dedicated to all those
furtheringthe artofinfrastructuredesignandmentoringothers.Avery special
dedicationgoestomyfamilyAmy,Catherine,Sofi,Lila,Dorine,Harun,George,
Judy, whose love and support was there throughout my many projects and
startupadventures!Thank youforbeingthere forme.Ilove you. –John Yani
Arrasjid
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Tomyfamilyandfriendsforenablingandencouragingmetogrowpersonally
andprofessionally over the years, and for all the help they will provide in the
future.My special thanks to Bridget, who gaveup many nights and weekends
with me so I could work on this project. Thank you to everyone who I have
worked with for the past 20 years in the IT field. You have all provided me
encouragement,challenges,andinspirationstocontinuetogivebacktoyouall
theseyears.–MarkGabryjelski
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Every day I get to engage with folks who are elite minds in the world of
information technology in the enterprise. These people can be found in my
colleagues at work, former students, and counterparts at partner, parent, and
competing companies. To all of these folks I say thank you for helping me
becomea betterarchitectwitheveryinteraction.Mostimportantlytomywife,
Stacy,andourkids, Hayden andHudson.Thethree ofyoudeservesignificant
recognitionfortheamountoftechnicalneedinessyouendurebylivingwithme.
Thoughit’shardformetotravelandbeawayfromyou,knowthatIdoitfor
you. You are my motivation and my inspiration to continue to get better and
expand my horizons in my professional life as much as in my personal life.
Thankyou.Iloveyou.–ChrisH.McCain
