About the Author

Simon M.C. Cheng is an experienced engineer and has been working in the field of system administration on Linux and Windows platforms for around 8 years. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computing from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

He currently lives in Hong Kong and has previously worked in a number of different roles, including as a technician at a college, IT officer at Geodis Wilson Hong Kong Limited, senior systems engineer at Questex Media Limited and Ignite Media Group, and a few more roles. In recent years, he has become interested in server virtualization and has put his efforts into learning more about it.

If you have anything to share, you can contact him on LinkedIn or e-mail him at <simonc1001@hotmail.com>.

I am deeply indebted to my acquisition editors, Ashish Bhanushali and Subho Gupta, and the project co-ordinator, Kinjal Bari, who gave me the chance to write my first book. It was a great gamble for them to choose me because I had no prior experience in book publishing.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my responsible editor, Ruchita Bhansali. She is a very helpful and responsible editor who put in a lot of effort in this book and led me through the process of publishing this book.

I am also grateful to all the reviewers from different technical backgrounds for their comments, opinions, and valuable suggestions for this book. These suggestions have definitely enriched and expanded the content of this book. Thanks to them for making this book interesting and enriching.

Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to give credit to my parents and my girlfriend, Fanny. Without their understanding and support, I would not have had the courage to accept this new challenge.