I had planned on posting this next week because I expected a little more lead time before our book was actually published, but it turns out that Amazon is now shipping the SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery Guide, which is a very good thing 
I wanted to post my acknowledgements from the book, so I can once again call attention to all the people played such an important role in helping me make our book a reality. Writing the book last year was an incredible challenge and it was very satisfying to finish it, but I didn't do it alone and I was set on the path that led to this book a long time ago. With that being said, I'd like to profusely thank the following people:
- Becky Isserman, for giving me this opportunity.
- David Zinsmeister, for asking me all those years ago if I had ever considered writing something of my own; it's a question I never forgot.
- Ben Frame, Kelly Pfledderer, and all my coworkers at Apparatus for the encouragement and support throughout this process.
- Jeremy Gunter, for starting me down this road in so many ways. I miss you man.
- All the folks on Twitter who chipped in with great advice, information, and verifications: @autosponge, @emilysc, @greenearings, @greghughes, @hipslu, @itchysanchez, @JDWade, @joeloleson, and @Sadalit. That's right, Twitter played a nice big role in helping me getting this book to print. If you're not on Twitter yet, why the heck not?!?
- Steve Pietrek, for all the helpful resources and one unbelievable referral. I'm not sure I'd have finished the book if it wasn't for Steve's input and assistance
- Jennifer Blaney, for her patience and support of a first-time writer.
- Karen Gill, for making it look like I write so purty, offering encouragement, and laughing at all my terrible jokes. I can't say enough good things about Karen and her work. She's a great editor; she's flexible, educates rather than pontificates, has a wonderful sense of humor, and is oh so thorough.
- Sean McDonough, for being a great mentor, keeping me sane, providing great feedback, encouraging my terrible jokes, writing like a madman, and going above and beyond at all times. Words cannot convey how much I appreciate and am thankful for Sean's contributions to this project; it probably would have never seen the light of day if it wasn't for the incredible sacrifices he and his family made for it.
- The two amazing women in my life every day. Piper for making all the late nights, headaches, and long hours that much easier with every smile, giggle, and laugh; and my beautiful wife Gretchen, for suffering through the late nights, headaches, and long hours with me and providing so much encouragement, strength, support, and love.
- I'm going to say it again, although I know that I can never say it enough, thank you Gretchen. Thank you so much. Thank you for supporting me in this endeavor. Thank you for putting up with my tired, grumpy, irrational, moody butt. Thank you for motivating me. Thank you for distracting me. Thank you for everything.
To everyone else I forgot to thank, thank you. To our readers, thank you so much for your purchase, I hope you find the book useful and worth your hard earned money. I hope we show you something you didn't know or didn't consider. And above all else, I hope you're able to take what we've written in this book and begin to ensure the long-term viability of your SharePoint environment.
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