Contributors

About the authors

Richard Diver has over 25 years’ international experience in technology with a deep technical background in cloud security, identity management, and information security. He works at Insight as the lead for Cloud Security Architecture, working with top partners across the industry to deliver comprehensive cloud security solutions. Any spare time he gets is usually spent with his family.

I would like to thank my loving family for allowing me to take time out to write this book, especially encouraging me during those times of procrastination!

Thank you to Gary for taking on this challenge with enthusiasm and passion, I could not have done this without your expertise. Also, to the experts that have helped to improve this book, including Ashwin Patil, Rod Trent, Dean Gross, Casey Tuohey, and Brandon Huckeba.

Gary Bushey is an Azure security expert with over 25 years of IT experience. He got his start early on when he helped his fifth-grade math teacher with their programming homework and worked all one summer to be able to afford his first computer, a Commodore 64. When he sold his first program, an apartment management system, at 14 he was hooked. During his career, he has worked as a developer, consultant, trainer, and architect. When not spending time in front of a computer, you can find him hiking in the woods, taking pictures, or just picking a direction and finding out what is around the next corner.

First and foremost, I need to thank my parents. They may not understand exactly what I do but they have supported me from allowing me to hook up my Commodore 64 to the color TV to faking interest when I talk about what I do. I’d also like to thank all the people at Microsoft that have helped me. Finally, I need to thank Lora Lake for supporting me through all my crazy decisions that have led to this point and for adopting me as her brother.