About the Author

Govardhan Gunnala is a Technical Architect with knowledge of cross-platform technologies understanding and applying them to complex business requirements. He is a computer science graduate and a Microsoft and Citrix^? Certified professional specialized in server, desktop, and application virtualization technologies. He is a skilled IT network security analyst and is highly regarded for sophisticated automation using Perl and PowerShell scripting. He has designed and delivered various cloud software solutions based on web, Citrix^?, and VMware technologies. He is also responsible for data center architecture and network security administration. He earlier worked as a senior systems engineer and member of IT systems at a global investment and technology development firm. He is also a technical blogger, corporate and institutional trainer with more than 9 years of experience in the IT software industry.

You can follow his blog at http://gunnalag.com/.

I would like to deeply thank each of my family members. My parents, Markandeyulu Gunnala and Durgamma Gunnala, for supporting me to write this book. My beloved wife, Sarika, who has been the motivation for this undertaking, and without her support, I wouldn't have completed this book. All the others who have made my stay comfortable while I was occupied with writing this book.

I would like to thank my mentor and manager, Andy Poulter, who encouraged me to achieve every milestone that I reached while writing this book. I would also like to thank Ravi Koppara for being my personal mentor and motivator.

I would like to express my special thanks to Daniele Tosatto for joining me as a coauthor on this title and to the entire Packt team and technical reviewers for all their diligent work on this book.

Daniele Tosatto is a Windows Infrastructure Architect specialized in Citrix^? and Microsoft technologies with 15 years of experience. He is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert, Microsoft Solutions Associate, and Citrix^? Certified Administrator. He has been working with Microsoft products since 2000 as a systems administrator. He currently works as a project manager for the Italian Citrix^? Platinum Partner in medium to large Citrix^? and virtualization projects.