Deploying .NET Applications - A Lifecycle Guide

Patterns & Practices

ISBN 0-7356-1846-1

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Authors

Paul Slater (Lead Technical Author) - Wadeware LLC, Robert Hill (Lead Technical Contributor) - Implement.com, Jason Hogg (Program Manager) - Microsoft Corporation

Collaborators

Many thanks to the following advisors who provided invaluable assistance:

Steve Hoag, Mike Wade, Dave Templin, David Guyer, Sean Draine, Jamie Cool, Greg Singleton, Dennis Angeline, Rishi Rana, Julio Castillo, Erich Pleny, David Blair (Metratech), Erik Olsen, David Fleischman, Duncan Mackenzie, Arash Ghanaie-Sichanie, Robert McIntyre, Chris Flaat, Chad Royal, Izzy Gryko, Mark Boulter, Sebastian Lange, Steven Pratschner, Jay Allen, Kenny Jones, Michael Stuart, Mike Kass, Pete Coupland (VMC Consulting Corporation), Riyaz Pishori, Sonja Keserovic, Sushil Chordia, Jeff Kercher, RoAnn Corbisier, Chris Sfanos, Andrew Mason, Edward Jezierski, Ron Jacobs, J.D. Meier, Claudette Iebbiano (CI Design Studio), Ryan Plant (Jet Blue)