Introducing Windows Server 2008

Mitch Tulloch with the Microsoft Windows Server Team

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Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch was lead author for the Microsoft Windows Vista Resource Kit (Microsoft Press, 2007) and is a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, networking, and security. Mitch has published over 200 articles for different IT pro sites and magazines and has written over a dozen books, including the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking and the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security (both from Microsoft Press), Windows Server Hacks (O’Reilly Media, 2004) and IIS 6 Administration (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003). Mitch has been the technical reviewer for numerous IT pro titles from Microsoft Press, and he has developed and taught graduate-level courses in Information Security Management (ISM) for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program of Jones International University. Mitch also writes a weekly editorial for IT World’s ìWindows in the Enterprise newsletter, which is read by thousands of IT professionals around the world.

Mitch has been repeatedly awarded Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status by Microsoft for his outstanding contributions in supporting both his local IT pro user group and the larger global community of IT professionals around the world. The Microsoft MVP Program recognizes individuals who share a deep commitment to building community among IT professionals and show a willingness to help others with their questions and problems. You can find out more about Microsoft’s MVP Program at http://mvp.support.microsoft.com.

Mitch is president of MTIT Enterprises, an IT content-development business based in Winnipeg, Canada. Before starting his own business in 1998, Mitch worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) for Productivity Point. For more information about Mitch, see his Web site at http://www.mtit.com. You can also contact Mitch at [e-mail] with your questions and suggestions; just be sure to use the subject “Feedback on Book” so that your message doesn’t get routed to his junk mail folder by mistake!