Windows 2000 Performance Guide

Acknowledgments

Both authors gratefully acknowledge the support and assistance of Robert Denn and his staff at O’Reilly, without whom the book you hold in your hands would never have been completed. We are especially grateful for Robert’s steady hand and patience throughout the long gestation period for this book. At one point we thought that he might select an engraving of a sloth to adorn the front cover. We would also like to acknowledge the help of many other individuals who reviewed earlier drafts of the book, including Dave Butchart, Janet Bishop, Bob Gauthier, Todd Glasgow, Kitrick Sheets, Jim Quigley, and Rich Olcott. They all contributed to making the final text clearer and more readable. Any errors that remain are solely the responsibility of the authors.

Mark would like to acknowledge the support of Ziya Aral and George Teixiera of Datacore for allowing him to complete this book on their watch. He is grateful for the long and fruitful collaboration with Stets Newcomb, Phil Henninge, and Dave Steier, working out the details of the Windows 2000 performance monitoring API. Special thanks to Joanne Decker for watching over me during this period. Barry Merrill, in particular, was helpful in getting that project off the ground, and his enthusiastic encouragement over the years is greatly appreciated. Russ Blake and Bob Watson from Microsoft also provided valuable support and assistance when we were starting out. Bob Gauthier, Jim Quigley, Sharon Seabaugh, Denis Nothern, and ...