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Writing this book was probably the most mentally challenging experience of my life. If not the most, it is definitely in the top three. I want to call out my parents, Rual and Donna Perkins, who raised me free from limits, free from critique, with maximum freedom of choice. You will come across people who tell you that “you can't,” but neither of them ever uttered such a phrase to me. That time in my life gave me the strength I need now to overcome obstacles and finish the stuff I start, no matter what. I also need to call out my family who continued to live life and carry on while I worked on this project. Andrea, Lea, and Noa, I thank you and love you from the bottom of my heart.
Benjamin Perkins is currently employed at Microsoft in Munich, Germany, as a senior escalation engineer for IIS, ASP.NET, and Azure App Services. He has been working professionally in the IT industry for more than two decades. He started computer programming with QBasic at the age of 11 on an Atari 1200XL desktop computer. He takes pleasure in the challenges that troubleshooting technical issues have to offer and savors in the rewards of a well-written program. After completing high school, he joined the United States Army. After successfully completing his military service, he attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, where he received a bachelor's of business administration in management information systems. He also received a master's of business administration from the European University.
His roles in the IT industry have spanned the entire spectrum including programmer, system architect, technical support engineer, team leader, and mid- level management. While employed at Hewlett-Packard, he received numerous awards, degrees, and certifications. He has a passion for technology and customer service and looks forward to troubleshooting and writing more world-class technical solutions. “My approach is to write code with support in mind, and to write it once correctly and completely so we do not have to come back to it again, except to enhance it.”
Benjamin has written numerous magazine articles and training courses and is an active blogger. His catalog of books covers C# programming, IIS, NHibernate, open source, and Microsoft Azure.
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The publisher and editors will to acknowledge William Panek's work on earlier unpublished chapters for previous Azure Architect exams that were retired before that book could be published. Although ultimately no part of that work is part of this book, we are grateful for his time and effort during those early Azure Architect certifications.
William Panek is a Five-Time Microsoft MVP Winner. He has taught at Boston University, Clark University, and the University of Maryland, and presently conducts live online classes for StormWind Studios www.stormwind.com.