David Watts
Will Willis (MCSE, A+ Certified Technician, Network+, B.A.) is a senior
network administrator for an international software-development company in
the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas area. He shares responsibility for the network and
server infrastructure with other members of the network administration team,
primarily focusing on Microsoft technologies such as Active Directory and
Exchange 2003. He also shares responsibility for server monitoring, documentation,
maintaining disaster recovery preparedness, antivirus strategies, firewalls/
network security, planning and maintaining the infrastructure (servers, routers,
switches, hubs), and ensuring the reliability and availability of network resources
for the global network.
Will began as a help desk tech, providing technical support over the phone for
PC hardware and software and later moved to a desktop/LAN support specialist
position working on a team of eight to support a 3,000+ user multiple-site
network. From that position, Will moved into a job as a network manager,
where he also administered multiple Active Directory domains and servers running
BackOffice applications Exchange Server, IIS, Site Server, SQL Server, and
SMS. He enjoys spending time with his family and writing and recording original
music when not busy being a techie and being active in church, including
teaching Sunday School. Will has co-authored numerous books and scores of
technical articles. He has also written practice exams and tech-edited many
titles. His first album of guitar-based instrumental music, Darkness into Light,
was released in 2002. Will is also a seminary student, finishing a Master of Arts
degree in Theology in the fall of 2006. More information on Will can be found
at www.willwillis.us.
.David Watts
David Watts is an Advisory Specialist for Netfinity Servers at IBM's ITSO Center in Raleigh. He manages residencies and produces redbooks on hardware and software topics related to IBM Netfinity Servers. He has authored over a dozen publications; his most recent include Netfinity Performance Tuning with Windows NT 4.0, Implementing Netfinity Disk Subsystems and Netfinity Server Management. He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Queensland (Australia) and has worked for IBM for over 10 years. He is an IBM Professional Server Specialist. He can be contacted via e-mail at dwwatts@us.ibm.com.
Will Willis
Will Willis is currently a network systems manager responsible for a six-subnet NT/Windows 2000 network running Exchange Server, IIS, SQL Server, and SMS.
Will Willis
ALL THREE AUTHORS have world-class experience in deploying and administering Windows 2000 & NT at the world's largest companies...
- WILL WILLIS is currently a network systems manager responsible for a six-subnet NT/Windows 2000 network running Exchange Server, IIS, SQL Server, and SMS.
- DAVID WATTS helped to design and deploy Active Directory for networks with over 100,000 users, at one of the largest companies to join Microsoft's Windows 2000 Early Adopter Program.
- TILLMAN STRAHAN has been responsible for NT networks and nationwide domain structures at several Fortune 500 companies, and currently consults on very high availability NT cluster solutions.