DEDICATION


This book is dedicated to the VAX and Alpha AXP System Managers of the world. I was a System Manager for many years and I know that the System Manager is in the difficult position of being fully responsible for much of an organization's most valuable, often irreplaceable information. At the same time, he or she often has relatively little authority to make the critical decisions that must be made to preserve and even to utilize those records.

I also realize that the System Manager's job is often a thankless one. While users and even management are quick to condemn a System Manager for computer problems, it is a rare day indeed when someone comes up to the System Manager and says, "Hey! The computer's performing pretty well today. Nice work!" (I know, dream on.)

I believe that System Managers are good people and well-intentioned. I believe that they really want to provide great service to their users and to management. I believe that they try their best to do their job within the limitations of too little budget and too little authority. And I believe that they really want to learn everything they can about their systems and be the best System Managers they can be. If they could dance their fingers over the keyboard and make that machine do magic, you can be very sure they would do so.

It is to these System Managers that this book is dedicated. I hope you like it. I hope you learn something from it that helps you achieve your goals.

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