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Scott Lowe, Nick Marshall, Forbes Guthrie, Matt Liebowitz and Josh Atwell’s Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5 1st Edition is a bestselling resource for Virtual Machine administrators and aspiring learners, for mastering the practical instructions and explanations helping in a complete understanding various concepts. Summary of the book Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5 1st Edition is an extensive compilation of the industry leading virtualization toolset, its significant capabilities and characteristics. It is a master guide for VM administrators about the processes of installation, configuration, operation, deployment, management and security features and issues addressed in an easy to learn approach. Many real world examples are given in each chapter. The practical applications of different concepts are explained in detail. Creating, editing, working and cloning vApps are also discussed in the book. Managing CPU, memory and other resource allocation and utilization in a Virtual Machine and their importance is also covered, along with VMware vSphere. About the authors Scott Lowe is an IT professional who specializes in virtualization, networking, servers, Macs and Cloud. He has also been a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Currently, he works as an engineering architect for VMWare, focusing mainly on Software-Defined Networking and Network Virtualization. Nick Marshall is a VMware Certified Advanced Professional and a Senior Consultant with VMware Professional Services. He has been awarded the VMware vExpert honour for his involvement in the VMware Community. Forbes Guthrie is a Virtualization focused technical architect and a vExpert. He has also authored the book VMware vSphere Design. Matt Liebowitz is a Virtualization Discipline Lead at EMC Global Services. He has also authored Virtualizing Microsoft Business Critical Applications on Vmware Vsphere. Josh Atwell is the vArchitect, Datacenter Virtualization engineer at Virtual Computing Environment Company. He graduated from the North Carolina State University.