This is a guide to automating Windows infrastructures using Chef, from the big picture through to hands-on examples. This book is designed for systems administrators who have had some exposure to Chef and are interested using it to manage their Windows-based systems. Some exposure to programming or scripting languages is expected for portions of this book.
John Ewart is a system architect, software developer, and lecturer. He has designed and taught courses at a variety of institutions including the University of California, California State University, and local community colleges covering a wide range of computer science topics including Java, data structures and algorithms, operating systems fundamentals, Unix and Linux systems administration, and web application development. In addition to working and teaching, he maintains and contributes to a number of open source projects. He currently resides in Redmond, Washington, with his wife, Mary, and their two children.
