Preface xv
Evans Tanurdin is an IT Specialist at IBM Global Technology Services in Indonesia. He
provides technical support and services on the IBM System x, BladeCenter, and System
Storage product lines. His technology focus areas include the design, operation, and
maintenance services of enterprise x86 server infrastructure. Other significant experiences
include application development, system analysis, and database design. Evans holds a
degree in Nuclear Engineering from Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia), and certifications
from Microsoft, Red Hat, and Juniper.
The authors of this book were divided into two teams, Part 1 of the book is based on the IBM
Redpaper™ IBM eX5 Portfolio Overview: IBM System x3850 X5, x3950 X5, x3690 X5, and
BladeCenter HX5, REDP-4650, and written by one team of subject matter experts.
The team that wrote Part 1 (left to right): David, Duncan, JJ, Scott, Cynthia, and Eric
Part 2 of the book was written by a second team of subject matter experts. This team also
provided updates to the first part of the book.
The team that wrote Part 2 (left to right): David, Evans, Aaron, Miro, Tom, and Mike
Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project:
From IBM Marketing:
Mark Chapman
Michelle Gottschalk
Harsh Kachhy