Acknowledgments

I want to thank my wonderful wife, Milene, and our extraordinary children Ettore and Gian Lucca for their love and support. Thanks to my caring mother, Aracy, and my two older brothers, Dan and Dartagnan, who were always excellent role models to me.

A very special thanks to my co-author, Mark Allen, for his outstanding contribution, dedication, and friendship. But it is not only about our partnership in this book. In our professional career together, Mark's vision, leadership, and mentoring provided me with opportunities to expand my knowledge and experiences. On many levels, this book would not have been possible without him.

A huge thanks to Phil Simon, friend, co-author, and fellow Rush fan, who gave me an opportunity to contribute to his second book, which eventually led to this one.

Thanks to Jill Dyché, a friend and colleague, and one of the smartest people I've ever met. It is truly an honor that Jill wrote the foreword to our book. Another big thanks to recognized experts I admire immensely, and kindly have agreed to endorse our book: David Loshin, Phil Simon, Jim Harris, Dylan Jones, Peter Jaumann, Ron Powell, and Tony Fisher.

Thanks to past colleagues at Sun Microsystems and Raytheon: Duer Reeves, Rene Grippo, Russ Albert, Brent Zionic, Milt McPeek, Steve Karakitsios, Phil Priest, and Mike Ruggles.

Thanks to fellow colleagues at DataFlux, who are too many to list, but especially Katie Fabiszak for her insightful review of parts of the book, and Scott Gidley, Daniel Teachey, Gail Baker, and Tony Fisher for their constant support. Another thanks goes to the social media community, where I have met incredibly smart people, such as: Henrik Liliendahl Srensen, Dan Power, Ken O'Connor, Rich Murnane, Charles Blyth, Arkady Maydanchik, and so many others.

Thanks to my hockey and motorcycle buddy, Ralph Hartwig, a proud friend who would tell everybody we met that I was writing a book.

Last, but not least, thanks to Tim Burgard, Stacey Rivera, Laura Cherkas, and Kimberly Marini at John Wiley & Sons for all their assistance throughout the development and production of this book.

—Dalton Cervo

First, I want to thank my co-author Dalton Cervo for not only his tremendous contribution and dedication to this book, but also for his friendship and collaborative nature that greatly contributed to a very smooth, complimentary experience we enjoyed throughout writing this book. Throughout our professional experiences together, it has always been a great pleasure working with Dalton. I look forward to more opportunity to collaborate with Dalton in the future.

I am very grateful to Duer Reeves, Michele Parry, Pete Pazmany, Meg Heller, and Bernie Knost. This book would not have been possible for me if over the years they had not given me the job opportunities, leadership roles, mentoring, and support throughout many programs and projects that have contributed to the knowledge and experiences that I have been fortunate to be able to share in this book.

A special thanks to my past staff members and colleagues at Sun Microsystems and Oracle who I enjoyed many journeys with and who were instrumental in the concepts, plans, and solutions in which I have been involved. I would like to particularly recognize Sandra Keifer-Roberts, Jeannie Cole, Barb Wilson, Christa Isenhart, Leah Jenkins, Paul Welding, Jayme Otto, Peter Jaumann, Jason Bristow, Andy Grodahl, and Brent Zionic. I would also like to express my appreciation to the many talented and supportive folks at DataFlux, D&B, and Deloitte with whom I had the pleasure of sharing ideas and working.

Thanks to Phil Simon for his guidance and support that helped us get this book in motion.

Thanks to Jill Dyché for all her generous time, encouragement, and support. We are very honored to have Jill as the foreword author.

Thanks to David Loshin, Phil Simon, Jim Harris, Dylan Jones, Peter Jaumann, Ron Powell, and Tony Fisher whose endorsements we are very proud to have received. Thanks to Aaron Zornes for his review and feedback. And thanks in general to the many friends and acquaintances in the MDM and Data Governance communities who have expressed their encouragement and interest about this book.

I am deeply grateful to my lovely wife, Bobbie, and our wonderful children, Kim and Matt, for all their patience and encouragement.

Last, but not least, I'd like to express my thanks to Tim Burgard, Stacey Rivera, Laura Cherkas, and Kimberly Marini at John Wiley & Sons for all their guidance and support throughout the development and production of this book.

—Mark Allen