Biography
A chemist by education, an electrician by trade, a UNIX sysadmin and Oracle DBA because he raised his hand when he should have known better, an IT Director and consultant by default, and a writer by choice, Charlie is a STEP speaker and the author of more than 2 dozen computer books on operating systems and enterprise environments. His recent books include Working with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials(MS Press), Windows Small Business Server 2011 Administrator's Companion(MS Press), Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Administrator's Companion(MS Press), Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion(MS Press), Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2(MS Press), Microsoft Windows XP Resource Kit, 3rd Edition(MS Press), and Oracle DBA Scripting Quick Reference(Prentice-Hall PTR). He has also written numerous white papers and case studies on Microsoft.com.