I'd like to thank Cody for stepping up to the plate again to go through the pain and anguish to get another edition of the book out. Also thanks, of course, go to Egle, whom we somehow commandeered to help get this out the door bigger and better than before. We have a whole bunch of tech reviewers from across the globe too who have helped keep us within reach of our goals, so thanks for keeping it real.

I'd also like to thank my family, although I'm not sure they have realized I wrote another one. I think I may have just about gotten away with this one unscathed.

Finally, I'd like to thank Rackspace for giving me the opportunity and support to pursue such endeavors and the many people I bug now for answers to stupid questions.

I'd like to thank Kevin for coming along on this crazy ride, yet again. I would also like to thank Egle, who jumped into the fray and has gone above and beyond to make this book more awesome than the last one. This book would not be possible without the wonderful reviewers, as well as the folks at Packt who stepped up their game between editions.

Next up, and likely much more important, to thank are my kids and loving wife. Without their support, well, I'm not entirely sure this edition would have made it out the door. Also, on the time, understanding, and support list is my employer, Rackspace.

I'd like to thank the writers, publisher, reviewers, and employer. While this is a small army of folks who help with the writing and publishing of this edition, I think it would be super amiss if I didn't thank the awesome-tastic OpenStack community for whom we wrote this. Y'all provide not just the support, technical guidance, and such, but also the "why" behind putting another volume out in the market. Thanks!

I would like to thank my husband, my love, and my technical advisor for his constant and unwavering support while writing, traveling, installing, and troubleshooting. For some reason, it is always the networking that needs troubleshooting.

I ask for forgiveness from my friends and family, who didn't get to talk to me very much while I was working on this book.

OpenStack developers, quality engineers, operators, users, and documentation writers, thank you for making OpenStack better each day!

Kevin and Cody, thank you for bringing me along on this adventure! I cannot believe how much quality work was already put into this book, as well as into the Vagrant environment scripts. Technical reviewers, thank you for volunteering hundreds of hours to review everything. Reviewers and editors from Packt, thank you for your prompt communication and constant feedback. Rackers, thank you for your advice and guidance. Lastly, thanks to Rackspace for supporting my writing endeavors.