When I began working with Orchestrator in 2007, shortly before VMware's acquisition of the Swiss-based company, it was a Dunes product named Virtual Service Orchestrator that had very little in the way of actual documentation. This presented me with quite a challenge in learning the ins and outs of such a powerful tool.

Fast-forward eight years, and we see numerous blogs focused on VMware's vRealize Orchestrator as well as multiple products that are built on top of it and which rely on its powerful orchestration engine. Additionally, we see a thriving community that has continued to grow around the product as the Orchestrator sheds its old nickname of being VMware's best-kept secret. It gives me great pleasure to see Daniel's work on vRealize Orchestrator Essentials come together to help Orchestrator developers quickly become more productive. I only wish that such a book, or even a fraction of this level of detailed documentation, was available back when I started working with Orchestrator.

I wish you all the best for your integration and automation projects powered by Orchestrator. This book is sure to help you get a good start with the product!

Burke Azbill

Consulting Architect, LiVefire Solutions and Services

VMware, Inc.

@TechnicalValues / www.vcoteam.info