Joshua Black has been working with computers professionally for 20 years. He has a wide range of experience and expertise, which includes systems and network administration, mobile app development, and production web applications. He earned a BS degree in Computer Science with a minor in Math from California State University, Chico, in 2005. He currently resides in Chico, California, with his wife, Rachel, and their four children.

Lauren Malhoit has been in the field of IT for over 10 years and has acquired several data center certifications. She's currently a technical virtualization architect, specializing in virtualization and storage in data center. She has been writing for a few years for TechRepublic, TechRepublic Pro, and VirtualizationSoftware. As a Cisco Champion, EMC Elect, VMware vExpert, and PernixPro, she stays involved in the community. She also hosts a bi-weekly technology podcast called AdaptingIT (http://www.adaptingit.com/). She has been a delegate for Tech Field Day several times as well. She recently published her first book, VMware vCenter Operations Manager Essentials, Packt Publishing.

Eric Maxey has a varied background in writing software, including making console video games and analyzing the ad revenue data. He ran a small business that pioneered a new kind of bitcoin mining pool, which has now become something of a standard. When not jacked into the metaverse, he likes to work on electric bicycles and ride them offroad.