Acknowledgments

I didn't think I had it in me to write another book. However, my niece came along after the first book was published and she wasn't in my acknowledgements. So, I wanted to have an opportunity to mention her in another book.

To my dearest Chiyo: I hope you always remember that Tita loves you very much. Tita will always be there for you whenever you need her.

In my first book, I apologized for the lengthy acknowledgements. In this second book, I will do the same.

To Eric: thank you for still being here with me through the ups and downs, the happy times, and the crazy times. I am looking forward to many more adventures, side by side, hand in hand. I love you.

To Papa and Mama: you always give me strength and inspiration. I keep on going because of you. Thank you for everything that you've done for us, and I am so happy that your granddaughter gives you a lot of joy. I love you both very much.

To JR and RR: you will always be my baby brothers, and I am so proud to be your elder sister.

To Lisa: you're my sister, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm there for you and will be there to support you as best as I can.

To my in laws: Mom Lisa, Dad Richard, Ama, Aunt Rose, Catherine, David, Jayden, and Kristina; thank you for being my family. Thank you for all the fun times and all the support all these years. Thank you for being there whenever I needed you; words cannot express my gratitude. Jayden and Kristina, Agim and Agu love you two very much, and we'll be there for you to play with you, teach you, and support you. We just want hugs and kisses in return.

To my BCIT family: Kevin Cudihee, Joanne Atha, Elsie Au, Cynthia van Ginkel, Steve Eccles, Dean Hildebrand, and to all my students, past and present; thank you. BCIT is my second home. It has paved the way for many good things in my life and I will always be grateful.

To my UBC family: my super wonderful boss extraordinaire, Pradeep Nair, and my superb teammates Joe Xing, Min Zhu, George Firican, Mary Mootatamby, Jason Metcalfe, Tom Yerex, and Suzanne Landry. I love going to work everyday. You are all awesome; we have a great team and it is a privilege to work with all of you.

To the Packt team: Meeta Rajani for contacting me to author this book and Akshay Nair, who has helped me throughout the process; thank you.

I didn't do this alone. I have learned so much from so many other people, all the SQL Server and PowerShell MVPs, and each technology's communities and bloggers. The Tableau community is also quite inspiring, from Zen masters (Joe Mako, Jonathan Drummey, Kelly Martin, and Dan Murray) to all the bloggers and vizzers. Special thank you to Dan Murray, Tim Costello, Jason Schumacher, John Pain, and Liz Feller. Thank you all for making learning fun again.

There are so many other people who inspired and helped me along the way, including friends, students, and acquaintances. Thank you.

Most importantly, thank you Lord for all the miracles and blessings in my life.