Scott Forsyth is an avid technologist, primarily on the Microsoft web platform for Windows Server, IIS, ASP.NET, Hyper-V, and SQL Server. He worked as Director of Technology for ten years at Orcsweb, a web host focusing on the Windows platform. This is where he gained the most experience in IIS and building highly available and scalable web farms. Scott is a Microsoft MVP for ASP.NET/IIS, an ASPInsider, and a speaker at code camps, user groups, and technical conferences. Scott is co-founder and chief systems architect of Vaasnet, a web services company that provides instant, preconfigured virtual machines that can easily be customized for training classes, development environments, or corporate needs. Additionally he offers consulting services for the web platform on the Microsoft technology stack, and is actively involved in Microsoft community forums and user groups.Scott, originally from Canada, now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina with his wife and two kids. He can be reached at scott@vaasnet.com. You can follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/scottforsyth and find his blog at http://weblogs.asp.net/owscott.