Rob Bastiaansen is an independent consultant and trainer. Rob has a strong focus on NetWare, Cluster Services, eDirectory, and ZENworks. He delivers Advanced Technical Training for Novell in EMEA regarding these topics. Rob is also a technical writer; he writes for several IT magazines in The Netherlands, where he lives. VMware is another of the areas in which Rob works as a consultant and trainer. In 2004, Rob wrote and published his first book, Rob's Guide to Using VMware, which is in print in its second edition. In 2005, Rob published The NetWare Toolbox. He is a Master Certified Novell Instructor and holds all the major Novell certifications, including Certified Linux Engineer and Certified Linux Professional.