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Today I received a copy of Learning FreeNAS in my mailbox from my good friends at Packt Publishing.  I’ve been eagerly awaiting this package since last week, after I had the chance to trade emails with Gary Sims.  Gary is the author of the book, as well as the mastermind behind the Learn FreeNAS website.  Last week I wrote a small review of this wonderful site and encourage anyone with an interest in FreeNAS to check it out.

The book covers all sorts of topics from the basics of network attached storage and how FreeNAS benefits you and your business, to planning, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting an installation.

This book looks like it’s going to be a great read and I can’t wait to get into it.  You can expect to find a review posted here as soon as I’ve finished my reading.  If you can’t wait for my thoughts on it and want to get your very own copy, you can try the Packt online store where they have the print version of the book, as well as the eBook.  If you happen to be die hard Amazon (Canada or US), they too offer the print version.

The folks over at Packt Publishing were also nice enough to send me a sample chapter from the book to post on my blog.  The download is an Adobe PDF and it contains Chapter 2: Preparing to add FreeNAS to your Network.  Get your copy at the Live SkyDrive link below (requires Adobe Reader).