This is a book that most editors and definitely system managers should have in their library.The book contains a lot of good information from someone that know Avid from the inside. Steve Bayes has worked as a Senior Instructor and then moved over to Product Designer for Symphony and later DS. Here is what it say about the book at Amazon:

The Avid Handbook caters to video editors bordering on intermediate who are ready to unleash the full power of the Avid but don’t know where to start. Rather than focusing on arcane keystrokes, the book teaches production procedures, the real key for getting a job done. Time saving, shortcuts, and strategies are emphasized, and the author tackles such real-world problems as set up, keeping a facility running, minimizing crashing, and troubleshooting head on. Bayes has helped thousands to avoid downtime and maximize creative time.