Martin Machado is an MCSD with over 15 years, experience in designing and implementing systems. He moved into consulting as a way to satisfy his curiosity and interest in diverse IT scenarios and applications very early in his career. He started as an Oracle developer and quickly moved into systems integration with Microsoft technologies. He has a passion for designing complex systems and intricate migrations.
Martin currently works for Microsoft as a Senior Consultant in the Modern Applications Division. He has extensive experience helping customers of all sizes and currently spends most of his time designing solutions that take advantage of Azure and Office 365. When he is not working, Martin enjoys the company of his wife, Raquel, and son, David. He also spends time with his soldering gun, creating custom keyboards and other tinkering projects. Martin is originally from Uruguay but currently lives in the Washington DC metro area.
I would like to thank the Packt Publishing team for their professionalism, and my colleagues who helped make this happen. Special thanks to my wife, Raquel and son, David, for their support throughout the writing process. My hope is that one day David will read this book and be inspired to follow his dreams.
Prashant G Bhoyar is a Microsoft Office Server and Services MVP and a Microsoft Certified Professional. He is a trusted advisor and subject matter expert and specializes in the development and post-implementation adoption of complex custom solutions in Office 365, Azure, and SharePoint. He has supported many commercial and government agencies and non-profit organizations in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. He serves on the leadership committee for the DC Metro Office 365 User Group, the SharePoint Saturday Baltimore event, and the SharePoint Saturday Washington DC event. He actively speaks at technical conferences across the United States of America.
Prashant is a recipient of the Antarctic Service Medal of the United States of America for his outstanding service in Antarctica. He currently works as a Senior Consultant at WithumSmith+Brown, PC, and hails from the Washington DC metro area. When not working, Prashant likes to explore new places with his wife, Mayuri.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and thank the following people for their support and encouragement: The editorial team at Packt Publishing, especially Rahul Nair, Sweeny Dias, and Khushbu Sutar, and the technical reviewers for making sure that the project gets completed on time and with quality content. My parents and the rest of my family for their encouragement and support. Without their guidance, I would not have been where I am right now. Above all, my beloved and supportive wife, Mayuri Lahane, for standing by me throughout my career and through the process of writing this book. Without her constant encouragement, this book would not have been possible; for more than often, we had to sacrifice our personal time to focus on this book. Martin Machado, a former colleague, good friend, and the co-author of this book for his encouragement and constant support. We made it happen. All my colleagues at WithumSmith+Brown, PC for their encouragement and constant support. Last but not least, the Office 365 community for being such a great community and constantly encouraging and helping people by sharing knowledge.