Olga Londer is an architect at Microsoft, where she works across countries and geographies to help Microsoft’s technical audiences, such as developers and IT Professionals, to take the best advantage of Microsoft’s products and technologies. She has written several books on Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), she has won the British Computer Society IT Trainer award, and she has been a frequent speaker at numerous conferences and a technical content lead for many international Microsoft conferences, including TechEd. Before joining Microsoft in 2004, Olga was a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for SharePoint and IIS and worked for QA Ltd, a leading IT training and consulting company in the UK, where she led many SharePoint implementation projects for blue-chip clients. Olga lives in London.

Penelope Coventry is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft SharePoint Server and an independent consultant based in the UK, with more than 30 years of industry experience. She currently focuses on the design, implementation, and development of SharePoint-based solutions, and she has worked with SharePoint since 2001. Penny has written a number of books, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Step by Step, Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 Step by Step, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Administrator’s Companion, Office SharePoint Server 2007 Administrator’s Companion, Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit, and two editions of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Step by Step. Penny is frequently seen at TechEd, either as a Technical Learning guide or on the SharePoint Ask-the-Experts stand. She also speaks at the SharePoint Best Practices conferences, the European SharePoint Evolution Conference, Swedish SharePoint and Exchange Forums, UK SharePoint User Group meetings, and SharePoint Saturdays.

Penny lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, with her husband, Peter, and dog, Poppy.