PAOLO PIALORSI is a consultant, trainer, and author who specializes in developing distributed application architectures and Microsoft SharePoint–based enterprise solutions. During his professional career, he has passed more than 40 Microsoft certification exams. Paolo has a great deal of experience working with SharePoint, and he is a Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) for SharePoint 2010. He is one of the content owners of the Italian version of the SharePoint & Office Conference, and he is a popular speaker at worldwide industry conferences.

He is the author of many Microsoft Press books on Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Windows 8, and SharePoint. Recent books include Programming Microsoft LINQ in Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Build Windows 8 Apps with Microsoft Visual C# and Visual Basic Step by Step, Build Windows 8 Apps with Microsoft Visual C++ Step by Step, and Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Developer Reference. He has also written three Italian-language books, on the topics of .NET, XML, and web services.

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