About Murray Gordon

Murray recently joined Microsoft in the role of ISV Architect Evangelist. His goal is to enable ISVs to design, develop and deploy software solutions based on the Microsoft Platform. Before joining Microsoft, Murray was the Director of Technology at Cambar Solutions, a premier consulting company committed to value chain improvement through best practice consulting and technology innovation. In addition to his other duties, it was Mr. Gordon's charge to guide Cambar Solutions’ primary strategic focus of providing strategic business-driven technology solutions. His vision was to transform rigid, heavily customized IT environments into flexible, adaptive environments that were competitive with contemporary enterprise solutions. This vision embraced a respect for and the preservation of client’s differentiating competitive practices, using phased transformation roadmaps governed by business priorities.

Murray has been deeply involved in Microsoft related community activities. He was a frequent speaker at events such as Microsoft Code Camps and .NET User Groups. He also served as the President of both the Greater Charleston .NET User Group (www.gcnug.org) and the Charleston Chapter of the International Association of Software Architects (IASA | www.iasahome.org). Recently his community involvement was rewarded by Microsoft with a nomination to the Microsoft MVP program for SharePoint Server.

Murray has co-authored three publications in the past two years, two titles for Microsoft Press and his most recent title for O’Reilly Media, Sharepoint 2007: The Definitive Guide. He has also served as a content author for Content Masters, TheServerSide.NET, GrandMasters, ExamForce, and Microsoft Learning.

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