Sonal Aneel Allana is a Senior Technical Consultant with Accentiv' SurfGold, Singapore. She has over a decade of experience in building web and desktop solutions in Microsoft technologies. She has worked with government agencies, credit bureaus, banks, financial institutions, and multinationals, delivering high-end customized solutions to meet their needs. She has worked on applications ranging from core banking software and B2B links to content management, workflow, and loyalty engines.From time to time, she has also taken up the role of project lead and has carried numerous projects from conceptualization through implementation successfully. In addition to her experience in Microsoft technologies, she is well versed in the J2EE and LAMP platforms.She holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Mumbai University. She is also passionate about network and data security and has a certificate in Security Technology and Management from the Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore.