From the late 2000s, when the cloud computing took off, Marius Zaharia followed up closely the evolution of cloud technologies, with focus on IaaS, PaaS or hybrid architectures, and particularly in Azure, Microsoft’s cloud, and Amazon AWS. At Société Générale, an European leading financial company, Marius works as a Principal Engineer and Cloud Tech Lead, implementing cloud-based infrastructure and application solutions, and operating landing zone capacities for the internal custopers.
As Azure MVP, Marius works closely with Microsoft product teams on giving feedback and insights on various Azure services and technologies. Marius is a passionate and proactive organizer and member of the global and French Azure community, speaker at cloud-related events and conferences, and - in his limited spare time left - guitar player and singer.

From the late 2000s, when the cloud computing took off, Marius Zaharia followed up closely the evolution of cloud technologies, with focus on IaaS, PaaS or hybrid architectures, and particularly in Azure, Microsoft’s cloud, and Amazon AWS. At Société... Show more

Guilherme "Gui" Ferreira is a Minimalist Software Craftsman, passionate about simplicity and continuous learning.
He is a Microsoft MVP, Tech Speaker, YouTuber, Dometrain Author, and .NET content creator.

Guilherme "Gui" Ferreira is a Minimalist Software Craftsman, passionate about simplicity and continuous learning. He is a Microsoft MVP, Tech Speaker, YouTuber, Dometrain Author, and .NET content creator. Show more

My name is Christopher Gill and I am a learn-it-all with a combined 20 years of experience in Cloud Design and Administration, Enterprise Architecture, DevOps, and App management. I currently hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from St. Bonaventure University and maintain over 30 technology industry certifications. I am passionate about learning and growing a community of experts and am frequently found on social media sharing best practices and experiences helping others be successful in their Datacenter and Cloud management journeys.

My name is Christopher Gill and I am a learn-it-all with a combined 20 years of experience in Cloud Design and Administration, Enterprise Architecture, DevOps, and App management. I currently hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from... Show more

Didier Van Hoye is an IT veteran with well over 20 years of experience and accumulated hands-on expertise in ICT. He specializes mainly in Microsoft technologies (storage, virtualization, networking, data protection) to design and build highly available, high-performance solutions that scale efficiently and effectively without breaking the budget. He works mainly as a subject matter expert advisor and infrastructure architect in on-premises & Hybrid / Public Azure environments.
As a Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter, a Microsoft Extended Experts Team member in Belgium, a DELL TechCenter Rockstar, and a Veeam Vanguard, he contributes his experience and knowledge to the global community. In addition, he’s a trusted adviser, blogger, writer, and public speaker in his areas of expertise.

Didier Van Hoye is an IT veteran with well over 20 years of experience and accumulated hands-on expertise in ICT. He specializes mainly in Microsoft technologies (storage, virtualization, networking, data protection) to design and build highly availa... Show more

Martin Catherall is a Data Architect working on Microsoft Data Platform technologies. He is currently based in Brisbane, Australia.

Martin’s career has expanded from the world of SQL Server Administration and T-SQL development to encompass data engineering and architecture on the Microsoft Azure Platform.

He has over 15 years’ experience in the data industry and has been a recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award since 2014

When he is not engaged in data related activities, he can be found exploring the Queensland landscape (he’s recently escaped Melbourne), learning about Minecraft or Super Mario from his kids and learning the guitar – despite being tone deaf!

Martin is the co-host of DataPlatform downunder
https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/data-platform-downunder-meetup-group/

Martin Catherall is a Data Architect working on Microsoft Data Platform technologies. He is currently based in Brisbane, Australia. Martin’s career has expanded from the world of SQL Server Administration and T-SQL development to encompass data en... Show more

Andrew Butenko is a Technical Architect at Exalents Solutions with over a decade of experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform development. He specializes in PCF controls, Model-Driven App customizations, and advanced client-side and server-side development and integration. Andrew actively shares his knowledge through his blog, GitHub, and YouTube, helping the global community build better business applications.

Andrew Butenko is a Technical Architect at Exalents Solutions with over a decade of experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform development. He specializes in PCF controls, Model-Driven App customizations, and advanced client-side and ser... Show more

Loryan’s love for technology and what it can do for him and for his clients truly shines through his work as an independent consultant, author, webcaster, blogger and public speaker. With the desire to advise his clients to become technologically self-sufficient, Loryan’s focus is to provide them with the skills they need to become aware of their technological needs and acquire the unequivocal confidence to execute a solution and change their technology ways.
Through passion, knowledge, experience and memory, Loryan prides himself on his ability to pick up on his clients’ style and language context so that they may learn in a way that works best for them. With over 15 years of working exclusively with Microsoft 365 (Office 365, BPOS) and being a Microsoft MVP most of that time, and close to 30 years of IT experience, Loryan is a pragmatic, honest, no bull**** kind of guy who takes his clients by the collar and gently guides them through Microsoft 365.

Loryan’s love for technology and what it can do for him and for his clients truly shines through his work as an independent consultant, author, webcaster, blogger and public speaker. With the desire to advise his clients to become technologically sel... Show more

Enthusiastic about technology, passionate about growing, inspiring and leading technical teams, getting-things-done-mentality and problem solving skills. Specialized in Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Azure and SharePoint. Currently working as CTO for isolutions - a leading Microsoft partner in Switzerland - and in charge of setting up the delivery center in Barcelona. Awarded as Microsoft MVP since 2015 and as a Microsoft Regional Director since 2020.

Together with the isolutions team, he is committed to making customers happy and successful every day. The focus is on a secure and sustainable integration of various Microsoft and third-party products.

He lives in Barcelona, but can also be met regularly in Switzerland. With pleasure he shares his secret tips for the best fondue.

Enthusiastic about technology, passionate about growing, inspiring and leading technical teams, getting-things-done-mentality and problem solving skills. Specialized in Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Azure and SharePoint. Cur... Show more

Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Fanboy 🪟 | Specializing in Microsoft 365 ☁️ | Expert in Modern Collaboration 📎 with 25 Years of Professional Experience 💼

Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Fanboy 🪟 | Specializing in Microsoft 365 ☁️ | Expert in Modern Collaboration 📎 with 25 Years of Professional Experience 💼 Show more

André is a Data Engineer and architect mostly in Azure. He has done a lot of DBA work on 1000’s of SQL Servers where he discovered his love for Powershell, architecting data solutions, building and tuning ETL processes (with BIML), and even implementing PDW. Having to wrangle a lot of data he's using Python, SparkSQL in Azure Databricks, Data Factory, dbt and Power BI as well these days. André is a Data Platform MPV since 2009, Dutch Microsoft Data Platform Meetup lead, organiser of Data Saturday Holland and Data & BI track volunteer for Techorama Holland

André is a Data Engineer and architect mostly in Azure. He has done a lot of DBA work on 1000’s of SQL Servers where he discovered his love for Powershell, architecting data solutions, building and tuning ETL processes (with BIML), and even implement... Show more

I'm David Rodriguez, a Spanish Microsoft Regional Director and Azure Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, living in Tenerife, Canary Islands. On 2011, I co-founded Intelequia, a company focused on helping customers to adopt the cloud model, as well as the TenerifeDev user group.

Over the last years I worked at DNN Corp. (a.k.a. DotNetNuke) as the Cloud Team Lead engineer, building Evoq OnDemand and the new microservices architecture for DNN Platform based products and services. I have authored some open source modules for DNN and Azure available at GitHub, allowing to integrate Azure AD, Redis, Application Insights and many other services in the platform.

You can find me organizing the local user group once or twice per month, mainly talking about cloud related matters, and lately on building intelligent apps and bots with cognitive services, and of course, at the Global Azure Bootcamp in Madrid. I don't miss any Microsoft Inspire conference edition, so if you plan to go there we can meet and talk with a cup of coffee. BTW, if you come to the island, I will be happy to show you the best "guachinches" on Tenerife, only local people know the best ones.

I'm David Rodriguez, a Spanish Microsoft Regional Director and Azure Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, living in Tenerife, Canary Islands. On 2011, I co-founded Intelequia, a company focused on helping customers to adopt the cloud model, as well ... Show more

Imoh Etuk is an experienced cloud infrastructure architect. He's an Azure Compute Infrastructure and Azure Storage MVP, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and an AWS Community Builder. He is deeply passionate about empowering technical communities by sharing knowledge, fostering collaboration, and enabling individuals and businesses to leverage cloud technologies to achieve their goals.

Imoh Etuk is an experienced cloud infrastructure architect. He's an Azure Compute Infrastructure and Azure Storage MVP, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and an AWS Community Builder. He is deeply passionate about empowering technical communities ... Show more

Raised and trained as an IT Engineer, transitioned to a solution architect role. Azure MVP, passionate about building tech communities, "security built-in, not bolted on" and "everything as code" principles. You can find my professional bio at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pazdedav/ and my GitHub Profile page at https://github.com/pazdedav

Raised and trained as an IT Engineer, transitioned to a solution architect role. Azure MVP, passionate about building tech communities, "security built-in, not bolted on" and "everything as code" principles. You can find my professional bio at https:... Show more

Microsoft Security MVP, Microsoft Certified, Identity and Access, Entra ID, security and governance. Solution Architect at Threatscape.com

Microsoft Security MVP, Microsoft Certified, Identity and Access, Entra ID, security and governance. Solution Architect at Threatscape.com Show more

As Head of Consulting and Engineering Services at Solvion, I lead cross-functional teams that develop tailored solutions to enhance digital workplace productivity. I oversee our unit's technical strategy and portfolio, coordinate marketing initiatives, and contribute to pre-sales activities. As an active Microsoft 365 community member, Microsoft MVP, and part of the PnP Team, I help organize local events and user groups. I also serve as an external lecturer at the local university, where I share my experience in hopes of helping our future cloud champions.

As Head of Consulting and Engineering Services at Solvion, I lead cross-functional teams that develop tailored solutions to enhance digital workplace productivity. I oversee our unit's technical strategy and portfolio, coordinate marketing initiative... Show more

Karoliina is the Head of Modern Work at OP Financial Group, the largest financial services group in Finland. She has over ten years of experience in developing teamwork and internal communications with modern digital tools and leading long-term change in organisations. Karoliina is a Microsoft MVP and a multi-awarded role model for her enthusiasm, knowledge-sharing, and community leadership. She is an experienced and inspiring speaker at international conferences, and she co-organizes the Finnish M365 Copilot User Group and CollabDays Finland Conference 💜 Community rocks!

Karoliina is the Head of Modern Work at OP Financial Group, the largest financial services group in Finland. She has over ten years of experience in developing teamwork and internal communications with modern digital tools and leading long-term chang... Show more

Esteban leads the GitHub AI Solutions team at Lantern. With more than 25 years of experience building enterprise software, Esteban has a passion for DevOps and Azure. He mentors, trains, and works closely with teams to help them realize their potential by leveraging Azure and DevOps practices to shorten the cycle time from idea to production. Esteban enjoys working with the software community, he is a Microsoft Regional Director, DevOps MVP, and Pluralsight author. Esteban also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering with an emphasis in software design from the University of Central Florida. Esteban is a huge UCF football fan - Go Knights!

Esteban leads the GitHub AI Solutions team at Lantern. With more than 25 years of experience building enterprise software, Esteban has a passion for DevOps and Azure. He mentors, trains, and works closely with teams to help them realize their potenti... Show more

Ahmad Najjar is a Managing Solution Architect based in Oslo, Norway, with over 20 years of experience in the technology field. He is a Microsoft FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect (FTRSA), MCT, and MVP and has worked extensively with a wide range of technologies, including C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and SharePoint. Ahmad has a proven track record of designing and implementing solutions across Microsoft’s key platforms—Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Azure, and Dynamics 365. His specialization in Power Automate, Power Apps, and AI Builder allows him to deliver tailored, innovative solutions.

Ahmad’s expertise spans multiple areas, including Information Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Solutions Architecture, Applications Architecture & Design, Database Design, and Integration Architecture. He has a deep understanding of designing scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing systems. His work frequently involves creating comprehensive architecture blueprints, defining technical standards, and solving complex problems across various domains.

Beyond his technical skills, Ahmad is a seasoned author and technical reviewer, contributing to several books in the industry. His leadership extends to organizing IT events, where he has spent over eight years fostering a vibrant tech community. For over a decade, he has been actively enabling and facilitating community-driven and technical initiatives, sharing his knowledge and helping upskill others in the field.

Ahmad's passion for technology and continuous learning drives him to stay at the forefront of emerging technologies. He aims to continue expanding his expertise, particularly in artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

Ahmad Najjar is a Managing Solution Architect based in Oslo, Norway, with over 20 years of experience in the technology field. He is a Microsoft FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect (FTRSA), MCT, and MVP and has worked extensively with a wide rang... Show more

I am Microsoft 365 solution architect. I create applications and solutions that improve and facilitate work using Power Platform, SharePoint, and Teams.

My adventure in IT began in 2005. Since then I have been creating and implementing business applications based on SharePoint and Microsoft 365 platforms. I am a big fan of task and process automation (Power Automate) and Modern Workplace platforms (Microsoft Teams).

Privately a husband, father of 2 sons. Fan of science fiction and cyberpunk, futurist. I co-organize the SharePoint Saturday Warsaw conference and speak at Microsoft's community events.

I am Microsoft 365 solution architect. I create applications and solutions that improve and facilitate work using Power Platform, SharePoint, and Teams. My adventure in IT began in 2005. Since then I have been creating and implementing business ap... Show more

Hi, I’m Richard. I am the Co-Founder and CTO of MILL5. I live and work in the Boston area. I enjoy working on the bleeding edge of technology including AI/ML, IoT, Azure, SaaS, Mobile, and more. My goal is to inspire others to innovate using software.

Hi, I’m Richard. I am the Co-Founder and CTO of MILL5. I live and work in the Boston area. I enjoy working on the bleeding edge of technology including AI/ML, IoT, Azure, SaaS, Mobile, and more. My goal is to inspire others to innovate using softwar... Show more

Geoff Ables is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and a Microsoft MVP recognized in the Copilot, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and Modern Work (SharePoint, Teams and Viva) categories.

A recognized thought leader on artificial intelligence and people-centric digital transformation, Geoff's most recent book, "The LUCK Principle: Business Results at the Intersection of People and Profit," delivers fresh insight and inspiration into the people, processes, and technologies driving business ROI today.

His firm, C5 Insight, has twice been named an Inc 5000 company, and advises clients on digital customer and employee experience projects.

Geoff is also an avid motorcycle and wine enthusiast and has appeared as a guest on TruTVs's, "The Impractical Jokers."

Geoff Ables is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and a Microsoft MVP recognized in the Copilot, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and Modern Work (SharePoint, Teams and Viva) categories. A recognized thought leader on artificial intelligence an... Show more

Gannon is a Microsoft MVP with more than 16 years of experience in the technology field, much of it spent supporting small and mid-sized organizations through MSPs. He now serves as a Senior Cloud Consultant specializing in Microsoft Intune, Entra, and Azure Virtual Desktop.

Gannon is a Microsoft MVP with more than 16 years of experience in the technology field, much of it spent supporting small and mid-sized organizations through MSPs. He now serves as a Senior Cloud Consultant specializing in Microsoft Intune, Entra, a... Show more

Microsoft MVP, Cloud Advocate, and blogger specialising in Azure, DevOps, and cloud automation. With a background in infrastructure and operations, he helps organisations modernise, optimise costs, and build secure, scalable cloud platforms

Microsoft MVP, Cloud Advocate, and blogger specialising in Azure, DevOps, and cloud automation. With a background in infrastructure and operations, he helps organisations modernise, optimise costs, and build secure, scalable cloud platforms Show more

Jessica has been a Microsoft MVP for 12 years and a Progress Champion for two consecutive years. Her dedication to knowledge sharing and inclusive tech communities can be seen through her work organizing conferences (Swetugg in Stockholm & Gothenburg, .NET Castle Conference, and Azure Static Web App Day), speaking internationally, and co-hosting the Coding After Work podcast and streams.

She has a special talent for making complex topics accessible to audiences of all levels and works tirelessly as a mentor to build bridges in the developer community. Jessica proudly advocates for inclusivity and accessibility in tech spaces.

In her spare time, her creative spirit flourishes through Lego building, crochet, watercolor painting, and origami. She also enjoys driving her EV and is exploring her newest passion—gardening at her new home in the middle of nowhere.

Jessica has been a Microsoft MVP for 12 years and a Progress Champion for two consecutive years. Her dedication to knowledge sharing and inclusive tech communities can be seen through her work organizing conferences (Swetugg in Stockholm & Gothenburg... Show more

Dan has been writing software for over 2 decades, and blogging about it for over a decade. He is a dual Microsoft MVP with a passion for creating productivity tools, and tools to help make developers' lives easier. He enjoys sharing information and helping others through his blog, YouTube videos, presentations, and in person. He maintains and contributes to many FOSS projects. He lives in Saskatchewan, Canada with his wife, son, and dogs, and enjoys hiking and rollerblading when he is not consumed by one of his many personal projects, most of which can be found on GitHub.

Dan has been writing software for over 2 decades, and blogging about it for over a decade. He is a dual Microsoft MVP with a passion for creating productivity tools, and tools to help make developers' lives easier. He enjoys sharing information and h... Show more

Alan has been an IT Professional for over 25 years. Specialising in infrastructure, he has a strong focus on cloud services and in particular with Microsoft Azure which he has been using since 2015. Alan is a current Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Certified Trainer alumnus. He likes to write blogs on Microsoft Azure and participate in community events.

Alan has been an IT Professional for over 25 years. Specialising in infrastructure, he has a strong focus on cloud services and in particular with Microsoft Azure which he has been using since 2015. Alan is a current Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Cer... Show more

Peter Bull lives in Gateshead in the North East of England in the United Kingdom and has over thirty-five years of personal experience and twenty-five years of professional experience as a software developer. Peter focuses on .NET and has used every single major version since .NET started as well as every major version of Visual Studio with experience of ASP.NET, Blazor, Console Apps, .NET MAUI, Silverlight, Universal Windows Platform, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Phone and Windows App SDK. Peter is also a twice awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for .NET and Windows development thanks to presentations he has done, articles and podcast at rogueplanetoid.com along with talks, tutorials and workshops at tutorialr.com plus projects such as packages at comentsys.com.

Peter Bull lives in Gateshead in the North East of England in the United Kingdom and has over thirty-five years of personal experience and twenty-five years of professional experience as a software developer. Peter focuses on .NET and has used every ... Show more

Stephy Hogan is an independent UX and accessibility strategist with more than 20 years of experience designing digital products and presentations that work for real humans.

A former chemist turned designer, she blends analytical thinking with creative execution to build accessible, scalable systems across enterprise environments. Her client work spans global technology companies and fast-growing teams, helping organizations improve usability, increase adoption, and design with inclusion from the start—not as an afterthought.

Stephy specializes in accessible digital UX, presentation design, and practical accessibility implementation. She is the author of The Reluctant Designer’s Field Guide to PowerPoint and The Reluctant UXer’s Field Guide to Salesforce Design. She is also the creator of the SCHIT Deck—a plain-English accessibility tool that helps teams identify and solve issues related to Sight, Cognition, Hearing, Interaction, and Technology.

A seasoned conference speaker, Stephy has presented at dozens of industry events, translating complex accessibility and design principles into practical, actionable guidance. Her sessions are known for being clear, direct, and imm

Stephy Hogan is an independent UX and accessibility strategist with more than 20 years of experience designing digital products and presentations that work for real humans. A former chemist turned designer, she blends analytical thinking with crea... Show more

Stefan is a Microsoft MVP, Business Central expert and the Co-Founder and CEO of BCILITY, where he leads innovative solutions for Business Central users. He actively contributes to the Microsoft Dynamics community, sharing his knowledge and enhancing the platform through open-source Microsoft projects. As a frequent speaker at Business Central conferences, Stefan captivates audiences with his deep expertise and passion for the subject. His dedication to continuous learning and community collaboration sets him apart as a leader in the field.

Stefan is a Microsoft MVP, Business Central expert and the Co-Founder and CEO of BCILITY, where he leads innovative solutions for Business Central users. He actively contributes to the Microsoft Dynamics community, sharing his knowledge and enhancing... Show more

A Technical Architect and Microsoft MVP who has been working with Dynamics for over 10 years starting with CRM 4.0. With Microsoft Dynamics CRM background, my main focus is on Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and branching to the other areas of Power Platform to provide solutions by customising and leveraging those technologies.

A Technical Architect and Microsoft MVP who has been working with Dynamics for over 10 years starting with CRM 4.0. With Microsoft Dynamics CRM background, my main focus is on Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and branching to the other areas of Power... Show more