Enrico has been working with data in all kinds of formats and sizes for over 20 years and has a passion for data privacy. Through his company Privinity he supports organisations with implementing data solutions that respect privacy and avoid unethical or manipulative use of data. Enrico is a former Microsoft Data Platform MVP and has so far written four books on data related technologies and topics.

Enrico has been working with data in all kinds of formats and sizes for over 20 years and has a passion for data privacy. Through his company Privinity he supports organisations with implementing data solutions that respect privacy and avoid unethica... Show more

Senior Solution Architect @ Databricks, ex-Microsoft, co-organiser of Databricks London Meetup, I specialize in Big Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence. In addition to helping customers building out data platforms and solving real world problems using data, I also write about Data & AI, make demos and tutorials on YouTube and do public speaking on related topics.

Senior Solution Architect @ Databricks, ex-Microsoft, co-organiser of Databricks London Meetup, I specialize in Big Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence. In addition to helping customers building out data platf... Show more

Maddy Montaquila (formerly Leger) is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft and the product lead for Aspire. She’s been building dev tools at Microsoft since 2018, working across the .NET mobile stack and helping bring .NET MAUI to life. Maddy has been obsessed with making developers’ lives easier ever since her first dev tools internship, where she realized it perfectly combined her tech background with her passion for product development.

These days, she’s focused on making modern distributed app development suck a whole lot less. Maddy’s an experienced speaker who’s presented everywhere from local user groups to major keynotes, known for bringing great energy and a genuine love for dev tools to every talk.

You can find her on Bluesky and GitHub at @maddymontaquila!

Maddy Montaquila (formerly Leger) is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft and the product lead for Aspire. She’s been building dev tools at Microsoft since 2018, working across the .NET mobile stack and helping bring .NET MAUI to life. Maddy has bee... Show more

Mackenzie is a developer advocate with a passion for DevOps and code security. As the co-founder and former CTO of a health tech startup, he learnt first-hand how critical it is to build secure applications with robust developer operations.
Today as the Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, Mackenzie is able to share his passion for code security with developers and works closely with research teams to show how malicious actors discover and exploit vulnerabilities in code.

Mackenzie is a developer advocate with a passion for DevOps and code security. As the co-founder and former CTO of a health tech startup, he learnt first-hand how critical it is to build secure applications with robust developer operations. Today a... Show more

Adolfo García Veytia (@puerco) is one of the Kubernetes SIG Release Technical Leads and actively works on the Release Engineering team. He specializes in improving the software that drives the automation behind the Kubernetes release process. He is also the creator of the OpenVEX and protobom projects currently incubating in the OpenSSF sandbox.

Adolfo is passionate about writing software with friends, helping new contributors, and amplifying the Latinx presence in the Cloud Native community.

Adolfo García Veytia (@puerco) is one of the Kubernetes SIG Release Technical Leads and actively works on the Release Engineering team. He specializes in improving the software that drives the automation behind the Kubernetes release process. He is a... Show more

Luciano is an AWS Serverless Hero who was born in 1987, the same year Super Mario Bros was released in Europe, which, by chance is his favorite game! He started coding at the age of 12, hacking away with his father's old i386 armed only with MS-DOS and the QBasic interpreter and since then he has been professionally a software developer for more than 14 years. He is currently a senior Architect at fourTheorem where he is helping companies to get the best of the cloud, AWS, and serverless. He loves the full-stack web, Node.js & Serverless and co-authored "Node.js design patterns" (https://www.nodejsdesignpatterns.com), maintains https://fstack.link and co-hosts https://awsbites.com

Luciano is an AWS Serverless Hero who was born in 1987, the same year Super Mario Bros was released in Europe, which, by chance is his favorite game! He started coding at the age of 12, hacking away with his father's old i386 armed only with MS-DOS a... Show more

Mark Allibone serves as a Technical Lead at Rey Technology and a Microsoft MVP. Specializing in aiding prominent companies in their digital transformation journeys across multiple sectors, Mark brings a fervor for creating not just functionally robust applications, but also those that enhance user experience. In addition to his professional endeavors, he co-hosts the Null Pointers podcast. You can find him on most platforms as mallibone.

Mark Allibone serves as a Technical Lead at Rey Technology and a Microsoft MVP. Specializing in aiding prominent companies in their digital transformation journeys across multiple sectors, Mark brings a fervor for creating not just functionally robus... Show more

Deepu K Sasidharan is a Software Engineer by passion and profession. He is a Java Champion working as a Staff Developer Advocate at Okta. He is the co-chair of JHipster and the creator of KDash and JDL Studio. He is a polyglot programmer working with Java, Rust, JavaScript, Go, and so on. He is also a cloud technology advocate and an open-source software aficionado. He has authored books on Full-stack development and frequently writes about Java, Rust, JavaScript, Go, DevOps, Kubernetes, Linux, and so on, on his blog.

Deepu K Sasidharan is a Software Engineer by passion and profession. He is a Java Champion working as a Staff Developer Advocate at Okta. He is the co-chair of JHipster and the creator of KDash and JDL Studio. He is a polyglot programmer working with... Show more

Eddie lives in Denver, CO with his wife and dog. He loves open source and works on the Kubernetes project. When not hacking on random things you'll most likely find him climbing rocks somewhere.

Eddie lives in Denver, CO with his wife and dog. He loves open source and works on the Kubernetes project. When not hacking on random things you'll most likely find him climbing rocks somewhere. Show more

Shawn Dorward is Vice President of the SMB Division (Fulcrum Group) at sa.global and a seasoned business and technology leader with over 25 years of experience in ERP and CRM implementations. His expertise spans a wide range of industries and organizations—from small family-owned businesses to complex global deployments—driving digital transformation and delivering measurable business value.

Recognized as a 7-time Microsoft MVP for Business Applications, Shawn is deeply passionate about helping businesses maximize efficiency and ROI through strategic use of technology. His dedication to the Microsoft Dynamics community is evident in his frequent speaking engagements at user groups, conferences, and online events across the U.S.

Shawn shares practical insights and productivity tips through his popular blog www.LifeHacks365.com, covering Dynamics 365 (including Dynamics GP and Business Central) and Office 365 tools like Excel and Outlook.

Embracing the next wave of innovation, Shawn is currently exploring the power of AI and Microsoft Copilot. Through his platform www.TheWorldsOkayestShawn.com, he documents his journey with podcasts, blog posts, and life hacks—all designed to help others save time, increase efficiency, and navigate their own Copilot adventures.

Shawn Dorward is Vice President of the SMB Division (Fulcrum Group) at sa.global and a seasoned business and technology leader with over 25 years of experience in ERP and CRM implementations. His expertise spans a wide range of industries and organiz... Show more

Microsoft MCT, Blogger and a Data Enthusiast

Microsoft MCT, Blogger and a Data Enthusiast Show more

Full time power platform enthusiast @Microsoft

Full time power platform enthusiast @Microsoft Show more

Warren Sifre has been in the IT community since 1998 and has worked in a variety of industries deploying solutions utilizing a variety of technologies. Currently, leading efforts at Crosswave Solutions Inc. He is responsible for Data Solutions Architecture and the mentorship of organizations going through the journey of adopting a Data and Analytic Strategy. He has been a SQLSaturday Speaker since 2012, PASS Summit Speaker, Azure Bootcamps, and frequent presenter for user groups around the world. He is Indy's BI user group Chapter leader.

Warren Sifre has been in the IT community since 1998 and has worked in a variety of industries deploying solutions utilizing a variety of technologies. Currently, leading efforts at Crosswave Solutions Inc. He is responsible for Data Solutions Arch... Show more

Peter is President of Envision IT and Extranet User Manager, a Microsoft Office Apps & Services MVP since 2011, and President of the Toronto SharePoint User Group. He has lead his team at Envision IT in the use and deep customization of Microsoft 365 and Azure for over 10 years. He is well recognized as an evangelist in the Microsoft 365 and Azure community, speaking regularly at user group meetings, conferences, and Microsoft events.

Peter is President of Envision IT and Extranet User Manager, a Microsoft Office Apps & Services MVP since 2011, and President of the Toronto SharePoint User Group. He has lead his team at Envision IT in the use and deep customization of Microsoft 36... Show more

Mohammed is a community catalyst, a true open source believer, Java Champion and one of Google developer expert.

Mohammed is a community catalyst, a true open source believer, Java Champion and one of Google developer expert. Show more

https://ferrandiz.pe/about

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Hugh McKee is a skilled back-end developer, and developer advocate with decades of experience building enterprise applications. Specializing in large-scale, cloud-based systems, Hugh is dedicated to learning new technologies and sharing his knowledge with others. As a developer advocate, he speaks at conferences worldwide and is the author of "Designing Reactive Systems: The Role Of Actors In Distributed Architecture." With a passion for teaching and evolving his software engineering skills, Hugh is a valuable contributor to the tech community.

Hugh McKee is a skilled back-end developer, and developer advocate with decades of experience building enterprise applications. Specializing in large-scale, cloud-based systems, Hugh is dedicated to learning new technologies and sharing his knowledge... Show more

Raymond de Jong is Field CTO for EMEA at Isovalent, the originators of the Cilium project, providing networking, observability, and security for cloud-native applications using eBPF. In this role, he is supporting and enabling customers and partners to be successful with Cilium in their mission-critical environments. Leveraging almost a decade of experience in Software Defined Networking he is passionate about learning customer use-cases and designing solutions to meet their requirements. When not working, Raymond enjoys playing tennis, riding bikes, gaming, and music playing the guitar or piano.

Raymond de Jong is Field CTO for EMEA at Isovalent, the originators of the Cilium project, providing networking, observability, and security for cloud-native applications using eBPF. In this role, he is supporting and enabling customers and partners ... Show more

Vaibhav Malik is a Global Partner Solution Architect at Cloudflare, where he works with global partners to design and implement effective security solutions for their customers. With over 12 years of experience in networking, security, and cloud technologies, Vaibhav is a recognized industry thought leader and expert in Zero Trust Security Architecture for modern, distributed systems.

Vaibhav Malik is a Global Partner Solution Architect at Cloudflare, where he works with global partners to design and implement effective security solutions for their customers. With over 12 years of experience in networking, security, and cloud te... Show more

Microsoft MVP & MVS. Apasionado por la tecnología, iniciándome en el mundo de la programación como hobby con calculadoras programables en el año 1982... Trabajando con Microsoft CRM desde el año 2004, evolucionando hacia el mundo Microsoft 365 y la Power Platform. Cofundador de la primera iniciativa de comercialización en España de Microsoft Dynamics CRM como servicio, con la versión 4.0, bajo el nombre comercial CRM Dinámico.

Microsoft MVP & MVS. Apasionado por la tecnología, iniciándome en el mundo de la programación como hobby con calculadoras programables en el año 1982... Trabajando con Microsoft CRM desde el año 2004, evolucionando hacia el mundo Microsoft 365 y la P... Show more

Ola Hallengren is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and the creator of the "SQL Server Maintenance Solution".

Ola Hallengren is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and the creator of the "SQL Server Maintenance Solution". Show more

Edith, a Tech Evangelist at Percona, is a passionate contributor to the world of open source. Throughout her career, she has successfully contributed to the Apache Airflow project during her internship with Outreachy. She is also an Ambassador for the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Recently, she relocated to the UK with a Global Talent Visa. Edith is part of the Kubernetes Shadow release 1.32 team and contributes to the Data on Kubernetes Community.

Edith, a Tech Evangelist at Percona, is a passionate contributor to the world of open source. Throughout her career, she has successfully contributed to the Apache Airflow project during her internship with Outreachy. She is also an Ambassador for th... Show more

Marius Sandbu is a Cloud Evangelist for Sopra Steria in Norway.
With some undiagnosed AHDH and new shiny object syndrome, he tends to get drawn to new cool technology. The current buzz is Generative AI.

Experienced within
* Public Cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP and even OCI and IBM) working 14 years with Azure.
* Databricks / Purview
* Hyperconverged datacenter and private cloud (One of the first in the world to do a Azure Stack deployment)
* End-user computing (Citrix, VMware, Microsoft 365/AVD, ZTNA services so many its hard to name them all)
* Cloud-native (K8s, k3s, Edge-deployments)
* IaC/CI/CD/
* Security (Do a lot of that stuff)
* GenAI (Private LLM, Guardrails, virtual agents)

Blog at https://msandbu.org
Books at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Marius-Sandbu/author/B0BXVLHDTL?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1741940523&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Prev: One of 10 worldwide which was awarded with Citrix CTP, Microsoft MVP and VMware EUC vExpert titles.

Tend to do speaking sessions based upon new content, new technologies, new experiences/projects.

Been public speaking for almost 12 years.
Microsoft Ignite / Citrix Synergy / Euctech Denmark / Nordic Virtual Summit / Virtualexpo / Sikkerhetsfestivalen / SQL Saturday / EUCTech Norway / NIC

Marius Sandbu is a Cloud Evangelist for Sopra Steria in Norway. With some undiagnosed AHDH and new shiny object syndrome, he tends to get drawn to new cool technology. The current buzz is Generative AI. Experienced within * Public Cloud (Azure,... Show more

Benefiting from 25 years of experience in implementing, customising and supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and its predecessor Navision and now the rest of the Microsoft Biz Apps stack, I'm passionate about how technology can drive business growth through consistent and efficient processes whilst giving new levels of insight through reporting and AI. Between my day job of leading one of the UK's biggest SME focused Dynamics partners I have the privilege of being Chairmen of Directions, a association of more than 1200 Dynamics partners worldwide and a Microsoft MVP for Business applications.

Benefiting from 25 years of experience in implementing, customising and supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and its predecessor Navision and now the rest of the Microsoft Biz Apps stack, I'm passionate about how technology can drive bu... Show more

Computer Engineer. Independent professional. I have more than 20 years dedicated to the world of data as a BI Trainer and Consultant. Currently immersed in the world of Power Platform - Power BI.

Computer Engineer. Independent professional. I have more than 20 years dedicated to the world of data as a BI Trainer and Consultant. Currently immersed in the world of Power Platform - Power BI. Show more

CTO at InfiniteDATA Services, a company specializing in developing state-of-the-art data platforms for large enterprises. In his professional career Pawel has always been associated with data engineering and analytics (SQL, BI, Big Data). Founder of the Polish SQL Server Users Group (PLSSUG), today known as Data Community Poland. Regular speaker at conferences, community events and user groups. Former Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP).

CTO at InfiniteDATA Services, a company specializing in developing state-of-the-art data platforms for large enterprises. In his professional career Pawel has always been associated with data engineering and analytics (SQL, BI, Big Data). Founder of ... Show more

Senior Solution Architect and AWS Certified x3 | Women in tech 🧑‍💻 and Mom of 3👶.💞 | Evangelista Cloud AWS🧑‍💻 |✨Podcaster in the channel🚨Visit YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Cloud_Wise and ✨ Spotify 👉 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/jossytech VISIT MY Link https://linktr.ee/jossy.samhatech

Senior Solution Architect and AWS Certified x3 | Women in tech 🧑‍💻 and Mom of 3👶.💞 | Evangelista Cloud AWS🧑‍💻 |✨Podcaster in the channel🚨Visit YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Cloud_Wise and ✨ Spotify 👉 https://creators.spotify.com/po... Show more

Susan Hanley is an information architect and business analyst specializing in intranets and collaboration solutions. She is a recognized expert in the field of intranets, knowledge management, collaboration, and information architecture and has helped organizations of all sizes to optimize their use of the Microsoft 365 platform. Susan's expertise has earned her the coveted Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for Microsoft 365, which recognizes exceptional contributions to the Microsoft community. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and events, where she shares her insights and best practices on how organizations can build and manage intranets and knowledge management solutions.

Susan Hanley is an information architect and business analyst specializing in intranets and collaboration solutions. She is a recognized expert in the field of intranets, knowledge management, collaboration, and information architecture and has helpe... Show more

Jared Matfess is an AI Architect at AvePoint, bringing over ten years of industry experience and a decade in consulting to help organizations harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence. A Microsoft MVP and published author, Jared specializes in bridging cutting-edge technology with real-world business solutions. Leveraging his expertise in the Microsoft ecosystem, he designs and delivers strategies that drive digital transformation, streamline processes, and unlock new opportunities. Jared earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Hartford, an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Boston University. He frequently speaks at industry events, inspiring teams to discover the full potential of AI.

Jared Matfess is an AI Architect at AvePoint, bringing over ten years of industry experience and a decade in consulting to help organizations harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence. A Microsoft MVP and published author, Jared spe... Show more

Coach Agile & Coach Produit, Facilitateur d'intelligence collective, animateur de la fresque du climat et de la fresque du numérique, je suis passionné par les sciences humaines et la dynamique de groupe. J'accompagne les organisations à devenir davantage résiliente et frugale dans la conception de produits numériques.

Coach Agile & Coach Produit, Facilitateur d'intelligence collective, animateur de la fresque du climat et de la fresque du numérique, je suis passionné par les sciences humaines et la dynamique de groupe. J'accompagne les organisations à devenir dava... Show more