Horovits lives at the intersection of technology, product and innovation. With over 20 years in the hi-tech industry as a software developer, a solutions architect and a product manager, he brings a wealth of knowledge in cloud and cloud-native solutions, DevOps practices and more.
Horovits is an international speaker and thought leader, as well as an Ambassador of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). He runs the successful OpenObservability Talks podcast, where he evangelizes on Observability in IT systems using popular open source projects such as Prometheus, OpenSearch, Jaeger and OpenTelemetry.

Horovits lives at the intersection of technology, product and innovation. With over 20 years in the hi-tech industry as a software developer, a solutions architect and a product manager, he brings a wealth of knowledge in cloud and cloud-native solut... Show more

Developer / DBA / Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) focusing on Microsoft's Data Platform, AI, Azure, IoT and Security.
Developing information and multimedia systems, DBA, project and IT management, for over 25 years.
Speaker with over 290 sessions delivered since 2015 at international conferences and community events (mostly in-person before pandemic times) on multiple technologies, Internet Governance and Human Rights, as well as volunteer and moderator.
Organiser and founder at technical communities: IT Pro Portugal, PowerShell Portugal, Data Community Portugal, and multiple other online communities such as IPv6 Portugal, DNSSEC Portugal, etc.
Organiser of technical events: Global AI Bootcamp Lisboa, Global Power Platform Bootcamp Lisboa, Global Diversity CFP Day Lisboa, Power BI Roadshow Lisboa, Programar Saturday, Ctrl-Alt-Shell, Community Evenings, etc.
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Developer / DBA / Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) focusing on Microsoft's Data Platform, AI, Azure, IoT and Security. Developing information and multimedia systems, DBA, project and IT management, for over 25 years. Speaker with over 290 sessions... Show more

As a Microsoft 365 Modern Workplace consultant I help customers implement modern workplace solutions based on top of their Microsoft 365 licensing, leveraging products like Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Defender, Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Purview. I constantly build solutions which span these products, taking into account Security, Usability and Manageability as main pillars.

Currently I'm also responsible for the delivery of Secure At Work, a product which can automatically provision Microsoft 365 tenants with best practices configuration and once onboarded keeps customers up to date by using regular releases. Each release adds or updates functionality in Microsoft 365 environments based on best practices and lessons learned from implementation feedback. The Secure At Work solution is already running om more than 10K endpoints, making it proven solution and able to cover 80% of business requirements.

With more than 25 years of experience in IT, I managed to get myself Microsoft certified in 1998, eventually becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), en ultimately receiving my first Microsoft MVP award in 2010. Currently I am a proud dual Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Intune and Identity and Access.

In the past I have worked with many products in the Microsoft infrastructure space, like SMS/System Center Configuration Manager, Active Directory, Virtualization (both VMware as Hyper-V), System Center products like SCOM, SCSM, SCVMM, SCDPM among others.

Kenneth regularly shares his knowledge by blogging at https://www.vansurksum.com and by speaking on national and international events.

As a Microsoft 365 Modern Workplace consultant I help customers implement modern workplace solutions based on top of their Microsoft 365 licensing, leveraging products like Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Defender, Exchange Online, Micro... Show more

Brian has worked with SQL Server for more than two decades - varying from projects on both size and complexity.
Now he's working to support the Data & Analytics team at Intellishore.
MVP on Data Platform and Microsoft Recognized Fasttrack Solution Architect.

Brian loves data and is always trying to glue the business and tech together using his knowledge and experience.
He is always open to meet new people and help them to get better tomorrow.

Brian has worked with SQL Server for more than two decades - varying from projects on both size and complexity. Now he's working to support the Data & Analytics team at Intellishore. MVP on Data Platform and Microsoft Recognized Fasttrack Solution... Show more

Hrittik is currently Platform Advocate at Loft Labs and a CNCF Ambassador, who has previously worked at various startups helping them scale their content efforts. He loves diving deep into distributed systems and creating articles on them and has spoken at conferences such as Azure Cloud Summit, UbuCon Asia and Kubernetes Community Days - Lagos and Chennai among others! His best days are when he finds ways to create impact in the communities he’s a part of either by code, content, or mentorship!

Hrittik is currently Platform Advocate at Loft Labs and a CNCF Ambassador, who has previously worked at various startups helping them scale their content efforts. He loves diving deep into distributed systems and creating articles on them and has spo... Show more

Zoe leads the Copilot Business Transformation Practice globally for both Accenture and Avanade, driving industry & functional business outcomes utilising the full Microsoft Copilot + Agent stack.

In this role, Zoe works with colleagues across Accenture and Avanade to bring together cross-solution area innovation, centered around business problems, leveraging Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, Copilot Studio, Agentic architectures, Azure AI Foundry and more, to help organisations reinvent work. Driving individual productivity gains, deploying solutions that allow people to self-serve their employee needs, and then transforming work with process reinvention, to deliver value across all facets of work, worker and workforce.

Innovation and technology evangelism are both core to the success of this role, as well as a passion for delighting and exciting customers with the art of the possible. In this role, Zoe works closely with partners like Microsoft on technology innovations, and alongside this contributes to many events across the Microsoft tech community through speaking, volunteering as part of various event teams, and is the co-organiser of the Scottish Summit conference.

Zoe brings together a customer-focused solution background with several years of technology leadership experience and almost 20 years experience working with collaborative tools such as SharePoint and other Microsoft technologies. She is passionate about solving business problems in an innovative and exciting way, and although her primary tech focus has been SharePoint, Teams and Microsoft 365, she now has the pleasure of working across a much broader range of technologies.

Zoe is the co-host of the popular Copilot Connection podcast and the monthly Copilot Fireside Chat series, and one of the founding members of the New Speaker Workshop, an initiative that focuses on developing the next generation of community leaders.

Zoe leads the Copilot Business Transformation Practice globally for both Accenture and Avanade, driving industry & functional business outcomes utilising the full Microsoft Copilot + Agent stack. In this role, Zoe works with colleagues across Acc... Show more

Marcel is the co-founder and Global MD & CTO Xebia Microsoft Services. Xebia Microsoft Services started as an individual company under the Xebia group in 2014 and provides high-end consulting services to companies on Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Cloud Native Software Development, and Managed Services.

Marcel spends most of his time working with organizations to deliver software to production multiple times a day in a secure and compliant way! He helps organizations and leadership teams move to become high-speed, innovative, and productive while still being secure and compliant.

Marcel loves to learn new technologies and use this to advance his customers. He shares his learnings at conferences and training. Marcel has the conviction the CEO title in technology companies should have a second meaning: Coding Executive Officer. This is driven by his strong belief that great leaders in tech need to be technical! Only by staying on top of technology, you can lead the way going forward.

Marcel is a frequently asked public speaker at well-known industry events like Microsoft //Build, Microsoft Ignite, Azure Lowlands, Visual Studio Live!, Techorama, and KCDC, to name a few.

Marcel is part of the Techorama board and helps organize this event in Europe. In his spare time, he also builds online courses for Pluralsight. You can find his courses here: https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/author/marcel-devries

Marcel has been awarded by Microsoft the Microsoft MVP award for more than 17 consecutive years and has been a Microsoft Regional Director since 2008. You can always contact him to talk about subjects like Cloud Adoption Strategies, Business Development, DevOps, Cloud Computing, Microservices, Containers, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

Marcel is the co-founder and Global MD & CTO Xebia Microsoft Services. Xebia Microsoft Services started as an individual company under the Xebia group in 2014 and provides high-end consulting services to companies on Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Cloud Na... Show more

Paul is a Director & Competency Lead for 3Cloud Solutions, a 15-year Microsoft Data Platform MVP. He consults, writes, speaks, teaches & blogs at SqlServerBI.blog about business intelligence and reporting solutions. He works with companies around the world to model data, visualize and deliver critical information to make informed business decisions; using the Microsoft data platform and business analytics tools. He is a Director of the Oregon Data Community PASS chapter & user group, the author/co-author of 15 titles. He holds several certifications for the Data Platform and BI.

Paul is a Director & Competency Lead for 3Cloud Solutions, a 15-year Microsoft Data Platform MVP. He consults, writes, speaks, teaches & blogs at SqlServerBI.blog about business intelligence and reporting solutions. He works with companies around the... Show more

Jeff Blankenburg spent the early part of his career in digital advertising, building websites for Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Ford Motor Company, among others. He also spent 8 years at Microsoft, primarily as an evangelist for any new technology he could get his hands on. For the next 7 years, he worked on the Amazon Alexa team helping developers make Alexa even smarter. Today, he is the Head of Developer Relations for DigitalOcean. Jeff has also spoken at conferences all over the world, including London, Munich, Sydney, Tokyo, and New York, covering topics ranging from software development technologies to soft skill techniques. He also serves as an organizer for the Stir Trek conference.

Jeff Blankenburg spent the early part of his career in digital advertising, building websites for Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Ford Motor Company, among others. He also spent 8 years at Microsoft, primarily as an evangelist for any ne... Show more

Konrad is involved in designing and deployments of server systems since 1993. From 1996 focused on Microsoft Systems - Exchange and Active Directory. From several years engaged in cloud security, not only Microsoft. Active MCT since 2007 delivering Security, Microsoft 365, Exchange and Windows Server trainings. Since 2007 Microsoft MVP (Exchange Server and M365 categories).

Konrad is involved in designing and deployments of server systems since 1993. From 1996 focused on Microsoft Systems - Exchange and Active Directory. From several years engaged in cloud security, not only Microsoft. Active MCT since 2007 delivering S... Show more

Mobile dev since Cupcake. Android GDE. Kotlin enthusiast. Dogs make me happy.

Mobile dev since Cupcake. Android GDE. Kotlin enthusiast. Dogs make me happy. Show more

Vadym Kazulkin is AWS Serverless Hero and Head of Development at ip.labs GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of the FUJIFILM Group, based in Bonn. Vadym has been involved with the Java ecosystem for over twenty years. His focus and interests currently include the design and implementation of highly scalable and available applications in AWS Cloud with the special passion for Serverless. Vadym is also the co-organizer of the Java User Group Bonn meetup and a frequent speaker at various Meetups and conferences.

Vadym Kazulkin is AWS Serverless Hero and Head of Development at ip.labs GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of the FUJIFILM Group, based in Bonn. Vadym has been involved with the Java ecosystem for over twenty years. His focus and interests currently include th... Show more

Jason Taylor is a solution architect, trainer, mentor, and full-stack developer with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in developing, testing, and deploying custom solutions to the cloud using .NET, Angular, Blazor, and Azure. Jason loves a challenge and is skilled at progressing from a simple proposal into a well-defined, coded, and tested solution.

Jason Taylor is a solution architect, trainer, mentor, and full-stack developer with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in developing, testing, and deploying custom solutions to the cloud using .NET, Angular, Blazor, and Azure. Jason loves a... Show more

❗️ Working with Microsoft Power Pages since 2014 (former Adxstudio).
🎯 On a mission to grow & contribute to the fantastic community of Power Pages.

❗️ Working with Microsoft Power Pages since 2014 (former Adxstudio). 🎯 On a mission to grow & contribute to the fantastic community of Power Pages. Show more

Over 25 years of SQL Server experience that includes being a DBA, BI development and Application development using VB.NET. Dave currently the Application and Data Administration Lead for Nexus Pharmaceuticals. Prior to that he was the Manager of the DBA team at Stericycle. Dave was a Friend of Red-Gate for 2019 and 2020. He is a frequent presenter at SQL Saturday events and user groups around the country. Has been teaching SQL Server since version 2000 and is the SQL Server instructor at Harper College in Palatine, IL.

Over 25 years of SQL Server experience that includes being a DBA, BI development and Application development using VB.NET. Dave currently the Application and Data Administration Lead for Nexus Pharmaceuticals. Prior to that he was the Manager of t... Show more

Linda has been navigating the tech landscape for over a decade. She is specialized in Cloud Technologies, IT Process Optimization, and Agile Methodologies. When she is not guiding companies on their cloud journey, she is diving into AI/ML Services and Technologies, and sharing her insights at AWS community events and other tech platforms.

Beyond her professional commitments, Linda is an AWS Community Hero and deeply involved in Women in Tech initiatives, advocating for greater representation and inclusivity. In Vienna, she is the familiar face behind AWS meetups and other community gatherings, creating a welcoming space where every voice is valued and heard. In addition, Linda holds the title of Chairperson for the AWS Community DACH Support Association and is member of the Funding Advisory Board of netidee.

Linda has been navigating the tech landscape for over a decade. She is specialized in Cloud Technologies, IT Process Optimization, and Agile Methodologies. When she is not guiding companies on their cloud journey, she is diving into AI/ML Services an... Show more

Jesús Espino is an Open-Source and software development enthusiast. He loves writing code and contributing to Open-Source projects. Jesús also had the privilege of being one of the starters or contributors in some interesting Open-Source projects like Taiga, Penpot, Mattermost, Focalboard, or testcontainers-go. He is a big fan of learning new things, especially programming languages. He loves Rust, Go, Python, Clojure, Git, Postgres, and Vim, and he loves to dive deep into technical details.

Currently, he is working mainly in Go and Typescript as a Principal Engineer at Mattermost, and he contributes to Open-Source projects whenever he can.

Jesús Espino is an Open-Source and software development enthusiast. He loves writing code and contributing to Open-Source projects. Jesús also had the privilege of being one of the starters or contributors in some interesting Open-Source projects lik... Show more

Asanka is a technology visionary who connects people and technology through digital transformation programs that create consumer-centric applications. As WSO2's CTO, he is responsible for advancing the company's corporate reference architecture and promoting its thought leadership vision. Collaborating with customers, partners, and industry analysts, he drives WSO2's technology mission. With over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing scalable distributed systems, SOA, microservice architectures, and business integration solutions, Asanka is a contributor to the Apache Software Foundation and a sought-after speaker at global events and tech meetups.

Asanka is a technology visionary who connects people and technology through digital transformation programs that create consumer-centric applications. As WSO2's CTO, he is responsible for advancing the company's corporate reference architecture and p... Show more

Lian always wanted to save the world.
After dropping out of law school, she decided to work with computers instead. While in Web Dev, she started attending and speaking at tech events, and soon fell in love with the tech community.
In her roles as Developer, Consultant and Developer Advocate, Lian combined technical knowledge with an understanding of the human condition.

Currently, Lian lives in Amsterdam, where she works as an independent Cloud Consultant and serves as Co-Chair for the CNCF TAG app-delivery. She can also be seen on stage at various English-speaking musical theatre productions, doing standup comedy and improv theatre.

Lian always wanted to save the world. After dropping out of law school, she decided to work with computers instead. While in Web Dev, she started attending and speaking at tech events, and soon fell in love with the tech community. In her roles as ... Show more

Maurice has been working in the IT industry for the past 25 years. His focus is around the areas of Windows deployment, device management, Azure AD and secure productivity, Maurice has been an MCSE since 2008 and was awarded his first MVP award in the area of Enterprise Mobility (now Security) in March 2017.

Most recently his focus has been on automation of deployment tasks, creating and sharing PowerShell scripts and other content to help others streamline their deployment processes.

Maurice has been working in the IT industry for the past 25 years. His focus is around the areas of Windows deployment, device management, Azure AD and secure productivity, Maurice has been an MCSE since 2008 and was awarded his first MVP award in th... Show more

Tori is a Senior AI Consultant at Advancing Analytics and Microsoft AI MVP. Specialising in MLOps and LLMOps, Tori has worked on many ML and data science projects with Azure and Databricks at all stages of the ML Lifecycle. She is a co-presenter of the Data & AI podcast, Totally Skewed, founder of Girls Code Too UK and regular contributor with Girls in Data.

Tori is a Senior AI Consultant at Advancing Analytics and Microsoft AI MVP. Specialising in MLOps and LLMOps, Tori has worked on many ML and data science projects with Azure and Databricks at all stages of the ML Lifecycle. She is a co-presenter of t... Show more

John Moore is an Enterprise Architect specializing in the Microsoft 365 platform and its capabilities.  He has spent over 15 years delivering technology services that enhance user experience and enables them to work efficiently on any device from any location.  John is passionate about sharing new technology with others and transforming the way we work. John is a Microsoft MVP in M365 Apps & Services.

John Moore is an Enterprise Architect specializing in the Microsoft 365 platform and its capabilities.  He has spent over 15 years delivering technology services that enhance user experience and enables them to work efficiently on any device from any... Show more

Microsoft MVP for Business Applications, published LinkedIn Learning instructor, Power Platform Community Super User, public speaker, On Air in the Cloud podcast host, blogger, and mentor.

Versatile Microsoft certified solution architect with over 20 years' international experience of leading and developing software solutions in permanent and contract roles for sectors including finance, legal, construction, game development, retail, healthcare, travel, and charity.

Find me online: https://linktr.ee/keithatherton

Microsoft MVP for Business Applications, published LinkedIn Learning instructor, Power Platform Community Super User, public speaker, On Air in the Cloud podcast host, blogger, and mentor. Versatile Microsoft certified solution architect with over... Show more

SharePoint Addict since 2007
aMP community member

SharePoint Addict since 2007 aMP community member Show more

Hi, I’m Mauro Morales! Born and raised in Guatemala, my tech journey has taken me across the globe—from the scenic Alps of Switzerland to the bustling streets of Berlin, and now to the charming cobblestone lanes of Ghent, Belgium. Since the mid-2000s, I’ve been coding, creating, and sharing my passion for technology.

I work as an Open-Source Developer Specialist at Spectro Cloud, where I help shape Kairos, a groundbreaking operating system for edge computing. You’ll often find me at events like FOSDEM, KubeCon, and Open-Source Summit, geeking out about all things tech and connecting with fellow enthusiasts. I also serve as co-chair of the CNCF Special-Purpose Operating Systems Working Group, collaborating with brilliant minds to reimagine what’s possible in the OS space.

When I’m not coding or presenting, you’ll most likely find me lacing up my running shoes and hitting the streets of Ghent.

Hi, I’m Mauro Morales! Born and raised in Guatemala, my tech journey has taken me across the globe—from the scenic Alps of Switzerland to the bustling streets of Berlin, and now to the charming cobblestone lanes of Ghent, Belgium. Since the mid-2000s... Show more

Co-Author of 'Coaching for Learning; the Art and Practice' and 'Create Your Dojo; Upskilling Your Organization for Digital Evolution,' Joel helps organizations evolve through learning. This combines a blend of XP, agile, lean, devops and product thinking practices all to embrace learning in the context of work.
With deep experience in architecture modernization, blending product discovery with delivery and architecture, and systems thinking, Joel helps organizations make it easier for their teams to do great work.

Co-Author of 'Coaching for Learning; the Art and Practice' and 'Create Your Dojo; Upskilling Your Organization for Digital Evolution,' Joel helps organizations evolve through learning. This combines a blend of XP, agile, lean, devops and product thi... Show more

Scott is the Director of Engineering at Lean TECHniques Inc. Besides advising clients and delivering solutions for them, he enjoys helping teams realize their potential through technical practices (such as CI/CD, TDD, IAC, etc.) and working more effectively (such as limiting WIP, visualizing work, etc).

He’s a Microsoft MVP, Redgate Community Ambassador, international speaker, Dometrain author, and co-organizes the Iowa .NET User Group. You can find Scott on Twitter @scottsauber, on Bluesky @scottsauber.com, or on his blog at scottsauber.com.

Scott is the Director of Engineering at Lean TECHniques Inc. Besides advising clients and delivering solutions for them, he enjoys helping teams realize their potential through technical practices (such as CI/CD, TDD, IAC, etc.) and working more effe... Show more

Thijs is a passionate DevOps engineer and front-end development enthusiast @ Xebia, with a unique edge as an AI-powered developer. As an AI-powered developer, Thijs integrates cutting-edge AI tools into his development process. This allows him to improve code quality, boost productivity, and be any profession, ensuring that his projects stay ahead of the curve.

With over 10 years of experience in a broad range of technologies, Thijs primarily builds native apps and websites using all modern JavaScript frameworks, Blazor, and Flutter. He has a guilty pleasure for CSS and enjoys working closely with UX designers. In addition, Thijs is also very experienced as a .NET back-end developer, building event-driven architectures.

Thijs is a strong advocate for applying DevOps practices at customers' projects, focusing on team autonomy as one of the most important aspects. He enables teams to deploy their own cloud resources through Infrastructure as Code and their services through CI/CD. Thijs has also implemented an observability strategy to provide effective 24/7 support.

"You build it, you run it, you own it."

Thijs is a passionate DevOps engineer and front-end development enthusiast @ Xebia, with a unique edge as an AI-powered developer. As an AI-powered developer, Thijs integrates cutting-edge AI tools into his development process. This allows him to imp... Show more

Yuliya is a Software Development Consultant at Xebia and Microsoft MVP. With over a decade-long journey in IT across various international environments, she has played multiple roles from software developer to team lead, scrum master and product owner, each enriching her professional outlook. Yuliya is passionate about crafting clean, well-architected solutions and streamlining processes for efficiency. She strongly advocates for diverse, collaborative and harmonious work environments and finds fulfillment in supporting others in their professional growth.

Yuliya is a Software Development Consultant at Xebia and Microsoft MVP. With over a decade-long journey in IT across various international environments, she has played multiple roles from software developer to team lead, scrum master and product owne... Show more

Flutter GDE 💙 Co-founder BBapps - apps that care for you and the planet 🌍🫶🏽 Author “Flutter Design Patterns and Best Practices” 📚 Flutterista 💜 WTM 💚 I also love to read 📖, dance 💃🏽, travel ✈ and learn languages 🇪🇸 Mother of Cats 😻

Flutter GDE 💙 Co-founder BBapps - apps that care for you and the planet 🌍🫶🏽 Author “Flutter Design Patterns and Best Practices” 📚 Flutterista 💜 WTM 💚 I also love to read 📖, dance 💃🏽, travel ✈ and learn languages 🇪🇸 Mother of Cats 😻 Show more