Sandra is an Android developer, a Google WTM ambassador and the Lead for Firebase Kenya. She's passionate about tech communities and advocates for diversity, equality and inclusion in the industry. When she’s not building mobile apps, you’ll often find her on stage speaking about Android development, Firebase, AI , UI/UX in mobile apps as well as other technical topics. She also enjoys sharing her knowledge through writing articles on her blog.

Sandra is an Android developer, a Google WTM ambassador and the Lead for Firebase Kenya. She's passionate about tech communities and advocates for diversity, equality and inclusion in the industry. When she’s not building mobile apps, you’ll often fi... Show more

Specialization in Dynamics 365 and Copilot.

Specialization in Dynamics 365 and Copilot. Show more

Samuel Macharia is a Cloud Engineer passionate about harnessing the power of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud to solve real-world problems. He is a certified AWS Cloud Practitioner and serves as a mentor in the "Grow Your Skills for Sub-Saharan Africa Program 2024," guiding aspiring tech enthusiasts to achieve their goals.

With a knack for innovation and a commitment to community, Samuel believes in building solutions that don’t just scale—they transform lives. 🚀

Samuel Macharia is a Cloud Engineer passionate about harnessing the power of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud to solve real-world problems. He is a certified AWS Cloud Practitioner and serves as a mentor in the "Grow Your Skills for ... Show more

Directly after a successful internship plus retrieving her vocational high school degree at age of 19 in 2016, Hanessa Milaszewski joined the Swedish cloud partner Xenit AB. This opportunity jumpstarted her career in the IT consulting field and she has since gathered experience from working in different industries including public sectors and private companies in Engineering, Healthcare, Finance and Defense.

Today, Hanessa still works at Xenit AB as an Expert Engineer in EUC solutions, mainly with heading the technical lead role in new implementation and migration projects, along with taking on consulting assignments all based on the usage of Citrix DaaS, CVAD, Microsoft Azure, AVD and other adjacent technologies.

Outside of Xenit AB, Hanessa is enthusiastic in sharing her knowledge with an “engineer on the field” mindset. She has newly started attending international and local user groups as a speaker with great praise and has for this engagement been recognised as a Citrix Technology Advocate (CTA) since 2024.

Directly after a successful internship plus retrieving her vocational high school degree at age of 19 in 2016, Hanessa Milaszewski joined the Swedish cloud partner Xenit AB. This opportunity jumpstarted her career in the IT consulting field and she h... Show more

Shawn Dorward (Vice President at sa.global) is a business and technology professional focusing on efficiencies and maximizing the return on projects and technology investments.

Shawn proudly serves the Dynamics Community and can often be found presenting at community events around the US and online. He regularly shares his tips and experiences via his personal blog site, LifeHacks365.com. LifeHacks365.com provides tips and tricks for Dynamics 365 products, such as Dynamics GP & Business Central (BC), as well as Office 365 products, such as Excel & Outlook.

Shawn Dorward (Vice President at sa.global) is a business and technology professional focusing on efficiencies and maximizing the return on projects and technology investments. Shawn proudly serves the Dynamics Community and can often be found p... Show more

Senior software engineer at Barracuda Networks, I like giving back to developer community and hence I have been learning and creating videos on various cloud native topics on my YouTube channel.

Senior software engineer at Barracuda Networks, I like giving back to developer community and hence I have been learning and creating videos on various cloud native topics on my YouTube channel. Show more

👨‍💻 Cloud Operations & Multi-Cloud Architecture Lead

🎓 Education & Certifications

🎓 Master's in Computer Science, Indiana University Bloomington
📜 Multiple Cloud Certifications (Azure, AWS, GCP)

💼 Professional Experience

🏢 Cloud Architect at MNC in USA
🛠️ Designing, automating, provisioning, and securing multi-cloud infrastructures
🌐 Serving diverse business domains and customer needs
💡 Founder & CEO of One Stop for Cloud
🚀 Leading innovation in cloud solutions
🤝 Providing comprehensive cloud services to clients

☁️ Cloud Expertise

🖥️ Platforms: Azure, AWS, GCP
⚙️ Services: AKS, EKS, Storage Accounts, Key Vaults, Azure Monitor, App Gateway, VPC, CloudFront, Route53, S3, ELB, RDS, API Gateway, OpenSearch, IAM, Terraform

🔐 Security Focus

🚨 Reporting & addressing vulnerabilities in Azure Security Center
🛡️ Designing and implementing security policy add-ons

🤖 Automation & CI/CD

🔧 Tools: Git, GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
📊 Monitoring: Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, SiteScope, Nagios, ELK Stack, Azure Monitor

🌍 Industry Domains

🛒 E-Commerce
🏬 Retail
💾 Big Data
🔒 Security

🚀 Passion & Motivation

📚 Continuous learning of new technologies
📈 Staying updated with cloud computing & DevOps trends
🤝 Collaborating with cross-functional teams
🎯 Contributing to organizational goals and vision

💡 Strengths

⚡ Creating scalable, reliable, and cost-effective solutions
🏆 Delivering high-quality solutions meeting business requirements and customer expectations

Have been featured in Architecture and Governance magazine:
https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/uncategorized/women-in-architecture-spotlight-ayisha-tabbassum/
Have posted my most popular multi-cloud architecture designs on medium:
https://medium.com/@ayishatabbassum

👨‍💻 Cloud Operations & Multi-Cloud Architecture Lead 🎓 Education & Certifications 🎓 Master's in Computer Science, Indiana University Bloomington 📜 Multiple Cloud Certifications (Azure, AWS, GCP) 💼 Professional Experience 🏢 Cloud A... Show more

Christiaan Brinkhoff works as a Principal Program Manager and Community Director for Windows 365 and AVD at Microsoft, in his role at Microsoft, he works on features such as Windows 365 app, Switch and Boot. Christiaan is also an Author (5 books) and Inventor (6 patents) of e.g. Windows 365 Boot and Switch and more features. His mission is to drive innovation while bringing Windows 365, AI. Windows, and Microsoft Intune closer together, drive community efforts around virtualization to empower Microsoft customers in leveraging new cloud virtualization scenarios. Christiaan joined Microsoft in 2018 as part of the FSLogix acquisition. He has also been rewarded with the Microsoft MVP, Citrix CTP, and VMware vExpert community achievements - for his continued support in the EUC community.

Christiaan Brinkhoff works as a Principal Program Manager and Community Director for Windows 365 and AVD at Microsoft, in his role at Microsoft, he works on features such as Windows 365 app, Switch and Boot. Christiaan is also an Author (5 books) and... Show more

I'm a Senior Software Engineer passionate about creating valuable software that drives results. I began developing real-time 3D engines in C++ during high school and have since worked as a front-end engineer, full-stack engineer, and tech lead.

My strengths include software architecture, Continuous Delivery, and Extreme Programming. I enjoy supporting teams in fostering a positive, productive environment while consistently delivering high-quality software that delights our customers.

I'm a Senior Software Engineer passionate about creating valuable software that drives results. I began developing real-time 3D engines in C++ during high school and have since worked as a front-end engineer, full-stack engineer, and tech lead. My... Show more

I’m a software developer at JPoint who loves to use and find new techniques and pragmatically apply them.

I’m a software developer at JPoint who loves to use and find new techniques and pragmatically apply them. Show more

Years of experience in software engineering and the team's leading roles combined with his passion for Java made Pasha know all the hidden details in this IT niche. As a Developer Advocate for @Bellsoft, he educates the public on the latest software tools built by BellSoft and helps to create and test instruments for developers. He writes in Kotlin, speaks at conferences, composes a new articles, or maintains his pet projects.

Years of experience in software engineering and the team's leading roles combined with his passion for Java made Pasha know all the hidden details in this IT niche. As a Developer Advocate for @Bellsoft, he educates the public on the latest software ... Show more

Dennes is a DBA and Data Platform MVP (2020-2023) living in Malta who loves Data Platform, including Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server and recently got involved by Generative AI. In the past, he was married with software development, resulting in a total of more than 20 years of experience between Data Platform, cloud and software development. He moved to Malta after more than 10 years leading devSQL PASS Chapter in Rio de Janeiro and now is a member of the leadership team of MMDPUG PASS Chapter in Malta organizing meetings, events, and webcasts about Microsoft Data Platform. He is an MCT, MCSE in Data Platforms and BI, with more titles in software development. He can be found working for DTower Software and speaking in SQL Saturdays around Europe

Dennes is a DBA and Data Platform MVP (2020-2023) living in Malta who loves Data Platform, including Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server and recently got involved by Generative AI. In the past, he was married with software development, ... Show more

Alexander is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services. His focus areas are .NET on AWS, Application and Database Modernization, and Microsoft Workloads on AWS. Alexander is based in Stockholm and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his family and traveling around the world with his camera.

Alexander is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services. His focus areas are .NET on AWS, Application and Database Modernization, and Microsoft Workloads on AWS. Alexander is based in Stockholm and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his fa... Show more

With my coding skills, I specialize in crafting diverse application solutions for Android mobile and TV platforms. My goal is to innovate and overcome any obstacles in our fast-paced, ever-evolving world.
Driven by a passion for problem-solving, I eagerly accept challenges and strive to deliver impactful solutions. Let's connect and collaborate to find innovative solutions together

With my coding skills, I specialize in crafting diverse application solutions for Android mobile and TV platforms. My goal is to innovate and overcome any obstacles in our fast-paced, ever-evolving world. Driven by a passion for problem-solving, I e... Show more

Craig Forshaw is a Cloud and IaC solution architect working at Atea. He is a Microsoft MVP in cloud security and Azure IaC and is a founding member of the Microsoft Security User Group. He is an active speaker with over 18 years of experience inside IT infrastructure cloud deployment, security and IaC.

Craig Forshaw is a Cloud and IaC solution architect working at Atea. He is a Microsoft MVP in cloud security and Azure IaC and is a founding member of the Microsoft Security User Group. He is an active speaker with over 18 years of experience inside ... Show more

Zach has been an iOS developer for over a decade at all different types of companies from startups to FAANG. He's also a mentor for Underdog Devs (go look them up). In his spare time, he's a dancer and dance instructor, and competes in the occasional pun competition.

Two truths and a lie:
Zach inherited the world's largest collection of reflex hammers
Zach once ate lunch with former Speaker of the UK House of Commons John Bercow
Zach is in the United States FAA's Registry of Airmen despite never having flown an airplane

Zach has been an iOS developer for over a decade at all different types of companies from startups to FAANG. He's also a mentor for Underdog Devs (go look them up). In his spare time, he's a dancer and dance instructor, and competes in the occasional... Show more

Knut was awarded with the Microsoft® Office Server and Services MVP Award for 9 years in a row. Knut is a Microsoft® Office Server & Services MVP, conference speaker and blogger. He is the founder of docsnode, a template solution for SharePoint and Microsoft Office. Knut works as a contractor for many different companies as a partner evangelist and product evangelist. Knut is MCSE SharePoint, MCSA Office 365 and MCT. He delivers both engaging keynotes and highly technical sessions (level 400) on many different subjects in the Office 365 space. His job as an architect is to engage people and companies in evaluating and adopting new technologies as well as running key projects as a consultant. His core competence is to explain complex scenarios and make it understandable by combining technical insight and business value. As a SharePoint enthusiast he is the organizer, program manager and marketing guy for the Collabdays Oslo formerly know as SharePoint Saturday in Oslo.

Knut was awarded with the Microsoft® Office Server and Services MVP Award for 9 years in a row. Knut is a Microsoft® Office Server & Services MVP, conference speaker and blogger. He is the founder of docsnode, a template solution for SharePoint and M... Show more

Tiziano has been a passionate programmer since he was just a kid, expanding his knowledge through his studies and career. He loves learning and sharing knowledge with others. Currently, he is the Director of Software Engineering at team.blue and co-founder of firenze.dev, a community for technical knowledge exchange.

Tiziano has been a passionate programmer since he was just a kid, expanding his knowledge through his studies and career. He loves learning and sharing knowledge with others. Currently, he is the Director of Software Engineering at team.blue and co-f... Show more

Tine Starič is a software architect at Companial, helping Partners around the world develop products of the highest quality. He has been a Dynamics BC developer since 2015, working with end-customers, VARs, and ISVs, delivering support, implementation, localization, and product projects. He leads most developer productivity initiatives at Companial, and is constantly looking for opportunities to eliminate monotonous developer tasks by using modern tools and automation to make room for creative, fun, and high-value development.

Tine Starič is a software architect at Companial, helping Partners around the world develop products of the highest quality. He has been a Dynamics BC developer since 2015, working with end-customers, VARs, and ISVs, delivering support, implementatio... Show more

Engineering Manager & Frontend SME @ eBay, ex Frotend Architect @ Marktplaats. Experienced Full-stack Web Developer with 20+ years in the field. Enjoy helping teams to build well-tested, high-performing, and secure software using Javascript, Node.js and React.

Engineering Manager & Frontend SME @ eBay, ex Frotend Architect @ Marktplaats. Experienced Full-stack Web Developer with 20+ years in the field. Enjoy helping teams to build well-tested, high-performing, and secure software using Javascript, Node.js ... Show more

Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman is a Database and AI Advocate and Engineer with Redgate, with a long history in multi-platform technology. An Oracle ACE Director alumnus, she has been awarded over the years for her technical contributions and community volunteerism through many organizations, including a recognition as Woman in Tech of the Year for the state of Colorado. She is one of only six women part of the Oak Table, a network for the Oracle scientist. She has extensive experience in environment optimization, cloud migration, automation and architect of robust environments. Specializing in multi-terabyte management of OLAP/DSS systems. A consistent advocate for logical tuning of code and design before hardware solutions. She's recently become known for her expertise in DevOps, AWR, (Automatic Workload Repository) and virtualization of database environments with complex cloud management in Azure and Google Cloud. She's recently been contracted with a number of AI projects, using both relational data and AI services in both data security and architecture. The technical knowledge required to support these features offers great educational opportunities to learn by attending her technical presentations, engaging with her on social media presence as DBAKevlar or reading her blog, dbakevlar.com.

Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman is a Database and AI Advocate and Engineer with Redgate, with a long history in multi-platform technology. An Oracle ACE Director alumnus, she has been awarded over the years for her technical contributions and community volunte... Show more

Eric has a broad experience that covers topics from ZX Basic to .NET. With projects spanning from business applications to nuclear power plant systems he developed the ability to adapt and evolve with the rapid changes in the tech landscape.

That knowledge is something that he shares freely as a content creator and public speaker. Eric is passionate about making complex topics accessible to all level of learners, which you can see in his style of teaching in his livestreams, tutorials and conference sessions. Because of this, Eric has been recognized as a Progress Telerik Champion.

Apart from being a techie, he's also a servant to Zelda, an adorable cat.

Eric has a broad experience that covers topics from ZX Basic to .NET. With projects spanning from business applications to nuclear power plant systems he developed the ability to adapt and evolve with the rapid changes in the tech landscape. That ... Show more

PowerPlatform is my passion, which is why I'm not only working in this field full-time. Also privately an app or a flow is built for everything.

PowerPlatform is my passion, which is why I'm not only working in this field full-time. Also privately an app or a flow is built for everything. Show more

Carl Karawani is a Software Engineering Director at ZIRO, a company specializing in unified communications solutions, particularly for Microsoft Teams and Cisco. Carl has significantly driven innovation in UC provisioning software, particularly in developing the ZIRO Platform for Microsoft (ZPM) and the SMACS provisioning tool for Cisco UC (more recently known as ZPC).

Under his leadership, ZPM won the 2024 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award from TMC and the Best Microsoft Solution Award by UC Today.
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In addition to his work at ZIRO, Carl writes a blog about programming for Modern Workspace and Microsoft Teams at easy365.io and plays in a funk & soul cover band!

Carl Karawani is a Software Engineering Director at ZIRO, a company specializing in unified communications solutions, particularly for Microsoft Teams and Cisco. Carl has significantly driven innovation in UC provisioning software, particularly in de... Show more

Ioannis Kolaxis is a Director and a Senior Technology Architect at Accenture. He focuses on Green Software innovations, helping customers measure and reduce software carbon emissions. He is an inventor, speaker, and author of the Green Software book.
He was a kid in primary school when he first saw the green screen with the blinking cursor of an Amstrad CPC6128. This computer opened a new world to him, a world of continuous exploration and creation through programming.
Ioannis invented a novel way of working remotely, having filed five patents for software solutions.
He frequently speaks at conferences, like GOTO Amsterdam 2022, Devoxx Ukraine 2021 & Oracle Code One 2019.
Visit his website to learn more: https://kolaxis.dev

Ioannis Kolaxis is a Director and a Senior Technology Architect at Accenture. He focuses on Green Software innovations, helping customers measure and reduce software carbon emissions. He is an inventor, speaker, and author of the Green Software book.... Show more

Cleo is a Google Developer Expert for Firebase. She currently works as the Digital MSME Engineering Lead at Security Bank. Professionally, she is a full-stack software engineer with more than 10 years of industry experience. Cleo works extensively with JavaScript and Python and has expertise in systems architecture design, cloud computing, and machine learning. She graduated with a degree in Computer Science from the University of the Philippines-Cebu. Additionally, she co-leads PizzaPy, a grassroots Python developer community in her hometown, Cebu.

Cleo is a Google Developer Expert for Firebase. She currently works as the Digital MSME Engineering Lead at Security Bank. Professionally, she is a full-stack software engineer with more than 10 years of industry experience. Cleo works extensively w... Show more

The data and culture guy. Currently leading the Big Data Platform R&D at Wix.
Josef has over 15 years of experience building data intensive SaaS applications and growing the awesome teams that make them.
He believes that the secret sauce for creating sustainable complex systems is good design practices, effective communication between people, and automating everything. In his day to day he works tirelessly on building the culture necessary to support these values and propagate them to others, one pep-talk at a time.

The data and culture guy. Currently leading the Big Data Platform R&D at Wix. Josef has over 15 years of experience building data intensive SaaS applications and growing the awesome teams that make them. He believes that the secret sauce for creati... Show more

Myron leads and supports a team of security consultants at Cloud Life. His primary focus is developing security products and services based on Microsoft technology. The unique selling point of these offerings is to make work environments safe and, more importantly, keep them safe.

As a Microsoft Security MVP, he enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with others by writing blog posts, speaking at events and conferences, and co-organizing the monthly Dutch Microsoft Security Meetup with 1700+ members.

Besides Microsoft Security, he lives happily in the Netherlands with his wife and rabbit, Momo. In his free time, he enjoys snowboarding and geeky activities like reading fantasy/sci-fi books or playing board games or video games.

Myron leads and supports a team of security consultants at Cloud Life. His primary focus is developing security products and services based on Microsoft technology. The unique selling point of these offerings is to make work environments safe and, mo... Show more

At my job I specialize in everything infrastructure related. This includes:

Infrastructure As Code with Terraform and ARM Templates ❤💖
Everything that has to do with DevOps.
In my job I also do SQL Server development and SQL Administration with PowerShell. 💖 DBATools
I'm also a very passionate PowerShell professional. I organize the PowerShell User Group innsalzach in Germany.

At my job I specialize in everything infrastructure related. This includes: Infrastructure As Code with Terraform and ARM Templates ❤💖 Everything that has to do with DevOps. In my job I also do SQL Server development and SQL Administration with... Show more

Passionate about Power BI in general and DAX and Calculation Groups in particular. Strong background in Excel, T-SQL and SSIS. Stints in Tableau and Qlik.
Coming from Engineering background and working with consulting companies I like understanding the business problem working directly with the customer.

Passionate about Power BI in general and DAX and Calculation Groups in particular. Strong background in Excel, T-SQL and SSIS. Stints in Tableau and Qlik. Coming from Engineering background and working with consulting companies I like understanding... Show more