Information & Communications Technology

Seasoned technologists, digital innovators, and other ICT experts, dedicated to advancing the field of information and communications technology

Josh Goldberg

Josh Goldberg

Hi, I’m Josh! I’m an independent full time open source developer. I work on projects in the TypeScript ecosystem, most notably typescript-eslint: the tooling that enables ESLint and Prettier to run on TypeScript code. I’m also the author of Learning TypeScript (O’Reilly), a Microsoft MVP for developer technologies, and an active conference speaker. My personal projects range from static analysis to meta-languages to recreating retro games in the browser. Also cats.

Hi, I’m Josh! I’m an independent full time open source developer. I work on projects in the TypeScript ecosystem, most notably typescript-eslint: the tooling that enables ESLint and Prettier to run on TypeScript code. I’m also the author of Learning ... Show more

Kamil Sáček

Kamil Sáček

Kamil has more than 30 years of experience with software development and IT in general. In year 2001, after finishing university, he joined the NAV world in NAVERTICA company as NAV developer. Having wide area of knowledge in programming languages and connected areas is helping him to understand “how it works” and is giving him background for solving different tasks.
Last years he is working more with GIT, Powershell and Azure DevOps.

Kamil is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since the year 2004.

Kamil has more than 30 years of experience with software development and IT in general. In year 2001, after finishing university, he joined the NAV world in NAVERTICA company as NAV developer. Having wide area of knowledge in programming languages an... Show more

Bernat Agulló

Bernat Agulló

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

Juan Bravo Vargas

Juan Bravo Vargas

I am a results-driven IT Architect with over 18 years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing ERP solutions across various industries. Since becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) in 2020, I have delivered training courses for supply chain consultants and solution architects, helping professionals deepen their expertise in Dynamics 365 F&O.

In 2023, I co-authored Becoming a Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate to support solution consultants in building their supply chain knowledge within the Dynamics 365 framework.

I am also dedicated to contributing to the Microsoft community, regularly speaking at conferences and sharing insights on my blog, www.dynamicsrepublic.com, where I enjoy fostering a space for growth and learning in the Dynamics 365 ecosystem.

I am a results-driven IT Architect with over 18 years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing ERP solutions across various industries. Since becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) in 2020, I have delivered training courses for ... Show more

Alan Kinane

Alan Kinane

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

Michael Coté

Michael Coté

Michael Coté studies how large organizations improve how they build software to run and grow their business. His books Changing Mindsets, Monolithic Transformation, and The Business Bottleneck cover these topics. He’s been an industry analyst at RedMonk and 451 Research, done corporate strategy and M&A, and was a programmer. He also co-hosts several podcasts, including Software Defined Talk. His daily-ish newsletter is at newsletter.cote.io.

Michael Coté studies how large organizations improve how they build software to run and grow their business. His books Changing Mindsets, Monolithic Transformation, and The Business Bottleneck cover these topics. He’s been an industry analyst at RedM... Show more

Isabelle Van Campenhoudt

Isabelle Van Campenhoudt

Isabelle Van Campenhoudt is a seasoned Microsoft Data Platform architect with thirteen years as an MVP in Data Platform, bringing over two decades of experience in data management. Based in Belgium, her expertise spans Business Intelligence and Database Administration.
Isabelle is a prolific trainer, speaker, and consultant, engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders including developers for BI solutions, architecture and performance design teams, infrastructure personnel, and business users. She has also served as a faculty member at EPHEC, Brussels, teaching in the Bachelor of Computer Science program.
An active contributor to the technical community, Isabelle co-founded the Global Francophone V-Chapter in 2015 and has held the vice presidency of the Club Power BI user group in Paris for multiple years. She organizes various professional gatherings such as meetups, master classes, Power Saturday, and other significant conferences.
Isabelle is a frequent guest speaker at international conferences, driven by her passion for knowledge sharing. Alongside fellow MVP Serge Luca, she co-founded Power Platform Associates, further solidifying her deep engagement with the entire Power Platform ecosystem.

Isabelle Van Campenhoudt is a seasoned Microsoft Data Platform architect with thirteen years as an MVP in Data Platform, bringing over two decades of experience in data management. Based in Belgium, her expertise spans Business Intelligence and Datab... Show more

Gilles Pommier

Gilles Pommier

Gilles Pommier is a senior SharePoint Consultant and Office 365 MVP. During the last 15 years, he has helped numerous companies in their implementation for SharePoint architecture and development. Since 2005, he has also participated in several events such as SharePoint Saturday, SQL Saturday, Microsoft TechEd U.S., TechEd Australia, TechEd EMEA TechEd Dubai TechDays France as a speaker on Office 365, SharePoint, .Net and VSTO technologies.

Gilles Pommier is a senior SharePoint Consultant and Office 365 MVP. During the last 15 years, he has helped numerous companies in their implementation for SharePoint architecture and development. Since 2005, he has also participated in several even... Show more

Hazel Saenz

Hazel Saenz

Hazel Saenz is a LATAM Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a Former AWS Serverless Hero, with over 20 years of experience in application development and 6 years working with cloud technologies.

She specializes in serverless architectures, event-driven systems, and Generative AI on AWS, and is a frequent speaker at AWS Summits, Community Days, and international conferences, sharing practical knowledge with the developer community across Latin America.

Hazel Saenz is a LATAM Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a Former AWS Serverless Hero, with over 20 years of experience in application development and 6 years working with cloud technologies. She specializes in serverless archite... Show more

Akshata Revankar

Akshata Revankar

20+ Years of experience in data engineering and data reporting space. Have worked with Oracle database, SQL Server, SSIS, Informatica Power Center, Hadoop systems, Qlik and Power BI. Enjoy being in the data space and learning new things.

20+ Years of experience in data engineering and data reporting space. Have worked with Oracle database, SQL Server, SSIS, Informatica Power Center, Hadoop systems, Qlik and Power BI. Enjoy being in the data space and learning new things. Show more

Renato Losio

Renato Losio

Renato has extensive experience as a cloud architect, tech lead, and cloud services specialist. Currently, he lives in Berlin and works remotely as a principal cloud architect. His primary areas of interest include cloud services and relational databases. He is an editor at InfoQ and a recognized AWS Data Hero. You can connect with him on LinkedIn.

Renato has extensive experience as a cloud architect, tech lead, and cloud services specialist. Currently, he lives in Berlin and works remotely as a principal cloud architect. His primary areas of interest include cloud services and relational datab... Show more

Ricardo Ferreira

Ricardo Ferreira

Ricardo leads the developer relations team at Redis. He built a successful career in DevRel working for companies such as AWS, Elastic, and Confluent.

Before DevRel, he had built deep expertise in distributed systems, databases, and software development for over 20 years. Ricardo's career began with a decade-long focus on software engineering. Then, he switched gears to solution architecture. In this role, he specialized in distributed systems, databases, and big data technologies.

Ricardo leads the developer relations team at Redis. He built a successful career in DevRel working for companies such as AWS, Elastic, and Confluent. Before DevRel, he had built deep expertise in distributed systems, databases, and software devel... Show more

Mohamed Ashiq Faleel

Mohamed Ashiq Faleel

I am a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in transforming how organizations operate through the use of Microsoft technologies. With a focus on the Microsoft 365 platform, I have spent a significant portion of my career designing and developing customized solutions to help businesses optimize their processes and achieve their goals.

As an expert in the Microsoft cloud stack, including Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, and Power Platform) and Azure services, I am committed to providing the highest level of service to my clients. I have a strong track record of leading and managing development teams to deliver exceptional results, ensuring project success and client satisfaction.

In addition to my work as a technology consultant, I am also an avid blogger and passionate about sharing my knowledge and insights with others. My blog @ https://ashiqf.com provides a platform for me to share my experiences and offer valuable advice to those interested in the field. Overall, my dedication to continuous learning and sharing my knowledge with others underscores my commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes to my clients.

I am a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in transforming how organizations operate through the use of Microsoft technologies. With a focus on the Microsoft 365 platform, I have spent a significant portion of my career design... Show more

Michelle Gilbert

Michelle Gilbert

Principal Cloud Solution Architect focused on Modern Work and M365 Copilot. Trusted advisor for delivering the value proposition of Copilot and leading architectural design sessions. Former Director of Modern Work Customer Success, Teams Technical Specialist, Microsoft MVP and Office 365 solution architect in the Twin Cities, MN. She has been delivering business collaboration solutions for years with her focus on Copilot, Teams, Viva, SharePoint, and Office 365. Michelle is the board President of the Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group, community organizer of MN M365 Workshop Day and has been a member of the SharePoint community since 2009.

Principal Cloud Solution Architect focused on Modern Work and M365 Copilot. Trusted advisor for delivering the value proposition of Copilot and leading architectural design sessions. Former Director of Modern Work Customer Success, Teams Technical Sp... Show more

David Rodriguez

David Rodriguez

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

Richard Bian

Richard Bian

Richard Bian (Chinese: 边思康) led Ant Group Open Source initiative from day 1 and developed the initiative from a single person effort to a cross-functional Open Source Program Office (OSPO) team covering governance, strategy, developer experience, product development, growth and internationalization efforts.

At this moment, the team collaborates closely with 20+ internal open source projects to help their community development, data science needs, developer growth needs, outreach and partnership collaborations, and go-to-market expansions. We setup rules and processes, building tools and utilities, and design full-fledged products to help both our internal users and external community partners.

As an ex-Square, ex-Microsoft engineer by training and father to a toddler, Richard enjoyed leading strategic initiatives from scratch to fruition and building products that developers and end-users love to use.

Richard has been studying and working for more than 5 years each in 4 different countries (Singapore, Canada, USA and China) with immensely cross-cultural collaboration experience.

Richard Bian (Chinese: 边思康) led Ant Group Open Source initiative from day 1 and developed the initiative from a single person effort to a cross-functional Open Source Program Office (OSPO) team covering governance, strategy, developer experience, pro... Show more

Björn Sundling

Björn Sundling

With a background in ops, Björn got stuck in the DevOps movement a long time ago. Working alongside both dev and ops gave him a good view in to all sides of the company, and today he spends his days helping with everything from communication, through infra as code, to CI/CD pipelines.
By night he Maintains a number of PowerShell modules at https://GitHub.com/bjompen, Writes blog posts at https://bjompen.com, Builds pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub, Tries to figure out how Azure works, solders and repairs old tech, and dreams of playing in a Norwegian black metal band.

With a background in ops, Björn got stuck in the DevOps movement a long time ago. Working alongside both dev and ops gave him a good view in to all sides of the company, and today he spends his days helping with everything from communication, through... Show more

Thomas Haver

Thomas Haver

Thomas is presently serving as a Master Software Engineer. He leads a team of testers, ops engineers, and production support analysts in the adoption of DevOps practices. Previously, he led the enterprise automation support of 73 applications at Huntington National Bank that encompassed testing, metrics & reporting, and data management. Thomas has a background in Physics & Biophysics, with over a decade spent in research science studying fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy before joining IT.

Thomas is presently serving as a Master Software Engineer. He leads a team of testers, ops engineers, and production support analysts in the adoption of DevOps practices. Previously, he led the enterprise automation support of 73 applications at Hunt... Show more

Oktay Sari

Oktay Sari

“My name is Oktay Sari and I live in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. I am happily married with 2 children and our dog Lucy. I like to read a good book, have a nice BBQ and enjoy a delicious craft beer with friends and family. The little things in life matter the most to me”

Oktay has been working as an IT specialist since 1997 and has fulfilled various roles over the years.. For the past 9+ years, he has honed his skills in Endpoint management, Microsoft Intune and all things Security. In 2022 he received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the Security (Intune) category for his community contributions and thought leadership.

With the growing prevalence of macOS in corporate settings, his current focus is on leveraging Microsoft Intune's capabilities to ensure robust and efficient management of macOS devices.

“My name is Oktay Sari and I live in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. I am happily married with 2 children and our dog Lucy. I like to read a good book, have a nice BBQ and enjoy a delicious craft beer with friends and family. The little things in life ma... Show more

Andrew Pruski

Andrew Pruski

Andrew is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Docker Captain who helps organise Data Ceili and EightKB.

He is interested in all things database/kubernetes/container related and shares his passion for these topics by speaking at events across the world.

Originally from Wales but now exploring Ireland.

You can find him on Bluesky @dbafromthecold.com and blogging at dbafromthecold.com

Andrew is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Docker Captain who helps organise Data Ceili and EightKB. He is interested in all things database/kubernetes/container related and shares his passion for these topics by speaking at events across the wor... Show more

Daniel Rohregger

Daniel Rohregger

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combines that with the passion for technology.

💼 M365 Copilot MVP
💼 AI, Hybrid Work, Teams and Modern Work-Freak
💼 Speaker and Instructor for Microsoft 365 Services
🎓 Certified ScrumMaster, Bachelor Professional for Project Organisation (CCI)

🌇 Regensburg, Germany near Munich area

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combin... Show more

Peter Bull

Peter Bull

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

Richard Harbridge

Richard Harbridge

Richard Harbridge is an Ecosystem Collaboration & Alliances Lead, author, internationally recognized speaker, and a Microsoft MVP. With a wealth of experience, Richard has led and operated multiple thriving businesses and currently serves as a trusted advisor to hundreds of organizations. He specializes in helping businesses understand their current and future needs, guiding them to take strategic actions that drive growth and achieve their ambitious goals.

Richard is known for his hands-on approach, having led, architected, and implemented countless business and technology solutions that have catalyzed digital and organizational transformations. His passion lies in empowering organizations to achieve more, whether through creating award winning experiences that enhance employee and technology strategies or by leveraging emerging technologies to improve the value they deliver to their customers, partners, and communities.

As sought-after speaker and leader, Richard frequently shares his expertise on employee experience, AI, the digital workplace, technology adoption, and Microsoft technologies at industry events worldwide. Richard is proud to work at Workleap, makers of ShareGate and also contributes to several committees, research teams, leads CIO think tanks, and facilitates employee experience and technology groups.

Richard Harbridge is an Ecosystem Collaboration & Alliances Lead, author, internationally recognized speaker, and a Microsoft MVP. With a wealth of experience, Richard has led and operated multiple thriving businesses and currently serves as a truste... Show more

Mona Ghadiri

Mona Ghadiri

I am a 3x MVP and leader in Security operations using Microsoft technologies specializing in Managed Security Services for Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity (SCI) solutions and am a leading expert in Security Copilot.

I currently work at Capgemini as a VP on the Global Portfolio team within the Cloud and Infrastructure Services team.

I am a board member of Microsoft Zero to Hero Learning Community and a leader of MSFarsi, the learning community for Persian language speakers.

My goal is to evangelize new Microsoft security advancements and create innovative and customer-centric products that address the evolving cyber threats and challenges faced by organizations of all sizes and sectors. Outside of work, I enjoy cooking and baking sourdough bread.

I am a 3x MVP and leader in Security operations using Microsoft technologies specializing in Managed Security Services for Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity (SCI) solutions and am a leading expert in Security Copilot. I currently work ... Show more

James Serra

James Serra

James works at Microsoft as a big data and data warehousing solution architect where he has been for most of the last ten years. He is a thought leader in the use and application of Big Data and advanced analytics, including data architectures such as the modern data warehouse, data lakehouse, data fabric, and data mesh. Previously he was an independent consultant working as a Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence architect and developer. He is a prior SQL Server MVP with nearly 40 years of IT experience. He is a popular blogger (JamesSerra.com) and speaker, having presented at dozens of major events including PASS Summit, SQLBits, Data Summit, SQLDay, Enterprise Data World conference, Big Data Conference Europe, SQL Saturdays, and Informatica World. He is the author of the book “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh”.

James works at Microsoft as a big data and data warehousing solution architect where he has been for most of the last ten years. He is a thought leader in the use and application of Big Data and advanced analytics, including data architectures such ... Show more

Johnny Lopez

Johnny Lopez

Johnny Lopez is a Technical Director in Modern Work at Microsoft. He is a former Microsoft MVP and passionate evangelist who attributes his professional experiences, technical expertise and real-world Microsoft 365 content services and Power Platform experience with organizations. Johnny has been working in the SharePoint community for the last 10+ years. Johnny is the President for the Houston Office 365 Community and HOU365 Summit Chair. He served 10 years in the U.S. Navy serving on 2 Aircraft Carriers (USS Eisenhower & USS Nimitz) as an Electrical Work Center Supervisor. He graduated from the University of Phoenix of Houston in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems.

Microsoft Certified Teams Administrator Associate
Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist
Microsoft Certified Power Platform Fundamentals

Johnny Lopez is a Technical Director in Modern Work at Microsoft. He is a former Microsoft MVP and passionate evangelist who attributes his professional experiences, technical expertise and real-world Microsoft 365 content services and Power Platform... Show more

Gavita Regunath

Gavita Regunath

Gavita Regunath is the Chief AI Officer with Advancing Analytics and a dual Microsoft AI MVP and Databricks MVP. She has a PhD in Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics andhas spent more than a decade transforming data into high-impact solutions in aeronautics, automotive, finance, and agritech. Gavita is addicted to learning and in her spare time when she is not blogging or talking about AI, she enjoys being a mother, going for a run and cooking something new.

Gavita Regunath is the Chief AI Officer with Advancing Analytics and a dual Microsoft AI MVP and Databricks MVP. She has a PhD in Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics andhas spent more than a decade transforming data into high-impact solutio... Show more

Sven Peters

Sven Peters

Sven Peters, AI evangelist at Atlassian, has been studying trends in software development for the last 15 years, uncovering the cultural and technical attributes to help development teams work effectively and drive innovation. He has 20 years of experience in writing code, leading teams, and sharing his experience with thousands of developers at countless conferences in 25+ countries.

Sven Peters, AI evangelist at Atlassian, has been studying trends in software development for the last 15 years, uncovering the cultural and technical attributes to help development teams work effectively and drive innovation. He has 20 years of expe... Show more

Kat Beedim

Kat Beedim

Kat Beedim is a Microsoft Office 365 MVP and Microsoft Solutions Specialist at Core Technology Systems, a UK-based Microsoft Gold Partner. She specialises in collaboration and productivity tools in Microsoft 365.

Kat is a frequent conference speaker and co-host on the Cloud Conversations Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQLmT4_kwvrDTXOpXcKFtg), which welcomes guests from the tech industry.

Kat publishes blogs on Practical365, Petri.com and her personal site collabwithkat.com.

Kat Beedim is a Microsoft Office 365 MVP and Microsoft Solutions Specialist at Core Technology Systems, a UK-based Microsoft Gold Partner. She specialises in collaboration and productivity tools in Microsoft 365. Kat is a frequent conference speak... Show more

Alpa Buddhabhatti

Alpa Buddhabhatti

Alpa is an Azure Data Engineer with a passion for data and technology. She is Microsoft Certified Trainer and certified in Azure Data engineer and Azure Data Science. She is working on Azure services such as Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Key Vault , Azure , Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage and Azure Data Lake .

Alpa is an Azure Data Engineer with a passion for data and technology. She is Microsoft Certified Trainer and certified in Azure Data engineer and Azure Data Science. She is working on Azure services such as Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Key Vau... Show more

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