Cloud Networking Heroes

Adam’s approach to networking merges curiosity, experimentation, and attention to detail. He believes complexity is the greatest challenge of networking.

Ahmed's passion for tech started at the age of 6 and never stopped. He now specializes in cloud networking and infrastructure innovation.

Akarsh brings energy, creativity, and focus to everything he does. He specializes in threat analysis, incident response, and safeguarding complex network infrastructure.

Allen set out to study wolves, but a leap into tech led to 15+ years in networking. Now an IoT and NSX architect, he thrives on learning and solving complex challenges.

Anjanesh’s passion for networking began with a complex project at Oxford. He now leads multicloud strategies while inspiring teams to embrace cloud-first networking.

Ansley’s love of tech began with PC gaming and led to a career in designing, deploying, and maintaining multicloud network systems.

Antonios started in electrical engineering and moved to cloud and cybersecurity. He believes a powerful network is only as valuable as its security and resilience.

Azeem’s tech journey began with multiplayer gaming, evolving into 13+ years of networking expertise across Cisco, Juniper, AWS, and cutting-edge cloud solutions.

Brennan brings discipline and focus from martial arts into tech, growing his skills in Cisco, AWS, and hybrid cloud while balancing strategic QA and networking work.

Carlo specializes in designing, implementing, and optimizing complex network infrastructures. He has a passion for mentoring and training.

Cheikh blends 12 years of expertise in multicloud, network architecture, and cloud engineering. He excels at implementing complex telecom and cloud environments.

Clarence blends deep networking expertise with a love for the cloud. He’s certified across Aviatrix, Cisco, AWS, and Azure, and thrives on continuous learning.

Cristian drives innovation and resilience across diverse, mission-critical networks. He believes resilience is as critical as performance.

Daniel focuses on enabling African small and medium enterprises to harness the power of cloud technology, ensuring data security and network reliability.

Dariusz blends 15+ years of networking expertise with his passion for teaching and solving complex challenges across global, distributed cloud environments.

Hemraj has been in networking since Y2K. To overcome obstacles, he prioritizes a flexible and adaptive approach over rigid processes.

Henk has 25+ years in IT, with a focus on cloud networking. He’s bridging legacy and modern systems with a passion for automation, convergence, and continuous learning.

Irwan is a multicloud leader enabling cloud innovation across regions. He’s passionate about scalable solutions, smart architecture, and mentorship.

Jack enjoys playing with cutting-edge tech, solving complex problems, and keeping cloud infrastructure running smoothly.

Jian merges technical expertise with business acumen. His favorite part of his work is helping customers find technology solutions for their business needs.

John is a seasoned networking veteran turned cloud strategist. He’s passionate about secure multicloud design, team growth, and weekends boating on the river.

Li enjoys leading and empowering a talented team of engineers. She cares deeply about technology, her coworkers, and the customers who benefit from her work.

Mark encourages team members and customers to “think differently” in building tech solutions. He specializes in resolving public cloud challenges.

Maureen loves to solve difficult problems and create meaningful impact. She's proud to be one of the first certified cloud network engineers in Kenya.

Maxime has overseen networking and security in finance, pharmaceutical, cloud software startup, and mobile manufacturing.

Michael’s networking journey began under a cleanroom floor. Decades later, he's still passionate about networking and thrives on solving complex cloud challenges.

Michael is an IT leader with 25+ years in networking, cloud, and infrastructure, known for driving cost-efficient innovation, M&A integration, and IT strategy.

Michal began as an IT Administrator with the Polish Military. The strict standards of military tech solidified his skills in networking in high-stakes environments.

Mohamed is a Security Architect who bridges tech and law. With a legal mind and a cloud focus, he designs secure, compliant systems that evolve with the enterprise.

Mohsen is a senior IT leader with 25+ years in infrastructure, telecom, and global operations, known for building resilient systems and ensuring 24/7 service continuity.

Naveen blends his DevSecOps and multicloud expertise to build secure, scalable networks. He shapes cloud strategy with a focus on cost, compliance, and performance.

Norm combines 28 years of experience in network engineering, security, and multicloud architectures. He enjoys building robotics projects to expand his skills.

Pranjal evolved from a network analyst into a cloud network specialist. He now designs secure, scalable multicloud architectures and thrives on proactive collaboration.

Raould is a Senior Technical Architect with 16+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and evolving complex network environments.

Ravi’s favorite part of his role is being able to help people navigate complex topics and solve problems in a way that’s meaningful to them.

Roy is a veteran IT analyst with 40+ years of experience. He leads cloud and data center research, publishing key reports on cloud, AIOps, edge, and more.

Roy is the founder of skyPurple Cloud, where he combines decades of tech and healthcare experience to design cloud networks for his customers.

Sarmed specializes in security and innovation. He loves learning about new tech, problem-solving, and working with a team to meet customer needs so they can achieve business goals.

Sean Berger has extensive experience in supporting, troubleshooting, and optimizing enterprise networks. He thrives in problem-solving, communication, and mentoring team members.

Sevan excels in designing sustainable, resilient, and innovative network architectures that optimize both performance and costs.

Shamus was a journalist before becoming an industry analyst. He loves to investigate technology adoption through market research and one-on-one conversations to reveal hidden insights.

Shashank is an enthusiastic leader and learner. He excels in building data pipelines, data services, and platform infrastructure to enable data science, ML, and product development.

Shenghua combines a knowledge foundation in computing, mathematics, and statistics with an interest in healthcare. He’s contributed to more than 20 research articles in medical journals.

Sundus was originally fascinated by coding and automation and transitioned into networking. She loves learning, collaborating, and creating solutions with long-lasting improvements.

Thomas is a global manager with more than 20 years of experience in Financial Services. He’s an innovative IT Leader who uses a quality and client-centric approach.

Tim translates technical specs into actionable business stories as a technical marketing engineer. He co-hosts the Cables 2 Clouds podcast on cloud networking.

Toby started as a telephone operator in Turkey and worked in chip design and LAN/WAN installation until moving into cloud computing. He advises peers that “change is the norm” and to stay nimble.

Weigner’s career gave him a front-row seat to the evolution of telecommunications. Now, he guides organizations through cloud adoption with a focus on networking, security, and efficiency.

Yujun is a cloud architect with 30+ years of experience and all major cloud certifications, known for leading secure, large-scale cloud migrations and strategy.

Zdenko started in IT and studied hard to become a network admin, designer, and now, cloud architect. He always designs with security in mind.