Florian Klaffenbach - Deployment of Microsoft Azure Cloud Solutions: A complete guide to cloud development using Microsoft Azure

Florian Klaffenbach started in 2004 with his IT carrier as 1st & 2nd Level IT Support Technician and IT Salesman Trainee for a B2B online shop. After that he changed to a small company working as IT Project Manager, planning, implementing & integration from industrial plants & laundries into enterprise IT. After spending some years, he changed his path to for Dell Germany. There he started from scratch as Enterprise technical Support Analyst and later worked on a project to start Dell technical Communities and support over social Media in Europe and outside of the U.S.

Currently he is working as Technology Solutions Professional for Microsoft specialized on Hybrid Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure. Additionally, to his job engagement he is active as Microsoft Blogger and Lecturer. He blogs for example on his own page Datacenter-Flo.de or Brocade Germany Community. Together with a very good friend, he founded the Windows Server User Group Berlin to create network of Microsoft ITPros in Berlin.

Florian is maintaining a very tight network to many vendors like Cisco, Dell or Microsoft and Communities. That helps him to grow his experience and to get the best out of a solution for his customers. Since 2016 he is also Co-Chairman of the Azure Community Germany. In April 2016 Microsoft awarded Florian as Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Cloud and Datacenter Management. In 2017 after joining Microsoft, Florian became MVP reconnect member.

Jan-Henrik Damaschke is an IT Consultant for Security, Network, and Infrastructure from Germany. He was MVP awarded in the categories of Enterprise Security, PowerShell, and AzureStack. PKI implementation and management is one of his core competencies as well as cloud-related security. He writes articles on security-related topics and is involved in many community events as a speaker as well as an organizer. He is passionate about sharing knowledge with others. For this purpose, he is member of the Microsoft Student Partner program and is engaged on forums and on other platforms. Currently, he is writing a book on Azure infrastructure solutions.

Oliver Michalski started in 1999 with his IT career as a Web Developer. Now, he is a Senior Software Engineer for Microsoft .NET and an SOA Architect. He also works as an Independent Enterprise Consultant in the field Microsoft Azure. When he started in 2011 with Microsoft Azure, there was no Azure Community on the German market. Therefore, Oliver founded the Azure Community Germany (ACD). Oliver is Chairman of the Azure Community Germany, and since April 2016 he has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Microsoft Azure.

Ritesh Modi is an ex Microsoft senior technology evangelist and Microsoft regional lead. He has worked on Ethereum and Solidity, extensively helping and advising companies. Ritesh is a regular speaker on blockchain and Solidity at conferences and local meetups. He is an architect, evangelist, speaker, and a known leader for his contributions toward blockchain, data centers, Azure Bots, cognitive services, DevOps, Artificial Intelligence, and automation. He is the author of five books.