Engineering Clouds

Hello, my name is

Karl.

Architect, Consultant, Engineer, Microsoft MVP.

Passionate DevOps, Cloud, and Cloud Native Advocate, Lifelong Learner, and helper of people.

Welcome to Engineering Clouds

Welcome to Engineering Clouds! I’ve decided to rebrand and relaunch my blog with a new name and a new focus: Engineering Clouds, where we will be talking about all things DevOps, Cloud Engineering, and Cloud Native.

Jan 22, 2024 Read

About Me

As my tagline says, I’m an Architect, Consultant, and Engineer. I believe that to excel in any one of these things, you need to have experience and skills in all three.

I believe in the power of cloud native technology to transform organisations. I’m passionate about helping people and businesses to achieve their goals and realize their potential. I’m a lifelong learner and love to share my knowledge and experience with others. I’m a Microsoft MVP in the Azure space and work as an Azure Architect at Avanade.

Living in Northern Ireland with my amazing wife and our five awesome kids, when I’m not working, experimenting, learning something new, or studying for an exam, you’ll probably find me exploring Ireland with my family. I’m also an avid Trekkie and spend A LOT of time watching Star Trek re-runs!

I am an advocate for all things Cloud and Cloud Native and I’m always happy to chat about anything related to Cloud, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Native, and Kubernetes. Feel free to reach out to me on any of my socials!

Here are a few technologies I've been working with recently:

Azure
Kubernetes (AKS)
Azure Container Apps
Azure Functions
PowerShell
Terraform
Azure Bicep
Azure DevOps
GitHub Actions

Achievements

Microsoft MVP - Azure

I'm delighted to have been awarded the MVP Award by Microsoft for my contributions to the Azure community.

Community

Podcast YouTube Cloud Native Kubernetes

Cloud Native Weekly

I co-host of the Cloud Native Weekly podcast with good friends and fellow cloud native enthusiasts Richard Hooper, Wesley Haakman. We share our passion for cloud native technology with the community as well as discussing the latest news, trends, and best practices in the Cloud Native space.

YouTube

User Group Cloud Native Kubernetes Azure

Azure Cloud Native

Alongside friends and community peers April Edwards, Richard Hooper, and Roberth Strand, I co-founded the Azure Cloud Native user group. Returning in 2024, Azure Cloud Native is a free community user group for everyone interested in Microsoft Azure and Cloud Native technologies. Our aim is to empower everyone to talk and learn about Cloud Native technologies from a Microsoft Azure perspective.

Meetup

User Group Azure .NET

Limerick DotNet and Azure User Group

Alongside friend and colleague, Sakaldeep Yadav, I co-organise the Limerick DotNet and Azure User Group. We are an online-first user group originally based in Limerick, Ireland. We meet monthly to discuss all things .NET and Azure. Our community brings together, students, enthusiasts, experts, and professionals in the Limerick area and around the world to share their passion for .NET and Azure.

Meetup