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Steve Buchanan is a startup advisor, and seasoned Principal PM Manager at Microsoft, driving innovation and enhancing the cloud experience for users worldwide. With over twenty years in the tech industry, Steve brings a unique blend of leadership, strategic planning, and technical expertise to one of the world's leading tech companies.An accomplished thought leader, Steve has shared insights on over a dozen podcasts, he co-authored Minnesota’s computer science plan, authored eight technical books and is a respected Pluralsight and O’Reilly author, empowering professionals to master cutting-edge technologies. He is a former ten-time Microsoft MVP cotninuing as a tech community champion. Steve’s contributions to the tech ecosystem have been widely recognized, including features in prominent publications such as the Star Tribune (the fifth-largest newspaper in the U.S.), acknowledgment as one of the “25 ITSM Experts to Watch in 2017,” recognition as an “IT Unity Community Champ”, listed as one of Onalytica's “Who’s Who in Cloud?” top 50 thought leaders, and honored with the 2024 Tekne Exceptional Technology Leadership Award.Steve is also a sought-after speaker, having delivered engaging presentations at numerous high-profile events, including the keynote for Minnebar 18, and presenting at DevOps Days, Open Source North, Midwest Management Summit (MMS), Microsoft Ignite, Experts Live Europe, and OSCON.Key Skills and ExpertiseSteve’s professional expertise spans a wide range of disciplines:Leadership & Management: Leading technical teams, ITIL, SDL, Platform Engineering, IT Leadership, IT Management, Strategic Planning, Service & Operations Management, Product & Project ManagementArchitecture & Infrastructure: Cloud Native (Kubernetes & GitOps), IT Architecture (Strategy & Design), Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity, Network & Web Infrastructure (Identity, IIS, NGINX, Apache), High Availability, Storage, Virtualization, Windows, LinuxCloud Technologies: Azure, AWS, GCP, SAP on Azure, Cloud Management Platforms, EKS, GKE, AKS, Helm, Terraform, DockerDevOps & Automation: Bash, Python, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, PowerShell, Ansible, Azure Automation, VS Code, GitHub, DSCEnterprise Solutions: SharePoint, VOIP, Database (MS SQL, MySQL, Postgres), Business Intelligence (SSRS, PowerBI)Monitoring & Datacenter: Application Insights, Log Analytics, System Center (SCCM, SCOM, SCVMM, SCORCH, SCDPM)Other: AI, Blockchain, Ethereum, EHR, FHIR, IDPs

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