Steve Miles, aka smiles or Mr analogy, has over 20 years of experience in networking, data center infrastructure, managed hosting, and cloud solutions. Experience comes from working in end-user, reseller channel, and vendor space, and roles with a global network and app security vendor, global telco hosters, managed hosting, colocation and data center services providers, hardware distribution; currently working for a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) indirect distributor based in the UK and Dublin in a cloud and hybrid technology leadership role. Most happy when in front of a whiteboard, he prefers to speak in illustrations and is renowned for his analogies to break down complex technologies and concepts into everyday real-world scenarios.