Andreas Helland has a degree in software engineering and 20 years of experience in building products and services. He has worked both with the development side and the infrastructure side and holds a number of Microsoft certifications across both skill sets. This background led him to become an early adopter of Azure and the cloud. After building up his knowledge working in the telecommunications industry, he switched to consulting, and he currently works as an architect for Capgemini, where he assists customers with utilizing the cloud in the best ways possible. He specializes in Azure Active Directory and works closely with the Identity teams at Microsoft, both in testing new services and providing feedback based on learnings from the field.