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10 Microsoft Azure consultants
These ten Microsoft Azure consultants have delivered Azure architecture and implementation work for clients as independent consultants, consultancy founders or members of partner consulting teams. A reader can learn from them how to scope an Azure project, plan a migration and set up secure, well-governed cloud environments.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chris Fennell
LinkedInExperience: Freelance Azure Consultant · IG CloudOps - All we do is AWS & Azure
Freelance Azure Consultant at IG CloudOps - All we do is AWS & Azure since 2025, and Chief Operating Officer at IG CloudOps - Cloud Management Expert for AWS, Azure since 2023. The profile says he helps organizations design, deploy and manage secure, scalable cloud environments, with a focus on Azure architecture and infrastructure as code (ARM/Bicep/Terraform) and cloud migrations from on-prem to Azure.
Des McGuire
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Servent Ltd - Microsoft Azure Expert Consultancy
Founder & CEO of Servent Ltd - Microsoft Azure Expert Consultancy since 2024, and Founder & Azure Solutions Director there from 2014 to 2024. The profile says he has worked with the Azure platform since its inception in 2008 and founded Servent to become one of the top Azure partners. Former Microsoft Cloud Architect at Fife College (2012–2014).
Gabor Szabo
LinkedInExperience: Principal Azure Consultant · Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions HU
Former Principal Azure Consultant at Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions HU (2020–2023), and Freelance Cloud Consultant at Clidee Ltd. since 2023. The profile summary describes helping customers on their Azure Cloud journey as a Principal Azure Consultant. Former Lead Architect - System and Container (2019–2020) and Lead Architect (2016–2019) at Nokia.
Kristoffer Axelsson
LinkedInExperience: Principal Solution Architect and Founder · Axelsson Consulting
Principal Solution Architect and Founder at Axelsson Consulting since 2020, which the profile describes as a consultancy company leveraging the latest Microsoft technology and Azure cloud. The profile calls him a principal cloud solution architect specialized in cloud-native computing. Former Senior Cloud Solution Architect & Software Engineer consultant at Knowit (2018–2020).
Mattia Cavallotti
LinkedInExperience: Azure Cloud Architect - Owner · Datasoluzioni
Azure Cloud Architect - Owner at Datasoluzioni since 2021 and Consultant at Lucient since 2022. The profile describes a Microsoft certified Azure solutions architect who owns a one-person business delivering consulting, training, coaching and end-to-end solutions on cloud infrastructures and data management, and lists knowledge of Microsoft cloud services including networking, identity, security, data platforms and governance.
Neil Bryan
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal Consultant · NRB Cloud Solutions Ltd
Founder & Principal Consultant at NRB Cloud Solutions Ltd since 2026, which the profile describes as a boutique Azure consultancy; the headline lists Azure Solutions Architect Expert along with cloud architecture, security and FinOps. Former Director at Credera (2023–2025), Principal Cloud Architect at Walgreens Boots Alliance (2019–2023) and Cloud Solutions Architect at BAT (2012–2019).
Radoslav Gatev
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal Cloud Solution Architect · Verityware
Founder & Principal Cloud Solution Architect at Verityware since 2019. The profile says he has taken on Cloud Solution Architect roles in partner companies, helping them achieve more with Microsoft Azure. Former Principal Cloud Solution Architect at KPMG (2023–2024), Senior Cloud Solution Architect at KPMG Ignition Tokyo (2020–2023) and Cloud Architecture Consultant at Dynamic Health Systems (2021–2024).
Reiner R.
LinkedInExperience: Founder Principal Consultant Azure Architecture & AI · CRB Cloud Consulting /Remote
Founder Principal Consultant Azure Architecture & AI at CRB Cloud Consulting /Remote since 2020. The profile says he delivers Azure architecture and consulting services across client engagements and leads cloud integration, modernization and migration strategy with hands-on implementation. Also Azure Cloud Architect Generative AI Lead at ARS / Rescue Rooter Remote since 2024, and former Azure Integrations at Ryder System, Inc. Remote (2020–2023).
Thibault Gibard
LinkedInExperience: Head of Azure Practice · Devoteam | Microsoft Partner
Head of Azure Practice at Devoteam | Microsoft Partner since 2025. The profile says he leads Devoteam M Cloud's Azure practice of 50 consultants and 7 team leads while staying hands-on in Azure infrastructure, identity & security (IAM), and DevOps & automation. Former Azure Cloud Architect & Technical Leader, Director at Devoteam | Microsoft Partner (2023–2024).
Timm Scheumann
LinkedInExperience: Freelance Azure Architect & M365 Consultant · scheumann IT
Freelance Azure Architect & M365 Consultant at scheumann IT since 2023. The profile says he helps companies design, secure and operate Microsoft Azure environments, and the headline lists Entra ID, hybrid identity and cloud security. Former Teamlead Cloud Services (2023), Cloud-Architekt (2021–2023) and System Engineer Cloud (2020–2023) at FIEGE.
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's setting to your project, for example a freelancer or small-firm founder for a focused build or review, or someone who leads a partner practice for a larger rollout. Look at the areas each profile lists alongside Azure, such as security, identity, DevOps or data, to find someone whose focus matches your needs.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you scope an Azure engagement with a new client, and what needs to be decided before any resources are deployed?
- 02How do you plan a migration from on-premises systems to Azure so that downtime, cost and security risks stay under control?
- 03What governance, identity and cost controls do you put in place so an Azure environment stays manageable after you hand it over?
About this directory
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