Guests of Go Azure Meetup

Deepthi Goguri (she/her)

Deepthi is a SQL Server Database Administrator with several years of experience in Administering SQL Servers. She is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Microsoft certified trainer and Microsoft certified professional with an Associate and Expert level Certification in Data Management and Analytics.

Deepthi blogs for DBANuggets.com, and is a Co-Organizer for Microsoft Data and AI South Florida user group, Data TGIF, Cloud Data Driven User Group, Future Data Driven Summit and Data Platform Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Group. She is also DEI Steering Committee member for PASS Data Community Summit. She is a Redgate Community Ambassador. Along with this, Deepthi loves arts and crafts.

Joost van Uitert (he/him)

Out in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, you’ll find Joost van Uitert, a software engineer who loves making cool and efficient solutions. He’s got a real hunger for learning, and keyboards have been his latest passion in this tech journey.

Miska Kytö (he/him)

Miska Kytö is a Microsoft MVP from Finland and an experienced copilot trainer and consultant.

He is a young (seriously, he was born after Windows XP was released) but a prominent consultant and trainer. He is interested in almost everything Microsoft-related. In his day-to-day work, he works with Microsoft Teams, M365 Copilot, and Microsoft Mesh. He also leads the Microsoft Mesh team at one of the platform’s headline partners.

Always interested in the next big thing, learning it, and then teaching it to everyone else.

Nicholas Chang (he/him)

Nicholas Chang is a Senior Platform Engineer at Kainos with a deep passion for Microsoft Azure.

With extensive experience in cloud technologies and a focus on Azure, he is the founder of the Microsoft Azure Community User Group, where he fosters knowledge sharing, collaboration, and growth within the tech community.

Nicholas is also the creator and host of the Microsoft Community Insights podcast, where he connects with industry leaders and shares valuable insights about Azure and the broader tech ecosystem.

As a dedicated community advocate, Nicholas contributes by speaking at events and sharing his expertise through his blog, nicholaschangblog.com. You can connect with him on Twitter: @nick_cloudops or visit his blog to learn more.