CTOs, IT Directors and cloud leads designing, stabilizing or consolidating an enterprise Azure platform. Typically companies with multiple teams sharing the same cloud estate and needing standards, governance and an independent architectural view.
I design and ship solid Azure architectures: landing zones, identity, security, networking, governance and cost control. I work alongside the internal team, with personal accountability on strategic decisions.
Governed and scalable Azure platform, faster onboarding of new workloads, security posture aligned with EU requirements and an internal team able to evolve the platform on its own.
I design cloud-native and hybrid architectures with clear criteria for scalability, resilience and operability.
I migrate workloads to Azure with a phased approach, fallback planning and operational continuity.
I implement security baselines, identity governance and compliance controls to reduce operational risk.
Modernized a legacy platform introducing landing zones, IaC and shared operational standards.
Built an AKS platform with observability, security and release automation to support product growth.
What changes when the client is a Dutch organisation — the practical details, not the brochure.
Azure West Europe (Netherlands) as primary region for Dutch workloads, North Europe for pairing and disaster recovery. Every cross-region data flow is an explicit, documented decision — not a default.
Registered Dutch entity (KvK 42083735, BTW NL005481493B60), invoicing in EUR. Direct engagement, or through Dutch agencies and detachering structures when your procurement requires it.
Architecture workshops and key decisions on-site in Amsterdam and the Randstad, day-to-day delivery remote. All documentation, ADRs and runbooks in English, so they survive team changes.
When you need an architectural view not tied to a system integrator's catalog, when the internal team needs to accelerate without locking in to a single vendor, or when a strategic choice (landing zone, identity, data sovereignty) needs someone who's personally accountable for it.
Almost always alongside. The value of an independent consultant isn't to replace the team, it's to bring them to a level where they no longer need one. I work side by side with architects, platform engineers and security, leaving documentation and internal operational capability.
Main focus is Azure, where I have Expert certifications and 10+ years of delivery. On hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios I work on governance, federated identity and workload portability; for deep optimization on other clouds I collaborate with dedicated specialists. Transparency matters more than full coverage here.
It starts with a focused assessment (architecture, governance, security, cost) producing actionable output within a few weeks. From there we decide together: intervention roadmap, operational handover or coaching of the internal architect. No big-bang, no artificial vendor lock-in.
If you need to make decisions on architecture, migration or governance on Azure, we can start with a focused working session.
Based in Amsterdam. Easy to meet in person in NL or on video for EU clients.