André Vala is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft where he helps customers in their journey to the cloud with a focus on Data & AI. He has 20 years of experience in software development and solution architecture design, with a special focus on cloud-native solutions using Microsoft Azure services. He was a Microsoft MVP for Office Servers and Services for 3 years (2016-2019), and has been an invited speaker in several Microsoft and community events both local and international. André is one of the organizers of TUGA IT Conference and CollabDays Lisbon events.