When cloud computing was taking off in the late 2000s, Marius Zaharia perceived its enormous potential. From then, he closely followed the evolution of cloud technologies, with a focus on IaaS, PaaS. or hybrid architectures, and particularly in Azure, Microsoft's cloud. He has a mixed background as a developer and IT professional, positioning himself as a consultant on complex application projects and training and coaching teams on developing, administering and architecting cloud solutions. As Azure MVP and Advisor, Marius Zaharia works closely with Microsoft product teams to give feedback and insights into various Azure services and technologies, then accompanies them in popularizing solutions for the market and users. Marius is a passionate and proactive member of the Azure community, a blog writer, community manager for the AZUG FR community, an organizer of cloud-related events, and—in his limited spare time—a guitar player and music producer.