David Pazdera
Cloud Solution Architect, focusing on Azure and "everything as code".
📋 Biography
David works as a Principal Solution Architect at Cegal Norway, a global tech powerhouse, specializing in energy. He has over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing complex infrastructure environments, with a focus on Azure, Infrastructure as Code, automation, governance, and large-scale datacenter migrations to the cloud. He started his career as an IT Pro in Operations and gradually transitioned to various Technical Architecture roles. He enjoys balancing design work with hands-on cloud engineering tasks and projects. As part of the CTO Office, he works across business units, modernizing our products and services and improving the way we implement and manage customer environments. He is passionate about learning new things and validating his knowledge and skills through certifications. He is also a public speaker and a blogger, sharing his insights and expertise on cloud and DevOps topics.
✨ High-Impact Contributions 1
Conference talk at Nordic Infrastructure Conference - Rebel Edition. The largest technical conference for IT Pros and TDMs in the Nordics with 1500-200 attendees every year. Short session abstract: Still clicking around in the Azure portal? It’s time to level up. In this fast-paced, demo-driven session, you’ll learn how to turn existing (brownfield) Azure environments into fully automated, code-first infrastructure using Bicep, GitHub, and the power of AI. We’ll walk through refactoring with Copilot, enforcing best practices with Azure Verified Modules, and scaling collaboration with repo templates and reusable workflows. Walk in with ClickOps—walk out with GitOps. All code and templates will be yours to take home and start using right away.