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Miguel Wood

Miguel Wood

Enterprise Cloud Solutions Architect and AI/Data Expert

Miguel Wood is an Enterprise Cloud Solutions Architect and AI/Data expert with over 20 years of experience helping organizations modernize technology, data platforms, and business processes. He has led large-scale cloud migrations, AI initiatives, and enterprise transformation programs for Fortune-level companies and growing businesses, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure.

Miguel has held senior leadership and chief architect roles, guiding organizations to align technology strategy with real business outcomes. Known for translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable strategies, he bridges the gap between executive vision and engineering execution.

He is also an entrepreneur and U.S. Army veteran, bringing a results-driven, practical approach to every engagement.

What is the Atlanta Cloud + AI Conference?

The Cloud + AI Conference is a community focused event by and for the cloud community.

The Atlanta Cloud + AI Conference draws upon the expertise of local and regional administrators, architects, and experts who come together to share their real-world experiences, lessons learned, best practices, and general knowledge with other interested individuals.

  • AI Applications & Intelligent Systems
    • LLM-powered applications
    • Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • AI copilots and developer assistants
    • AI agents and multi-agent systems
    • Prompt engineering strategies
    • Tool-using AI systems
    • AI application evaluation
    • Guardrails and hallucination mitigation
  • AI Infrastructure & Model Operations
    • Model deployment platforms
    • LLM inference optimization
    • GPU infrastructure and scheduling
    • AI workload orchestration
    • Model serving architectures
    • AI observability
    • Model performance monitoring
    • Cost-efficient inference
  • Data Platforms for AI
    • Vector databases and embedding pipelines
    • Lakehouse architectures
    • Streaming data platforms
    • Feature stores
    • Data quality and validation
    • Metadata and lineage
    • Data governance
  • Cloud Native Architecture
    • Microservices architecture
    • Event-driven systems
    • API-first architecture
    • Service mesh adoption
    • Stateful cloud-native systems
    • Workflow orchestration
    • Distributed consistency patterns
    • Internal developer platform architectures
    • Golden paths and platform design patterns
  • Kubernetes & Workload Orchestration
    • Kubernetes architecture
    • Cluster scaling strategies
    • Multi-cluster operations
    • Operator patterns
    • Scheduling and resource management
    • GPU scheduling for AI workloads
    • Platform networking
    • Self-service Kubernetes platforms
  • Serverless & Event Platforms
    • Function-as-a-Service architectures
    • Event streaming systems
    • Event-driven microservices
    • Durable workflows
    • Serverless AI inference
    • Async processing architectures
  • Cloud Infrastructure & Infrastructure as Code
    • Infrastructure as Code patterns
    • GitOps workflows
    • Immutable infrastructure
    • Multi-cloud architectures
    • Resource provisioning automation
    • Cloud networking design
    • Storage and compute optimization
    • Self-service infrastructure platforms
  • Observability, Reliability & SRE
    • Observability platforms
    • OpenTelemetry pipelines
    • Distributed tracing
    • Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
    • Incident management
    • Chaos engineering
    • Debugging production systems
    • Developer productivity metrics
  • Security, Identity & AI Safety
    • Zero trust architecture
    • Identity and access management
    • Secrets management
    • Software supply chain security
    • Runtime threat detection
    • AI model security
    • Prompt injection defenses
    • AI governance and compliance
  • Multi-Cloud, Edge & Hybrid Systems
    • Hybrid cloud architecture
    • Edge computing platforms
    • IoT platforms
    • Multi-cloud orchestration
    • Edge AI inference
    • 5G-enabled distributed workloads
  • Professional Development & Soft Skills
    • Career management and mentorship
    • Team building and leadership
    • Starting or running a tech consulting business
    • Resume building and interview preparation
    • Public speaking and presenting
    • Effective communication for engineers
    • Managing organizational change
    • Leading cloud and AI transformations
  • Cloud & AI Foundations (Student / Beginner Track)
    • Introduction to cloud computing
    • Containers and Kubernetes basics
    • Introduction to AI and machine learning
    • Building your first cloud application
    • Prompt engineering fundamentals
    • DevOps basics and CI/CD
    • Git and collaborative development
    • Career paths in cloud and AI
    • Building a technical portfolio

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