Ahmed Abdelwahed

Ahmed Abdelwahed

Cloud & Systems Specialist | Microsoft Certified Trainer

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Technical Blog

From the Server Room
to the Cloud

250+ Delivered Courses
30+ Certificates
15+ Years in IT

For over 15 years, I’ve been on both sides of enterprise IT: building the infrastructure that keeps businesses running, and teaching the professionals who manage it.

As a Cloud & Systems Specialist and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), I focus on building reliable, secure, and operationally practical solutions—not just architectures on paper.

Certified at Expert level by Microsoft (Azure Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, Cybersecurity Architect), alongside credentials from AWS, Google, VMware, and Red Hat, I bridge the gap between complex engineering and real-world execution. To date, I’ve delivered 250+ technical courses across the Gulf region, turning production-grade configurations into job-ready skills.

Core Capabilities

☁️ Cloud & Hybrid Architecture

Designing and migrating enterprise workloads across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. Focused on hybrid connectivity, high availability, and governance.

🛡️ Cybersecurity & Identity

Implementing Zero Trust architecture, Microsoft Defender suite (Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps), and securing hybrid identities through Entra ID and Conditional Access.

⚙️ Modern Infrastructure & Workplace

Operating Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, Microsoft 365, and VMware environments. Unifying endpoint management via SCCM and Intune.

🚀 Automation & Enablement

Building CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, automating with PowerShell and Ansible, and designing hands-on lab environments that prepare teams for real-world scenarios.

Signature Implementations

Microsoft Defender & Zero Trust Deployment

Deployed the full Defender stack (Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, Cloud Apps) across an enterprise organization. Built attack surface reduction policies, connected Defender for Identity to on-prem AD, and enforced Zero Trust access via Conditional Access.

Security Defender Zero Trust

Multi-Cloud Resilience & Backup

Implemented live traffic distribution across AWS, Azure, and GCP with health checks and automated failover. Built encrypted, deduplicated backup workflows spanning AWS S3, Azure Blob, and GCP Storage with verified restores.

Multi-Cloud Disaster Recovery

Hybrid Infrastructure Integration

Integrated on-premises Active Directory with Microsoft Entra ID and Exchange hybrid, unified endpoint management via SCCM/Intune co-management, and connected on-premises networks directly to Azure.

Hybrid Identity Entra ID M365

“Zero to Cloud” Career Training Program

Designed and delivered a complete learning path taking IT professionals from network fundamentals through Windows Server, Linux, SCCM, Exchange, DevOps, and M365 to Azure — culminating in hands-on migration of on-premises workloads.

Training Azure Curriculum