Hello there đź‘‹
I’m Johan, a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. By day, I help organisations navigate complex cloud landscapes — designing secure, scalable, and resilient solutions. By night (and sometimes weekends), I’m learning, experimenting, and occasionally questioning my architectural decisions like a Jedi staring into the Force.
A New Hope: Why This Blog Exists
This blog exists for two core reasons — and no, neither involves joining the Dark Side.
⚔️ To Master the Force (Validate What I’ve Learnt)
In tech, knowledge is powerful — but only if it’s understood. Writing things down forces clarity. It exposes gaps, challenges assumptions, and turns vague ideas into something tangible.
This blog is my way of slowing down, reflecting, and validating what I’ve learned along the way — whether that’s cloud architecture patterns, operational lessons, or hard-earned insights from real-world projects. If I can explain it clearly here, I know I truly understand it.
🌌 To Share the Journey With Fellow Travelers
Every architect’s journey is different, but we’re all navigating the same galaxy. I share not just the wins, but also the missteps, lessons learned, and moments where things didn’t quite go to plan.
If something I write helps you avoid a pitfall, sparks an idea, or simply reassures you that “yes, everyone struggles with this too” — then the mission is a success.
What You’ll Find in This Corner of the Galaxy
On this blog, expect content such as:
- Technical deep dives — cloud architecture, Azure services, and modern platform patterns
- Lessons from the field — insights from customer engagements and real-world scenarios
- Operational and design thinking — how decisions play out beyond the whiteboard
- Reflections on learning and growth — because no one becomes a master overnight
This isn’t official documentation, marketing material, or vendor-sanctioned doctrine — it’s one practitioner’s journey through the ever-expanding cloud universe.