Ned is an IT professional and educator with more than 20 years of experience in the field. He has been a helpdesk operator, systems administrator, cloud architect, and product manager. In 2019, Ned founded Ned in the Cloud LLC to work as an independent educator, creator, and consultant. In this role, he develops courses for Pluralsight, runs multiple podcasts, writes books, and creates original content for technology vendors.

Ned is a Microsoft MVP since 2017 and a HashiCorp Ambassador since 2020.
Ned has three guiding principles: embrace discomfort, fail often, and be kind.

Website: https://nedinthecloud.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/NedintheCloud