Elliott Leighton-Woodruff

Principal Architect at Synextra

Elliott has over a decade of experience in tech, specialising in Microsoft Azure, cloud architecture, and scalable solutions. With a background in professional and managed services, he focuses on cloud platform engineering, DevOps, and automation—helping businesses adopt cloud-native technologies smoothly. What keeps him hooked? The constant evolution of tech. There’s always something new to learn, a fresh challenge to tackle, and better ways to do things. Outside of work, he loves traveling, exploring new cultures, and discovering great food along the way.

Articles by Elliott Leighton-Woodruff

Azure

Elliott Leighton-Woodruff

Securing Data Governance with Microsoft Purview

Shadow AI exposes some pretty severe risks that many companies aren't equipped to handle—but...

Azure

Elliott Leighton-Woodruff

The Future of Cloud: Edge and Serverless Computing

The future of cloud is evolving fast—serverless, edge tech, and AI are reshaping what’s possible....

Webinar

Elliott Leighton-Woodruff

Scaling Securely: How Platform Ops Supports Developer Velocity

In this session, we will explore how Platform Ops enables developers to ship faster without...

Azure

Elliott Leighton-Woodruff

Why-aC?: Why Infrastructure-as-Code?

Many of you will already be using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) day to day but for some, choosing...

Azure

Elliott Leighton-Woodruff

Choosing the Right IaC Tool for Azure

Many of you will already be using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) day to day but for some, choosing...

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