Brian Beach has over 20 years of experience as a developer and architect and has spent the past four years focusing on Amazon Web Services. He holds a computer engineering degree from NYU Poly and an MBA degree from Rutgers Business School. He published Pro PowerShell for Amazon Web Services (Apress). He is a regular author and has spoken at a number of events around the world. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and three kids.

Rodney Bozo is a solutions architect for a major public cloud provider. Previously, he worked in the field supporting Microsoft services and technologies for almost 20 years. He is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Developer, and holds other AWS and Microsoft certifications. He has a BS degree in information technology from George Mason University, and an MS degree in information systems technology, and an MBA degree from George Washington University.  

Emmanuel Tsouris is a systems development engineer for a major cloud provider. He focuses on running Windows on AWS along with using the AWS Tools for PowerShell to create new AMIs, test those AMIs, and qualify Windows on upcoming Amazon EC2 instance types. Previously, he spent nearly two decades building solutions and applications to manage over 140,000 Windows systems in a Fortune 500 company. 

Steven Armentrout is a systems engineer for a major cloud provider. He has over 15 years of experience in the public and private sectors with roles as systems administrator, network engineer, and systems engineer. He has earned over a dozen information technology certifications, including Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH). He has a BS degree in business from Northern Arizona University.