Top Windows Azure Experts Michael Collier and Michael Washam Join Aditi Technologies

SEATTLE and BANGALORE, India, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Aditi confirms the joining of Windows Azure experts Michael Collier and Michael Washam as part of a continued expansion of the company's cloud-centric thought leadership.

Aditi Technologies, a 'cloud first' technology services company today confirmed the appointment of Michael Collier and Michael Washam as Principal Cloud Architects. Aditi has been one of the top 3 global Microsoft cloud partners over the past several years, and both will be responsible for supporting Aditi's 150+ cloud customers across infrastructure migration, DevOps and managed services around Windows Azure Infrastructure Services.

"Michael Collier and Michael Washam are globally respected leaders in the cloud consulting world. They have been very close to the evolution of cloud platforms like Windows Azure and have a rich history of helping customers understand, choose and implement cloud," says Pradeep Rathinam, CEO at Aditi Technologies. "With them on board, we are solidifying Aditi's Cloud Dream Team, which already includes thought leaders like Wade Wegner, Ryan Dunn and Janakiram MSV. Our customers turn to us for complex application and infrastructure migration to cloud. Our Cloud Dream Team will enable us to accelerate and de-risk our customers' journey to cloud."

Michael Collier is one of the first Windows Azure MVPs and is a 2012 Windows Azure MVP of the Year. Prior to joining Aditi, Michael has had a successful 12-year career at various consulting and technology firms across the US. He has a vast amount of experience in helping companies determine the best strategy for adopting cloud computing, and providing the insight and hands-on experience to ensure they're successful. Michael is also a respected technology community leader, and can often be found sharing his Windows Azure insights and experiences at regional and national conferences. Follow Michael's experiences with Windows Azure on his blog at http://www.michaelscollier.com and on Twitter at @MichaelCollier.

Michael Washam was, most recently, a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft with ownership over the Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets for compute (IaaS, PaaS, and VNET), Windows Azure .NET SDK and areas of the Service Management API (RDFE). Prior to that, he was a Senior Technical Evangelist in the Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) team at Microsoft where he led the Windows Azure Infrastructure Services launch. He has over 15 years of experience of working in Microsoft Services to help some of Microsoft's largest Enterprise and ISV customers design, debug and deploy applications on the Microsoft platform. Michael talks about Windows Azure and PowerShell on his blog http://michaelwasham.com and on Twitter at @MWashamMS.

"Aditi is committed to creating the best possible experience for our clients and partners. Michael Collier and Michael Washam are two of the best," says Wade Wegner, CTO at Aditi Technologies and Windows Azure MVP for 2013. "Their deep knowledge of Windows Azure, DevOps and strategic insights helps fuel Aditi's continuing cloud-first technology evolution and solidify our commitment towards the Windows Azure Cloud platform. We are delighted to have them on board."

About Aditi Technologies

Aditi Technologies is a 'Cloud First' Technology Services company. Aditi has helped over 150 companies across ISV, e-commerce, travel and media verticals run and transform their business with cloud platforms like Windows Azure and Amazon Web Services. Aditi specialize in cloud workloads across IaaS migration, SaaS enablement, PaaS development and Cloud Operations. For Aditi's exceptional work with Windows Azure, it has been recognized as one of the Top 3 Microsoft Cloud Partner for three years in a row. Aditi was also voted as a Top 10 IT Workplace by the Great Place to Work Institute. For additional information, please visit: http://www.aditi.com

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Sandish Handa
Aditi Technologies Limited
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Email: sandishh@aditi.com