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Vinod Arune
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Vinod Arune

Azure Architect · Dubai

I started out looking after servers in Mumbai. Today I design Azure platforms in Dubai.

I'm Vinod Arune, an Azure architect who also works with AWS. This page is the route from there to here.

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ON-PREMISES · 2017AZURE · 2019AWS · 2020

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How I work

Scripts, pipelines and Terraform. Open a file and the terminal runs it.

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vinod-arune

modulespipelines
# The short version
$me = [pscustomobject]@{
    Name     = 'Vinod Arune'
    Role     = 'Azure Architect'
    Location = 'Dubai, UAE'
    Years    = 9
    Clouds   = 'Azure', 'AWS'
    Started  = 'System Administrator, Mumbai, 2017'
}

$me | Format-List
# Every role, listed like a deployment
az deployment group list \
  --resource-group rg-career \
  --query "[].{year:year, role:role, place:place, state:state}" \
  --output table
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Results I'm proud of
wins=(
  "28% lower cost moving 350+ VMware workloads to Azure"
  "DR environments recovered in under 15 minutes"
  "Infrastructure delivery cut from days to minutes"
  "1,500+ mailboxes migrated to Microsoft 365"
  "A live DDoS attack mitigated"
  "30-40% cloud spend saved for clients"
)

for win in "${wins[@]}"; do
  echo "✔ $win"
done
# How I build: everything as code
module "disaster_recovery" {
  source      = "./modules/dr"
  location    = "uaenorth"
  rto_minutes = 15
}

output "infrastructure_delivery" {
  value = "days -> minutes"
}
azure-pipelines.yml · every change takes the same route
  1. Assessworkloads and dependencies
  2. CodeTerraform modules
  3. DeployAzure DevOps pipeline
  4. ValidatePowerShell checks
Build a landing zone
This is how I lay out an enterprise platform on Azure. Press Enter and Terraform builds it in front of you: management groups, guardrails, a hub network, and the landing zones that plug into it.
vinod@macbook landing-zone % terraform apply -auto-approve
Simulation. Nothing is deployed for real.
No resources yet. Press Enter to run terraform apply.
Tenant root groupContosoPlatformLanding zonesSandboxDecommissionedCorpOnlineAzure PolicyRBACConnectivitysubscriptionIdentitysubscriptionManagementsubscriptionCorp appsubscriptionOnline appsubscriptionhub-vnet · 10.0.0.0/16identity-vnetcorp-spokeonline-spokeBastionPrivate DNSAzure FirewallExpressRoute GWVPN GatewayDDoS protectionDomain controllersEntra ConnectLog AnalyticsSentinelAutomationDefender for CloudBudgets + alertsAKS clusterSQL · private linkKey VaultApp Gateway + WAFApp ServiceStorageOn-premisesdatacentreExpressRouteVNet peering
Swipe the diagram sideways to see all of it.
The journey
From ground level in 2017 to the cloud today. Each plate marks something I'm proud of.
  1. 2017
    Mumbai
    Servers, networking and Active Directory
    System Administrator, Express IT Solutions
    My first job was traditional IT: servers, networking, Active Directory and Exchange. It is still the reason I understand what a company is really running before I move it.
  2. 2019
    Pune
    My first large migration
    Wintel Administrator / Cloud Support Engineer, Elitbuzz Infotech
    I led the migration of more than 350 VMware workloads to Azure. I built the assessment and dependency mapping, used Azure Site Recovery to keep downtime close to zero, and wrote PowerShell checks to validate each workload after the move.
    ↓ 28%
    cost, against the old infrastructure
    350+
    VMware workloads moved to Azure
  3. 2020
    Mumbai
    SAP on AWS
    Cloud Support Engineer, Sapphire Infotech Ventures
    I designed and built the AWS infrastructure for SAP S/4HANA and its supporting components: hardened, resilient, and sized to keep the bill down.
    AWS
    a second cloud, hosting SAP S/4HANA
  4. 2020
    UAE
    Moving to the Emirates
    L3 Support Engineer, Truly Secure
    I migrated more than 1,500 mailboxes from on-premises Exchange 2016 to Microsoft 365. I also rolled out JAMF Pro for 200+ Apple devices and Intune for 300+ Windows endpoints, tied to Conditional Access. Self-service cut IT support tickets by 35%.
    1,500+
    mailboxes moved to Microsoft 365
    ↓ 35%
    IT support tickets, after self-service
  5. 2023
    Dubai
    Sentinel, and a real DDoS attack
    Azure Cloud Engineer, Adfolks
    I onboarded Microsoft Sentinel across cloud and hybrid workloads, connecting Azure, Office 365, Defender for Endpoint and custom logs. In the same role I mitigated a real DDoS attack using native Azure tools and automation.
    DDoS
    live attack mitigated
  6. 2023
    Dubai
    Disaster recovery as code
    Azure Administrator, National Air Cargo
    I replaced manual provisioning with reusable Terraform modules and Azure DevOps pipelines, so infrastructure that took days is delivered in minutes. I also led the Cato SASE rollout from proof of concept to production.
    Days → minutes
    to deliver new infrastructure
    <15 min
    to recover a full DR environment
  7. 2025
    Abu Dhabi
    Senior System Engineer
    IDCMPS
  8. 2025
    UAE
    Design and Implementation Lead
    Loyal Bytes
Tools on the rack
Every tool from the journey, racked by what it does. Pick a unit to see where I used it.
AzureCloud · since 2019
My main platform since 2019, starting with a 350+ workload migration.
Cloud
Automation
Migration
Security
Identity
Workplace
Where I am now
Nine years on, I work as an Azure architect, with AWS alongside. Most of my work is migration, disaster recovery, security and cost, built with Terraform so every change can be reviewed and repeated.
9+
years in infrastructure and cloud
↓ 30–40%
cloud spend for clients
Certifications
  • AWS · Certified Solutions Architect, Professional
  • Microsoft · Azure Administrator
  • Microsoft · Azure Developer
  • Microsoft · Azure Security Engineer
  • Microsoft · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
  • Microsoft · MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
  • Microsoft · MS-101: Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security
  • Microsoft · MCSA: Windows Server 2016
Education
BSc Information Technology, Kalinga University, Raipur (2014 to 2017)