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Harold Wong

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Harold Wong is a Sr. IT Pro Evangelist with Microsoft who has been focused on Private and Public Cloud technologies. In his current role, he is also a Chief Technical Evangelist focused on Private Cloud with the US Developer and Platform Evangelism organization.

Over that past twelve plus years with Microsoft, Harold has engaged with thousands of IT professionals working in various sized companies to help them better understand the different infrastructure technologies offered by Microsoft. He has been known for his work with the Unified Communications stack (Exchange and Lync) but has also made a name for himself with Private and Public Cloud. Harold has also taken the time to obtain the following certifications: MCSE Private Cloud, MCITP Enterprise Administrator, MCITP Server Administrator, MCITP Enterprise Messaging Administrator and VMware VCP5 certifications.

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Interests of Harold Wong

Harold is a geek at heart and so loves all kinds of technology. He is also an avid foodie with a particular "speciality" in eating great sushi. Finally, Harold enjoys spending time with his wife and kids and playing Xbox with his son.

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