Russell Bradford
Chief Cloud & AI Architect at Microsoft
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorRussell Bradford is a seasoned cloud and AI architect with nine years at Microsoft and over two decades in enterprise IT, currently leading cloud and AI strategy as Chief Cloud & AI Architect. He specializes in cloud migrations, performance optimization and cost reduction across Azure and AWS, combining hands-on infrastructure experience with IT service management discipline. Russell has driven large-scale cloud adoption for media and enterprise clients, having managed cloud platforms for News UK and delivered infrastructure services at organizations like Eli Lilly and The National Magazine Company. Known for bridging technical depth with cross-functional teamwork, he focuses on pragmatic, measurable outcomes that align technology with business goals. Based in England, he brings rare continuity from on-premises systems and SAN/VMware operations to modern cloud-native architectures, giving him a practical perspective on migration risks and operational resilience.
9 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (15)
azure10
microsoft-azure10
microsoft10
architecture9
copilot9
landing-zone9
arm8
design-principles8
scale7
azure-policy7
azure-functions7
testing2
chaos-engineering1
chaos1
resiliency1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
russmsft/azure-quickstart-templates
Nov 2017 - Jul 2023
Contributions:3 pushes in 5 years 9 months
azure
russmsft/azure-docs
Apr 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:5 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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