Summary
Simon Hutson is an experienced Azure cloud specialist with over 30 years in IT and a decade focused on cloud solutions, currently leading technical pre-sales for Microsoft Azure in the UK legal and recruitment sectors. He has a long Microsoft career spanning roles from Dynamics pre-sales and partner development to leading Cloud Solutions Architects, driving migrations, security, cost optimisation, SAP moves, containerisation and DevOps automation. Simon is comfortable translating complex technical capabilities into business value for enterprise customers and partners, and he enjoys early adoption and experimentation with new Azure technologies to accelerate outcomes. His strength is combining hands-on technical architecture with client-facing presales strategy, mentoring small teams to deliver practical, risk-aware cloud transformations. Based in the Greater Reading area, he brings deep sector knowledge in financial services, legal and recruitment that helps tailor cloud approaches to regulated and cost-sensitive environments.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer