Wesley Backelant
Chief Architect at Microsoft
Antwerp Metropolitan Area Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolWesley Backelant is a seasoned Chief Architect at Microsoft with over 25 years of experience blending cloud, data and AI strategy into production-ready solutions. He progressed through technical and advisory roles at Microsoft since 2008, specializing in Azure, Microsoft Fabric, data warehousing and observability while remaining hands-on with Linux, containers and Prometheus. Equally comfortable in code and the boardroom, he coaches and mentors teams to drive change and unlock engineering potential. A regular conference speaker across TechEd Europe, SQLBits and Techorama, Wesley pairs deep platform knowledge with a curiosity for generative AI and its pragmatic impact on data strategy. Based in Antwerp, he combines enterprise-scale architecture leadership with a persistent appetite for experimenting with emerging platforms and practical AI applications.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
A1 ICT, A1 ICT at Hogeschool AntwerpenA2 Commerce, A2 Commerce at SISO
Dutch, French, English
Github Skills (37)
raspberry-pi8
azure8
arm8
python8
terraform7
graph7
powerbi7
azure-resource-manager6
iot6
mqtt6
terraform-provider6
dotnet6
grafana-dashboard5
home-automation5
infrastructure-as-code5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
wesback/LastFMReader
Mar 2018 - May 2022
Small demo app that uses the LastFM API to get your track history
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 62 pushes in 4 years 2 months
wesback/fleetpulse
Jun 2025 - Aug 2025
Contributions:1 review, 25 PRs, 50 pushes in 2 months
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