Following training and and examinations in the Netherlands, Graham has been awarded Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MSCE) for architecting Azure cloud infrastructure solutions. The adoption of cloud solutions is being driven by several factors including scalability and cyber resilience. The rapidly evolving capabilities of software-defined Infrastructure as a Service, means that entire accredited networked environments can be spun up in cloud data centres and managed remotely by in-house or service providers. Speed of acquisition, agility, enhanced cyber security features and control over expenditure make the cloud hard to resist.