Joel Stidley

Joel Stidley is a Principal Cloud Solution Architect for Japanese global accounts at Microsoft, a role they have held since November 2018. Prior to this, they spent eight years collaborating with Microsoft cloud partners to develop services using Microsoft technologies. Joel also worked as the Principal Systems Architect for a managed services firm and was recognized as a Microsoft Exchange MVP before joining Microsoft in 2010. Joel has a strong interest in email technologies, particularly Microsoft Exchange Server, and is actively engaged in learning and sharing knowledge through blogging and public speaking, while also authoring several technical books and materials. As the owner of NamedPipes Consulting, Joel has developed training material and contributed to IT certification exams.