Karl Ots is a cloud and cybersecurity leader with over 15 years of experience working with large enterprises in fields such as technology, manufacturing, and finance. Karl is recognized as the global top technology visionary with the Microsoft Regional Director award. He is a patented inventor, best-selling author, a LinkedIn Learning instructor, and a Microsoft Azure MVP. He holds the Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect, SABSA Foundation SCF, and CISSP certifications.
Karl is a frequent speaker on cloud security topics at global conferences such as Microsoft Ignite or (ISC)2 Security Congress. In his role at EPAM Systems, a global engineering and consulting company, he serves as Head of Cloud Security. He hosts the Cloud Gossip podcast.