Roland has spent 25 years helping customers build and modernize systems, and leads a worldwide team focused on Kubernetes, App Modernization, Microservices, Serverless, Integration, and Platform Engineering. He is recognized for creating industry-leading architecture blueprints and is a recognized leader in the client adoption of cloud strategy. Roland is a former IBM Fellow, has written 5 books, written over 50 articles, and has a Master's Degree from NJIT.