Tobias Zimmergren
CTO & co-founder · Microsoft MVP · Podcaster · Engineering
20+ years building, securing, and scaling software, products and teams in the Microsoft ecosystem.
What I do
20+ years distilled — here's what those years went into.
Security & Compliance
Cybersecurity strategy, secure coding practices, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR. Pen testing, DAST/SAST, and building security into the SDLC from day one.
AI-First Engineering
Building for AI and building with AI. Agentic development workflows, AI-driven code production, and integrating intelligence into products and platforms.
Cloud & Platform Engineering
Architecting and operating cloud-native systems on Azure. Worked with Azure since 2008 across a wide range of challenges, projects, and industries.
Executive & Technical Leadership
CTO, Head of Engineering, Head of Security. Defining tech strategy, leading distributed teams, and aligning engineering with business outcomes.
Product & SaaS
Taking products from zero to scale. Product-market fit, modernizing legacy to cloud-native, subscription models, and developer experience.
Community & Content
14-year Microsoft MVP. 300+ podcast episodes on Ctrl+Alt+Azure. Speaking, blogging, and building developer communities.
I'm happy to connect
Looking for a fractional CTO, security advisory, and cloud architecture advisory? If you're building something ambitious and need senior technical leadership, my door is always open.
From the archive
How to populate Azure Storage Accounts with demo data
Azure
Quickly switching between Light and Dark mode on Windows!
Productivity
Staying productive with the Pomodoro Technique
Productivity
Frameworks to strategically improve your cybersecurity
Executives
Learnings from the NSA and CISA top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations
Cybersecurity