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Forrest Brazeal is an accomplished enterprise cloud architect, speaker, and community advocate with over 6 years of relevant experience in the field. Currently, he is serving as the Head of Developer Media at Google Cloud, where he is responsible for driving developer engagement and adoption of Google Cloud products. Prior to this, he held senior leadership roles at A Cloud Guru, where he was responsible for the global community team and strategy. Forrest is a well-known figure in the cloud community and has been recognized as one of the original AWS Serverless Heroes and one of Jefferson Frank's Top 7 Global AWS Experts in 2019. He is also the co-chair of ServerlessConf and regularly speaks at workshops and other events in the cloud community. Forrest is a published author and his first book, "The Read-Aloud Cloud," is a friendly introduction to cloud computing for all ages from Wiley Publishing. He holds a master’s degree in computer science from Georgia Tech and is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional. Forrest's expertise lies in AWS and he is a Senior Software Engineer in this tech stack. He is passionate about helping developers and businesses leverage the power of the cloud to build scalable, reliable, and cost-effective applications. To stay updated on the latest developments in the cloud industry, he also runs a newsletter that is subscribed by many. Overall, Forrest is a highly skilled cloud architect and community leader who has made significant contributions to the cloud industry. His passion for cloud computing and dedication to helping others make him a valuable asset to any organization.