Denis Astahov, Solutions Architect at OpsGuru
Vancouver, Canada
Hero since 2021
Denis is a Solutions Architect at OpsGuru, where he automates and develops various cloud solutions with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. Previously Denis worked for Intel Corporation in Israel as an Automation Engineer from 2007-2017.
Denis owns the YouTube channel ADV-IT, where he teaches people about a variety of IT and especially DevOps topics, including AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Linux, Python, and many others. His channel has more than 100,000 subscribers and over 10,000,000 views, making it one of the most popular free sources for AWS and DevOps knowledge in the Russian speaking community.
Denis has more than 12 cloud certifications, including 9 AWS Certifications. He also holds an M.Sc in Technology Management from New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering.
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