Narayan Annamalai is the Head of Products for Networking Services in Azure. Narayan has been working at Microsoft since 2006, with the last 13+ years spent on cloud networking. Narayan has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a master’s degree in Networking and Telecommunications from the University of Texas, Dallas. Narayan started as an engineer in the Microsoft Dynamics team before moving over to Azure to pursue their passion for networking. Narayan shifted to the PM discipline in 2013 to be closer to the end-user and enable them to achieve their full potential in Azure. Narayan routinely presents in EBCs (Executive Briefing Communications) and events on Networking Futures and Advancements. Narayan is also a leadership sponsor for a number of top customers in Azure.