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# Mark Francis

@head-into-the-clouds · Joined January 2026

From maintenance to the cloud, engineering the next chapter

### [Where it Starts: Beginning with AZ-900](https://head-into-the-clouds.hashnode.dev/where-it-starts-beginning-with-az-900?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Taking my first steps in my cloud journey I have been looking at learning and gaining experience and certifications in the cloud I have chosen Azure for the time being as it seems to be the most prevalent cloud infrastructure being used, Microsoft ha...

1 min read · [head-into-the-clouds.hashnode.dev](https://head-into-the-clouds.hashnode.dev/where-it-starts-beginning-with-az-900?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/where-it-starts-beginning-with-az-900/695a373971c7a45c68c04a7d)

### [Heading Into the Clouds: My Path Toward Cloud Engineering](https://head-into-the-clouds.hashnode.dev/heading-into-the-clouds-my-path-toward-cloud-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Welcome to my cloud engineering journey. Hello and welcome to my blog, my name is Mark, I am a veteran of the Royal Navy I worked maintaining weapons for 13 years, and have worked in the food industry for the last 5 years. This blogs purpose is to do...

1 min read · [head-into-the-clouds.hashnode.dev](https://head-into-the-clouds.hashnode.dev/heading-into-the-clouds-my-path-toward-cloud-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/heading-into-the-clouds-my-path-toward-cloud-engineering/6956b7836d1494b531de789a)