Simone Brunozzi is the Amazon Web Services Evangelist for Europe. He joined Amazon.com in May 2008, traveling across Europe to showcase new solutions by Amazon Web Services and to help developers build businesses and applications. He has been following the “Cloud Computing” paradigm shift since 2006, and believes that it is going to replace the traditional computing model in a few years. Of Italian origin, Simone loves travelling, meeting people and connecting with them. He is a Linux and Ubuntu enthusiast, loves blogging on www.brunozzi.com, and has interests in the environment, clean energies, and technology in general. Prior to joining Amazon, Simone had his own business focusing on Web applications. He also served as a Professor of Programming Languages and Compilers at Perugia University and worked as a network and system administrator at the University for Foreigners in Perugia. Simone has a Computer Science degree and spent six months at UC Irvine, California, where he studied the American approach to business and science. He gained early programming experience at the Ministry of Aerial Defense in Rome, Italy.