Nico Orschel
Nico is an accredited GitHub trainer, Microsoft MVP, and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) at Xebia Academy. He delivers the complete range of GitHub courses including Actions, Administration, Advanced Security, and certification tracks, as well as Azure courses (AZ-204, AZ-305, AZ-400).
With 15+ years of experience in Azure DevOps and GitHub, both cloud and on-premises, Nico is one of the most comprehensively certified trainers in the GitHub ecosystem.
Nico Orschel is a Senior Consultant with over 15 years of experience in Azure DevOps and GitHub, covering both cloud and on-premises deployments. He bridges development and infrastructure as a DevOps Solution Architect and Cloud Solution Architect.
His expertise spans Azure Monitor, Infrastructure as Code (ARM/Bicep), Networking, WebApps, and CosmosDB. Nico has also served as IT Officer, Cybersecurity Advisor, and Data Privacy Advisor, giving him a unique security-first perspective on GitHub platform governance. He has managed network and server infrastructures and hybrid Azure systems, making him exceptionally well-rounded in addressing the full spectrum of enterprise platform concerns from development to security to compliance.
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