Yongkang H. — Co-Founder

🚀 “Every great presales conversation starts with a story—not just about technology, but about solving real problems.” I shifted my career deep in the world of Cloud, DevOps, and Kubernetes, but I quickly learned that true impact doesn’t come from just building solutions—it comes from aligning them with business goals and customer outcomes. That’s where my passion for presales and solution storytelling began. Today, I help organizations navigate complex challenges across Cloud, Kubernetes, AI, and Security, bridging technical depth with a business-first mindset. My approach is consultative, collaborative, and always focused on enabling value-driven transformation. 💡 What I bring to the table: • Presales & Solution Selling – uncovering customer pain points, designing the right solutions, and articulating clear business value. • Trusted Advisor Expertise – recognized as a Google Developer Expert, AWS Community Builder, Microsoft MVP, CNCF Ambassador and Alibaba MVP, staying ahead of industry trends to guide customers with confidence. • Community Leadership – Founder of KSUG.AI and creator of kubestrong & awstronaut, building a global network of 150K+ professionals passionate about Cloud Native and AI. • DevRel & Enablement – delivering workshops, talks, and content that simplify complex technologies and inspire adoption. 🌍 My mission is simple: help people and organizations achieve more with Cloud & AI—without overcomplicating the journey.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and Kubernetes expert with a strong focus on community engagement and solution selling.

Location: Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Experience: 26 yrs 10 mos

Skills

Kubernetes
Artificial Intelligence (ai)
Dev Rel
Security
Data Management
Google Cloud
Cost Management
Azure

Career Highlights

Founder of multiple global Kubernetes and AI communities.
Recognized as a Google Developer Expert and AWS Community Builder.
Expert in aligning technology with business goals.

Work Experience

KSUG.AI – KubeSmart & AI User Group

Founder @ KSUG.AI India (1 yr 3 mos)

Founder @ KSUG.AI America (1 yr 4 mos)

Founder @ KSUG.AI Philippines (1 yr 9 mos)

Founder @ KSUG.AI UK Meetup (2 yrs 2 mos)

Founder @ KSUG.AI Canada (2 yrs 10 mos)

Founder @ KSUG.AI Australia Meetup (3 yrs 2 mos)

Founder @ KSUG.AI Singapore (3 yrs 9 mos)

Creator @ KSUG.AI YouTube (4 yrs 9 mos)

Owner @ KSUG.AI LinkedIn Group (4 yrs 11 mos)

Exostellar Inc.

Advisor (1 yr 8 mos)

kubestronaut

Global Kubestronaut Ambassador (2 yrs 2 mos)

Microsoft

Azure MVP (1 yr)

Google

Google Cloud Champion Innovator (2 yrs 5 mos)

Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)

CNCF Ambassador (2 yrs)

KubeArmor

KubeArmor Advocate (2 yrs)

AccuKnox

Field CTO - APJ (2 yrs)

Wiz

Principal Security Specialist - APJ (0 mo)

Kasten

Principal Containers Specialist - APJ (1 yr)

Lead Cloud Native SE - APJ (1 yr)

CloudCasa by Catalogic

CloudCasa Global Ambassador (2 yrs)

Veeam Software

Principal Kubernetes Specialist - APJ (2 yrs)

Citrix

Lead Cloud Architect - APJ (1 yr)

Rubrik, Inc.

Advisory Sales Engineer - APJ (2 yrs)

Self-Employed

Pre-Sales | Cloud | Solution Architect | Consultant (3 yrs)

Symantec

Senior Global PM - WW (2 yrs)

Senior Regional PM - APJ (4 yrs)

IBM

Senior Storage Specialist (2 yrs)

Brocade

Regional SE Manager (3 yrs)

Veritas Technologies LLC

Pre-Sales (2 yrs)

Beijing Teamsun technology Co,ltd

Technical Manager (6 yrs)

Yongkang H.

Co-Founder

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore26 yrs 10 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Founder of multiple global Kubernetes and AI communities.
Recognized as a Google Developer Expert and AWS Community Builder.
Expert in aligning technology with business goals.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and Kubernetes expert with a strong focus on community engagement and solution selling.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

KubernetesArtificial Intelligence (ai)Dev RelSecurityData ManagementGoogle CloudCost ManagementAzure

Other Skills

Multi-CloudCommunity OutreachOpenShiftCNAPPContainersCost OptimizationGKEInfrastructure OptimizationAmazon EKSAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)PyTorchGoogle GeminiPython (Programming Language)Stable DiffusionGoogle Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

About

Experience

26 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Ksug.ai – kubesmart & ai user group

9 roles

Founder @ KSUG.AI India

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

https://in.ksug.ai This meetup group is for anyone interested in Kubernetes + AI from anywhere for virtual events or physical events in Bengaluru initially before we expand into the rest of India.

Multi-CloudKubernetesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Dev RelCommunity Outreach

Founder @ KSUG.AI America

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

https://us1.ksug.ai This meetup group is for anyone interested in Kubernetes + AI from anywhere for virtual events or physical events in the USA initially before we expand into the rest of North, South and Latin America.

Multi-CloudKubernetesDev RelCommunity OutreachOpenShift

Founder @ KSUG.AI Philippines

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

http://ph.k8sug.com This meetup group is for anyone interested in Kubernetes from anywhere for virtual events or physical events in Manila.

KubernetesOpenShiftMulti-CloudSecurityCNAPP

Founder @ KSUG.AI UK Meetup

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

http://uk.k8sug.com This meetup group is for anyone interested in Kubernetes from anywhere for virtual events or physical events in London.

KubernetesOpenShiftCNAPPSecurityMulti-Cloud

Founder @ KSUG.AI Canada

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

http://ca.k8sug.com This meetup group is for anyone interested in Kubernetes from anywhere for virtual events or physical events in Toronto.

Founder @ KSUG.AI Australia Meetup

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

http://au.k8sug.com This meetup group is for anyone interested in Kubernetes from anywhere for virtual events or physical events in Melbourne.

Founder @ KSUG.AI Singapore

Aug 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

http://sg.k8sug.com K8SUG - Kubernetes User Group started in Singapore before expanding to Australia and Canada with more to come in the coming years. This meetup group is for anyone interested in Kubernetes from anywhere for virtual events or physical events in Singapore.

ContainersMulti-CloudKubernetesSecurity

Creator @ KSUG.AI YouTube

Aug 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

The Kubernetes Data Management YouTube is to help any customers accelerate their Kubernetes adoption and protection. Basically, anyone can spin up a fully ready-to-use demo labs on top 5 public cloud in minutes (AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM, Alibaba) via Free Automation tool from GitHub.
YouTube: http://y.yongkang.cloud
GitHub: http://g.yongkang.cloud
Meetup: http://k8sug.com
Telegram: http://t.k8sug.com
LinkedIn: http://L.k8sug.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/k8sug

Owner @ KSUG.AI LinkedIn Group

Jun 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

http://k8sdm.com This LinkedIn group created for discussions about Kubernetes Data Management, Security, Data Migration, Data Protection, Backup and Recovery, Disaster Recovery and so on.

Exostellar inc.

Advisor

May 2024 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr 8 mos · Global · Remote

KubernetesCost ManagementInfrastructure OptimizationMulti-CloudAmazon EKS

Kubestronaut

Global Kubestronaut Ambassador

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Worldwide · Remote

KubernetesOpenShiftCNAPPData ManagementCost Optimization

Microsoft

Azure MVP

Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr

AzureAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)ContainersSecurityOpenShift

Google

Google Cloud Champion Innovator

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Global

Super excited to be recognized as a Champion Innovator of Google Cloud Innovators program! Join me to learn Google Cloud.
6X GCP certified 🔥 http://gc6x.k8sug.com
GKE playlist ❤️ http://gcp.yongkang.cloud

Google CloudMulti-CloudCNAPPSecurityGKE

Cloud native computing foundation (cncf)

CNCF Ambassador

Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs · Worldwide

http://cncf.k8sug.com Super excited to be selected as 1 of 154 Cloud Native Ambassadors globally. Join us to learn Kubernetes, OpenShift etc. http://k8sug.com

Multi-CloudKubernetesOpenShiftSecurity

Kubearmor

KubeArmor Advocate

Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs · Asia Pacific & Japan

ContainersKubernetesCNAPPOpenShiftSecurity

Accuknox

Field CTO - APJ

Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs · Asia Pacific & Japan

ContainersKubernetesCNAPPOpenShiftSecurity

Wiz

Principal Security Specialist - APJ

Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 · 0 mo · Asia Pacific & Japan · Remote

Kasten

2 roles

Principal Containers Specialist - APJ

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr · Singapore

Lead Cloud Native SE - APJ

Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr · Singapore

★ Help customers, partners and community to Accelerate Kubernetes Adoption and Protection in Hybrid Multi-Cloud
★ OpenShift, ROSA, ARO, EKS, GKE, RKE, AKS, Tanzu, ACK, ECP, OKE, CCE etc.

Cloudcasa by catalogic

CloudCasa Global Ambassador

Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs · Worldwide

http://casa.k8sdm.com I love Managed Kubernetes / OpenShift. When it comes to day 2 data management of your containers, why not Managed Kubernetes BaaS? I came across a great Kubernetes Backup tool - CloudCasa. I tried it on different Cloud (GKE, EKS, AKS, OCP, ACK etc.) and found it is amazingly simple to use. It has Multi-Cluster management built-in, you can easily migrate container from OnPrem to the Cloud or across Cloud. The best part is being able to spin up a new GKE, EKS or AKS cluster on the fly before starting the restore of your application containers. With built-in security scans, you can enhance your container / cloud security postures and it is FREE.

Veeam software

Principal Kubernetes Specialist - APJ

Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs · Singapore

Citrix

Lead Cloud Architect - APJ

Jul 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr · Australia

★ As a Cloud Technical Expert of Worldwide Cloud Success Engineering team, I focus on solutions built on Citrix Cloud and / or Hybrid Multi-Cloud (Azure, AWS and GCP).

Multi-CloudData ManagementKubernetesOpenShiftSecurity

Rubrik, inc.

Advisory Sales Engineer - APJ

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs · Singapore

★ As a Specialist Sales Engineer, part of a small team of Rubrik global Specialist team that focuses on large complex Hybrid Cloud opportunities (AWS, Azure, GCP), driving top line revenue via technical solution consultation, teaching best practices and streamlining product feedback.

Self-employed

Pre-Sales | Cloud | Solution Architect | Consultant

Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 · 3 yrs · Australia

Dimension Data Cloud Solutions Architect
★ Work closely with product engineers in Dimension Data and vendors (AWS, Azure, GCP, Commvault, NetApp, EMC, Cisco, Nutanix etc.) to design, validate and document the reference architecture for On-premises and Cloud Solutions for Dimension Data globally.
Unisys Cloud Infrastructure Architect
★ Architect, Design and Build Next-Gen Hybrid Cloud IaaS and BaaS solutions across Hosted Private Cloud and Pubic Cloud for Unisys customers based on Azure, Commvault, Dell EMC, Hyper-V, Nutanix solutions
Transurban Storage Backup SME
★ Commvault, Microsoft and Veritas Specialist
Interactive Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
★ Azure, Commvault, NetApp and VMware Specialist, Specializing on backup application controlled Snapshot and Replication management (IntelliSnap / SnapProtect, SnapVault, SnapMirror) within Interactive Private Cloud and Public Cloud
Fujitsu Senior Cloud Engineer
★ AWS, Commvault, Fujitsu, NetApp and Veritas Specialist

Symantec

2 roles

Senior Global PM - WW

Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 · 2 yrs · Singapore

★ Drive Competitive Intelligence for the Backup & Recovery Business, help Global Sales and Marketing to win more deals against competitors, educate Global Product Management and Engineering with insights on key competitors to make informed decisions.
★ Subject Matter Expert on Commvault and IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) etc

Senior Regional PM - APJ

Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 · 4 yrs · Singapore

★ Point of contact and Product Evangelist for NetBackup and Appliances to ensure that Sales, SEs and key partners are equipped to execute and grow revenue in APJ.

Ibm

Senior Storage Specialist

Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs · Australia

★ As a Veritas Specialist, I helped Telstra to manage heterogeneous Enterprise Backup and Recovery environment built on NetBackup with Storage Foundation, VVR, VCS and GCO.

Brocade

Regional SE Manager

Jan 2004 – Jan 2007 · 3 yrs · China

★ Lead Sales Engineering team to grow the businesses in East, Central and South China.

Veritas technologies llc

Pre-Sales

Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 · 2 yrs · China

★ As a Pre-Sales Solution Architect, I was primarily responsible for Solution Selling of Data Protection, High Availability and Storage Management in East and Central China covering Telco and Large Enterprise customers.