Robert Smit is a Senior Infrastructure / Azure Cloud Solutions Architect & Technical Evangelist and was a Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter management as of 2009 till 2019. Now Robert is a Microsoft Azure MVP And Windows Insider MVP
Robert has over 20 years experience in IT with experience in the educational, health-care and finance industries. 
Robert’s past IT experience in the trenches of IT gives him the knowledge and insight that allows him to communicate effectively with IT professionals 
who are trying to address real concerns around business continuity, disaster recovery and regulatory compliance issues. Robert holds the following certifications: 
MCT - Microsoft Certified Trainer, MCTS - Windows Server Virtualization, MCSE, MCSA and MCPS. He is an active participant in the Microsoft newsgroup community and is currently focused on Hyper-V, Failover Clustering, SQL Server, Azure and all things related to Cloud Computing and Infrastructure Optimalization.
Follow Robert on Twitter @ClusterMVP
Or follow his blog http://robertsmit.wordpress.com  
Linkedin Profile Http://nl.linkedin.com/in/robertsmit

Robert is also capable of transferring his knowledge to others which is a rare feature in the field of IT. He makes a point of not only solving issues but also of giving on the job training of his colleagues. 

A customer says " Robert has been a big influence on our technical staff and I have to come to know him as a brilliant specialist concerning Microsoft Products. He was Capable with his in-depth knowledge of Microsoft products to troubleshoot problems and develop our infrastructure to a higher level. I would certainly hire him again in the future. "

Details of the Recommendation: "I have been coordinating with Robert implementing a very complex system. Although he was primarily a Microsoft infrastructure specialist; he was able to understand and debug .Net based complext Windows applications and websites. His input to improve performance of applications proved very helpful for the success of our project