Tom Jose Kalapura reflects on his 17-year journey in IT, starting with backend Java development and advancing to leading cloud engineering initiatives for hybrid infrastructures at Walmart.
His experience in backend Java development and middleware technologies provided a solid foundation for his transition into cloud engineering, making the adaptation to cloud platforms much smoother.
He successfully led projects such as Triplet Cloud Design, enabling seamless user onboarding across multiple public and private cloud platforms, and the development of the Stateless Cloud Hypervisor, improving operational efficiency and uptime.
Tom sees AI-driven cloud automation as the future, where intelligent systems will anticipate and solve problems proactively, leading to more efficient cloud operations.