# Code To Cloud

> Fractional CTO, technology advisory, and web design for startups and small businesses in Alberta and Western Canada.
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> Last updated: 2026-06-27

Code To Cloud Inc. is a technology advisory company based in Alberta, Canada. We help startups and growing businesses make smart technology decisions, stay secure, and prepare for AI — without hiring a full-time CTO. We also build professional websites for local Alberta businesses as the first step in a modern technology stack.

## Code To Cloud Summit (annual)

Code To Cloud's flagship annual conference for cloud professionals, developers, and business leaders in Calgary, Alberta. Topics include cloud-native architecture, AI agents, Microsoft Foundry, DevOps, infrastructure as code, Kubernetes, Azure, cloud security, and technology leadership.

**Summit 2026 — past (May 23, 2026, Calgary).** A full-day, in-person conference hosted by Kevin Evans, with 17 speakers and organizers across cloud, AI, and security. Recap, speakers, and agenda:
- Recap / event page: https://codetocloud.io/summit.html
- Speakers: https://codetocloud.io/speakers.html
- Agenda: https://codetocloud.io/agenda.html
- Competitions: https://codetocloud.io/competitions.html
- Write-up: https://codetocloud.io/blog/code-to-cloud-summit-2026.html

**Summit 2027 — upcoming (May 2027, Calgary).** Exact date to be announced. Register interest and submit speaker proposals via the Summit page above.

## Services

- **Fractional CTO & Security**: Senior technology leadership and security oversight without hiring two executives. Technology roadmap, security posture review, AI readiness assessment, vendor evaluation, board-ready documentation. https://codetocloud.io/services/fractional-cto.html
- **Technology Review**: Honest assessment of your systems, vendors, and architecture with a clear action plan. Current state assessment, performance bottleneck analysis, security gap identification, cost optimization, prioritized improvement roadmap. https://codetocloud.io/services/technology-review.html
- **Streamline Operations**: Replace manual work with automation and AI tools. Process mapping, no-code/low-code automation, AI tool deployment, time savings quantified, team training. https://codetocloud.io/services/streamline-operations.html
- **Email & Collaboration**: Vendor-neutral business email and collaboration setup. Custom domain email, platform selection (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or other), security hardening, migration, user training. We recommend the right platform for your team's size, budget, and technical requirements. https://codetocloud.io/services/email-collaboration.html
- **Training & Support**: Help your team get comfortable with new technology through hands-on learning. Custom training programs, workshops, skill assessments, learning paths, ongoing support, certification guidance. https://codetocloud.io/services/training-support.html
- **Azure Landing Zone Services**: Azure landing zone deployment advisory — platform and AI tiers. We design and implement governed Azure platforms using Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework. Right-sized for any organization, from startups to enterprises. Bicep, Terraform, or Portal. Based in Calgary, serving Western Canada and beyond. https://codetocloud.io/services/landing-zones.html
- **Web Design**: Professional websites for local businesses across Alberta — Calgary, Airdrie, Red Deer, Cochrane, Okotoks, and remote. Fast, secure, built on Cloudflare Pages. Starting from $1,500. Your first cloud asset — the right foundation for email, security, and AI to follow. https://codetocloud.io/services/web-design

## Web Design Portfolio (live client sites)

- **Tax File CPA** — accounting & tax practice, Calgary. https://taxfilecpa.ca
- **Maisy Photography** — photography studio, Airdrie. https://maisyphotography.ca
- **Mind Kind** — wellness practitioner. https://website-mind-kind.pages.dev
- **JKA Karate Airdrie** — martial arts club, Airdrie. https://website-jka-karate-airdrie.pages.dev
- **JKA Karate Calgary** — martial arts club, Calgary. https://website-jka-karate-calgary.pages.dev

## Free Resources

### The Alberta Business Owner's Guide to Cloud, AI & Cybersecurity

A free 23-page guide helping Alberta and Western Canada business owners understand cloud computing, AI tools, and cybersecurity essentials. Written in plain English with actionable advice for local small businesses in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and across Western Canada.

- **Download page**: https://codetocloud.io/alberta-guide
- **Topics covered**: Cloud basics demystified, AI tools that actually help small businesses, essential cybersecurity measures, budget-friendly technology options, step-by-step modernization roadmap
- **Target audience**: Alberta small business owners, Western Canada entrepreneurs, local business leaders, Canadian SMB owners looking to understand technology without the jargon
- **Geographic focus**: Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Western Canada
- **Keywords**: local business technology, small business cloud computing, AI for Canadian businesses, Western Canada cybersecurity, fractional CTO Alberta, technology advisor Calgary Edmonton Vancouver

## Open Source Projects

GitHub: https://github.com/codetocloudorg

- **Kodra**: Agentic Azure engineering environment — cloud-native tools, AI assistance, and a themed desktop for Ubuntu, WSL2, and macOS, configured with one command — https://kodra.codetocloud.io/

## Key Articles

- **Tech Leadership Lessons from Canadian Tire's SVP of AI: Keran McGuire**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/tech-leadership-keran-mcguire.html - Canadian Tire SVP Keran McGuire shares 20+ years of tech leadership lessons — from cloud transformation in financial services to building high-trust teams with the "pizza approach" and why full-stack thinkers are the most valuable tech professionals in 2026. Code To Cloud podcast episode
- **Copilot Studio vs Azure AI Foundry — Decision Tree**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/copilot-studio-vs-azure-ai-foundry.html - A business outcome decision tree mapping 11 scenarios to Copilot Studio or Azure AI Foundry. Covers RAG, agents, fine-tuning, MCP toolbox, AI red teaming, guardrails, responsible AI lifecycle, networking isolation, and enterprise governance
- **Build a Chief of Staff Agent with GitHub Copilot**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/copilot-chief-of-staff-agent.html - Build an AI chief of staff using GitHub Copilot agent mode, MCP servers, and custom .agent.md/.prompt.md files. Full daily briefing prompt, weekly review template, Copilot CLI integration, and Microsoft Graph MCP setup for inbox triage and calendar prep
- **Microsoft Agent Frameworks Compared**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/microsoft-agent-frameworks-compared.html - A practical comparison of every Microsoft agent framework (Agent Framework, Foundry SDK, M365 Agents SDK) plus open-source alternatives (LangGraph, CrewAI, PyTorch). Includes a decision flowchart, pros/cons, head-to-head table, and production lessons from deploying agents on Azure Foundry
- **Azure Foundry Blueprints**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/azure-foundry-blueprints.html - Open source Terraform and Bicep blueprints to deploy Microsoft Foundry with private networking. Learn the new AI Services architecture and get hands-on in 15 minutes
- **Backup Failure Cost $500K — Cybersecurity Lessons**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/firewall-fridays-backup-failure.html - A construction company lost $500K because their backups were never tested. Dom Vogel breaks down what went wrong, plus a nation-state espionage device targeting Alberta oil and gas executives. Real cybersecurity lessons from Firewall Fridays Episode 52
- **OpenAI Killed Sora — AI Strategy Lessons**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/openai-sora-shutdown.html - OpenAI shut down Sora. What this means for AI vendor lock-in, building vendor-resilient AI strategies, and why businesses in Alberta and Western Canada should never depend on a single AI tool
- **Microsoft Foundry Agent Service GA**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/foundry-agent-service-ga.html - Microsoft Foundry Agent Service is now generally available with Responses API runtime, full VNet isolation, Voice Live preview, built-in evals, MCP auth, open model support, and the Microsoft Agent Framework reaches release candidate
- **GitHub Copilot Instructions Guide**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/github-copilot-instructions.html - Complete guide to setting up custom instructions for GitHub Copilot, including team-specific templates for platform engineers, developers, and data teams using Azure, Bicep, and Terraform
- **What is a Fractional CTO?**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/fractional-cto.html - Explains fractional CTO services for startups and small businesses in Alberta
- **Getting Started with AI**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/ai-getting-started.html - Practical guide to AI adoption for businesses, covering problem definition, requirements, and platform selection
- **Who Owns Your Business Technology?**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/who-owns-your-business-technology.html - Guide to business continuity and maintaining ownership of domains, email, and cloud services
- **Cloud Career Roadmap**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/cloud-career-playbook.html - The definitive cloud career roadmap for 2026. Step-by-step path from zero to hired in 90 days, salary data for 5 cloud roles, 16 AI prompts for career acceleration, anti-fragile career mindset, and a printable 90-day action plan for cloud engineers, DevOps, and platform engineers
- **Azure Landing Zones Guide**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/azure-landing-zones-guide.html - Azure Landing Zone or AI Landing Zone? Two architectures compared side by side with deployment methods, governance patterns, Zero Trust foundations, and a practical decision framework. Expert guide by Code To Cloud
- **Code To Cloud Summit 2026**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/code-to-cloud-summit-2026.html - Full-day cloud, AI & DevOps conference in Calgary, Alberta — May 23, 2026. Expert speakers, hands-on workshops, networking. Alberta's premier cloud and AI event
- **Open-Source LLMs for Developers**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/open-source-llms-developers.html - Complete guide to 15+ open-weight and open-source LLMs for coding agents and local inference. Covers Llama 4, DeepSeek R1, Qwen 3, Mistral, Phi-4, Gemma, Granite, Falcon H1, StarCoder 2, OLMo. Includes runtime comparison (Ollama, llama.cpp, LM Studio, Foundry Local), OpenClaw personal AI assistant, Apple Silicon deployment matrix, and license analysis
- **Kodra macOS: Ghostty, tmux, OpenCode, and Podman**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/kodra-macos.html - One-command macOS developer environment bootstrapper. 40+ open-source tools including Ghostty terminal, tmux, OpenCode AI coding agent, Podman containers (no Docker Desktop), GitHub Copilot CLI, Azure CLI, Terraform, OpenTofu, kubectl, and more. Apple Silicon native, MIT licensed
- **From Fresh Install to azd up in Minutes: Meet Kodra**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/kodra.html - Kodra bootstraps your Azure dev environment in one command. Go from bare Ubuntu 24.04 to azd up in under five minutes
- **Gas Town on Microsoft's AI Stack**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/gas-town.html - Exploring what a multi-agent development system would look like using Microsoft Foundry and GitHub Copilot's pro-code tooling
- **Infrastructure That Documents Itself**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/self-documenting-infra.html - Using GitHub Copilot + Azure MCP to generate complete infrastructure wikis from live Azure environments in under 15 minutes
- **5 Cloud Strategy Mistakes That Kill Startups**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/cloud-strategy-mistakes.html - Most founders treat cloud infrastructure as an IT decision. The best treat it as their competitive advantage. Here are the 5 mistakes to avoid
- **Navigating the Future of IT Certifications**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/it-certifications-future.html - IT certifications are evolving fast. Kevin Evans and Tim Warner discuss which cloud, AI, and DevOps certs actually matter for tech careers in 2026
- **Cloud-Native Skills in 2026**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/cloud-native-skills-2026.html - Master cloud-native skills in 2026 with this open-source playbook covering Linux, containers, Kubernetes, automation, and Infrastructure as Code
- **Crawl, Walk, Run: Containers for Leaders**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/containers-for-leaders.html - A leadership guide to container adoption. Learn the crawl, walk, run approach to moving your organization to containers and Kubernetes on Azure
- **CAF + Microsoft Foundry + Azure AI Landing Zones**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/azure-ai-landing-zones.html - Learn how CAF, Microsoft Foundry, and Azure AI Landing Zones provide the fastest path from AI idea to production with governance and security built in
- **AI in Public Service**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/ai-public-service.html - How Alberta is using AI to transform public service with insights from Deputy Minister Janak Alford. Innovation isn't just happening in Silicon Valley
- **The Future of Coding with AI: Gene Kim on VibeCoding**: https://codetocloud.io/blog/gene-kim-vibecoding.html - Gene Kim, DevOps pioneer and author of The Phoenix Project, explores VibeCoding — a revolutionary way to code with AI as your co-pilot

## About

- **About Kevin Evans**: https://codetocloud.io/about.html - Meet the founder. Kevin Evans is a fractional CTO and founder of Code To Cloud Inc., based in Calgary, Alberta. Technology leadership for startups and small businesses in Western Canada.
- **FAQ**: https://codetocloud.io/faq.html - Frequently asked questions about fractional CTO services, technology advisory, and working with Code To Cloud. Covers what a fractional CTO is, how advisory differs from traditional engagements, service areas, engagement processes, AI readiness, and the Code To Cloud Summit.

## Contact

- Website: https://codetocloud.io
- Email: info@codetocloud.io
- Location: Alberta, Canada

## Podcast

The Code To Cloud podcast features real stories and practical advice on cloud, AI, and technology leadership from builders across Canada and around the world.

- **Podcast page**: https://codetocloud.io/podcast.html
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1iOZfFVamUk7CJPOvtU00v
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-to-cloud/id1788423999
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Code-To-Cloud

## Social

- GitHub: https://github.com/codetocloudorg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/code-to-cloud
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Code-To-Cloud
- Discord: https://discord.gg/vwfwq2EpXJ