About Us

We are professionals that work in full time roles for major corporations

The Cloud Pros is a group of professionals who work full time for some household names in Silicon Valley, that offer services on the weekends, before and after hours, and mid week upon request. We have proven skills that major companies trust, and now we offer them to your business.

We have experience in all areas of technology

With backgrounds up to 27 years each in Management, Systems and Network Engineering, Development, DevOps, Cloud Architecture, Database Administration, Telephony, Security and more, we offer a full portfolio of capabilities for your business. Our diverse in depth backgrounds of proven skills, top industry certifications, and portfolio of available managed services offers you a one stop solution to your IT and Cloud consulting needs.

Leadership and Locations

Offering local professional IT services in the research triangle area of NC, and beyond.

United States

Remotely supporting companies anywhere in the United States, running anywhere in the World!

The Cloud Pros offers services to any company that needs the best in the industry to support their cloud initiatives. One of the benefits of working in this space, is that the work can be done from anywhere, to work anywhere in the world. The big 3 public cloud providers of AWS, GCP and Azure have locations distributed throughout the world, and are continually adding new locations all the time, so we can support your business needs from Virginia to Washington State, from São Paulo to Tokyo. We can build global technology solutions for any US based business at any scale.

Virginia

Southwest Virginia New River Valley region.

Our main office is located in the beautiful new river valley of the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia. From our central location our experts can provide on-site support for customers ranging from Roanoke to Bluefield West Virginia and everything in between. We offer services to small farm businesses and major corporations, with respect, for customers of any technical level. We speak the language of silicon valley, as well as new river valley, and offer an unparalleled customer service experience. We have patience and can explain things clearly so all customers understand the value we can deliver to them. Whether in the city or up a un-paved mountain road or holler, we can come to you and work from your site or over the phone/internet. Fe offer flexible capabilities to match any needs. Give us a call today!

 

North Carolina

Research Triangle Area

From Raleigh to Greensboro, our team in the Research Triangle area offers local services for businesses from startups to large corporations. Additionally available for on-site contract work on-site throughout North Carolina, we can be there for your business. While most of our work can be done remotely via Skype, FaceTime, Go To Meeting and other meeting tools, some engagements are best handled at least in part in person. We are North Carolina residents and proudly serve the IT and cloud needs of any business in this great state.

 

Our CTO

Derek Devernoe

The founder and Chief Technology Officer of The Cloud Pros, Derek offers 27 years of expertise across the entire spectrum of Information Technology. Derek started his technology career doing telephone tech support for Sony PC's and worked his way up to the top through positions of Trainer, Network Administrator, Systems Engineer, Database Administrator, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Architect, IT Manager, Director of Information Technology and Senior Engineering Manager.

He worked for startups, medium sized companies like AccuData America and Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers and major companies also including, Walt Disney Company, Blue Cross of NC, and Solarwinds. He has always kept his technology skills at the top by direct hands on work and continual education on popular and emerging technologies. Derek has taught life safety skills for the American Red Cross and was repeatedly selected by Universities to mentor and grade Students on Information Technology, with his students going on to successful careers for large companies like Lockheed Martin.

Derek is an avid family man, outdoors man, tennis player, sailor, hockey fan and technology enthusiast. He has built cabins on the side of the mountain by hand, and cut miles of trails in the mountains. Derek holds multiple professional certifications from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and ITIL. He has a passion for building technology solutions and an attention to detail combined with business acumen and inter personal skills that he is not only the face of The Cloud Pros, but the primary technical resource of the organization.