Patrick Carmichael is an Advisory Architect at Rubrik, specializing in cyber resilience and cloud data protection across AWS, Azure, and GCP for strategic enterprise accounts. He works closely with organizations to architect and validate solutions ranging from simple VM backup to large-scale enterprise recovery strategies across cloud, identity, and development. Patrick is a regular contributor to partner and SE training programs, helping technical teams understand the practical intersection of cloud infrastructure and ransomware recovery. Outside of customer work, he stays close to the broader cloud community and brings a builder's mentality to every engagement — focused on what actually works in production, not just on the whiteboard.