I’m Scott Behan — based in Northampton, UK, with over 14 years in IT infrastructure and cloud. I’ve spent my career designing networks, building cloud environments, and solving problems for enterprise customers. Now I’m figuring out what happens when AI lands in the middle of all that.

Why This Blog Exists

AI isn’t coming for my job — but it is going to change it. The way I architect solutions, the way I deploy them, how I accelerate customer journeys, and how I build internal tooling — all of it is shifting. I wanted to understand that shift properly, not just read about it, and not just “turn on Copilot and hope for the best.” I wanted to get hands-on: earn the certs, write the code, build the projects, and see where AI genuinely adds value versus where it’s just noise.

This blog is where I document that journey — building new skills, reinforcing existing ones, getting certified, and fundamentally understanding the best way to leverage AI for myself and for customers.

What I’m Working On

I’m currently working through a structured 12-month plan to build real AI skills on top of my existing cloud and networking foundation:

  • Azure AI certifications — AI-900, AI-102, AI-103, and AB-100 (Agentic AI Solutions Architect)
  • Python & AI tooling — going deeper with SDKs and frameworks, certifying along the way (PCEP, PCAP, Azure Applied Skills)
  • Hands-on projects — AI agents for practical use cases, RAG chatbots, Semantic Kernel experiments
  • Connecting the dots — figuring out how AI tooling plugs into the infrastructure and architecture work I already do

I hold Azure certifications across architecture, networking, DevOps, and identity (AZ-305, AZ-700, AZ-400, AZ-104, SC-300), plus a CCNA and VMware VCP. The AI layer is the next piece of the puzzle.

What You’ll Find Here

Expect posts on:

  • AI in practice — what it’s actually like learning AI as an infrastructure person, not a data scientist
  • Certifications — what I studied, what tripped me up, what actually matters on the exam
  • Projects and experiments — building things, breaking things, writing about both
  • Azure architecture — the cloud patterns and decisions I work with, now with an AI lens
  • Career — the pivot from pure infrastructure into AI-focused consulting, and everything in between

I’m not here to write polished thought leadership. I’m here to document the journey — the wins, the dead ends, and the stuff I wish someone had told me before I started.

Get In Touch

The best way to reach me is on LinkedIn. You can also find my projects and code on GitHub.