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TJ Urglavitch is the Cloud Services Practice Leader at Toptal, dedicated to helping companies overcome challenges in their cloud transformation journey. With more than 10 years of experience in the hosting and cloud services industry, TJ is a passionate technology leader.TJ Urglavitch is the Cloud Services practice leader at Toptal, dedicated to helping companies overcome challenges in their cloud transformation journey. With more than 10 years of experience in the hosting and cloud services industry, TJ is a passionate technology leader.
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TJ is the Cloud Services Practice Lead at Toptal, dedicated to helping companies overcome challenges in their cloud transformation journey. With more than 13 years of experience in the hosting and cloud services industry, TJ is a passionate technology leader.
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