Harald is responsible for development of DE-CIX’s Cloud Exchange and various cloud services. He is also responsible of establishing partnerships within the industry with cloud service providers, internet service providers and data centers. Harald has finished studies in the field of classic software development. In his professional career, he was the managing owner of an Internet service provider and system house for over 20 years. During this time, his area of responsibility ranged from organizational tasks to sales, product management and finance. Since shortly after the turn of the new millennium, he has been dealing with cloud strategies, the development, marketing and sales of both his own as well as purchased cloud services. The focus was on infrastructure as a service and shared services in the communication area.