Abhilash G B (@abhilashgb) is a virtualization specialist, author, designer, and a VMware vExpert (2014, 2015, and 2016) who specializes in the areas of data center virtualization and cloud computing.
He has been in the IT industry for more than a decade and has been working on VMware products and technologies since the start of 2007. He currently works as a senior VMware consultant for one of largest information technology and services company in the world.
He holds several VMware certifications, including VCP3, VCP4, VCP5-DCV, and VCP-Cloud. He also holds advanced certifications such as VCAP4-DCA and VCAP5-DCA.
He is also the author of four other books by Packt Publishing: VMware vSphere 5.1 Cookbook (ISBN 9781849684026) in July 2013, Disaster Recovery using VMware vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager (ISBN 9781782176442) in May 2014, and VMware vSphere 5.5 Cookbook (ISBN 9781782172857) in February 2015, Disaster Recovery using VMware vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager – Second Edition (ISBN 9781785886096) in October 2016.
I dedicate this book to my family. Without their patience and support, this book would not have been possible. I would like to thank my co-author, Rebecca Fitzhugh (@RebeccaFitzhugh), who has done a wonderful job with all her chapters. Thanks to the technical reviewers Jason Dion (@virtualdion) and Kevin Elder for their valuable input. Special thanks to the entire Packt team for their support during the course of writing this book.
Rebecca Fitzhugh is an independent VMware consultant specializing in architecting vSphere, Horizon, and vCloud environments, along with delivering a variety of authorized VMware courses as VMware Certified Instructor (VCI). Prior to becoming a consultant and instructor, she served 5 years in the United States Marine Corps (2006-2011), where she assisted in the build out and administration of multiple enterprise networks residing on virtual infrastructure. Rebecca has written several white papers and articles for Global Knowledge and VMware Press, as along with previously authoring vSphere Virtual Machine Management (ISBN 9781782172185) for Packt Publishing.
Rebecca currently holds multiple IT industry certifications, including VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) in Data Center Design (DCD), Data Center Administration (DCA), and Cloud Infrastructure Administration (CIA). She has been selected as a vExpert three times (2014, 2015, and 2016). You can follow Rebecca on Twitter (@RebeccaFitzhugh) or contact her via LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/rmfitzhugh/).
I would like to thank my amazing sister, Robyn, for her love and encouragement throughout all of my personal and professional endeavors. To my best friends, Lisa, Allie, and Josh, I appreciate you putting up with my crazy travel schedule and supporting me through all the ups and downs. Thanks to my VCDX wolf pack for keeping me inspired throughout this wild adventure. Lastly, thanks to Brett for getting me started on this path and Leann for your endless patience and humor.To the editors, technical editors, and reviewers who read through my writing, thank you for being stellar throughout the process.