Ajit Pratap Kundan stands at the leading edge of the most innovative cloud technology in the world. He has helped position VMware as a leader in the private cloud area in relation to his federal government customers through an SDDC approach. An innovative techy with 18+ years of industry experience, he has promoted technologies to his government and defense customers.
Ajit is a valued writer on cloud technologies and has authored one book, VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture, published by Packt. He currently resides in Delhi, India, with his wife, Archana, and their two sons, Aaradhya and Akshansh.
I would like to give deep thanks and gratitude to my VMware and partner colleagues, along with their customers, for their guidance and suggestions.
James Bowling is a cloud infrastructure architect/engineer, VCIX-DCV/CMA, VCP-DTM, VMware vExpert (x7), Cisco Champion – Datacenter(x3), EMC Elect(x2), DFW VMUG Leader, and virtualization enthusiast located in Dallas, Texas, with over 18 years' experience. His experience ranges from designing, deploying, and maintaining virtualized infrastructures, while utilizing different types of technology, to automation and scaling resources.
He also maintains a personal blog focusing on virtualization, vSential (dot) com.
He has spoken at the following events:
- Veeam User Group
- Veeam Whiteboard Friday
- VMware User Group (VMUG)
- VMworld (US/EMEA)
- Interop – Las Vegas (Virtualization and Data Center Architecture Track Chair)
Martin Gavanda has more than 10 years' experience, mainly in connection with service providers offering IaaS solutions based on VMware vSphere products. He was responsible for the design and implementation of IaaS solutions in the Central Europe region.
Currently, he is working as an independent cloud architect, focusing on large infrastructure projects and practicing as a VMware instructor. For the past year, he has led more than a dozen on-site VMware workshops. He has created several virtual classes focusing on the VMware vSphere platform, with thousands of students subscribed, and he runs his own blog regarding virtualization and the cloud.
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