Interests: Datacenter/Virtualization, Networking (WAN/LAN)
With 30 years of networking specific experience, I have helped design, implement and support networks all over the world. Having been a partner, customer, and OEM for both hardware and software defined networks, I have a unique perspective. I’ve helped customers in multiple verticals architect networks to meet their unique requirements with a focus on data centers for large financial services. I’ve guided customers through hybrid cloud connectivity designs with a focus on scale and performance to meet their business requirements.
With my broad and deep technical and business background, I provide technical leadership for the broad portfolio of solutions at WWT, partnering with SMEs to design complex solutions for global accounts.
Authored multiple networking books, blogs and Designlets on topics including platform specific networking, IP Multicast, QoS, WLAN networking and firewalls
Public speaker at industry conferences in US, EMEA, Asia and Australia earning Distinguished Speaker accolades multiple times
CCIE #5851 R&S/Storage Networking (Lifetime Emeritus)
Has held certifications from Novell, HP, Okidata, IBM, CompTIA, ISC2, AWS, VMware, Microsoft and more
