Veeam Vanguard Directory

Muhammad Adel is a technology advisor with expertise in emerging technologies like IT infrastructure, virtualization, Cloud & Edge Data Infrastructure, and data protection. He has 15+ years of experience in digital transformation, with 10+ years in the FinTech industry. Adel has a Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering and an MBA. He is also an AI/ML professor, National Council for Artificial Intelligence advisor, and regulator contributor to Industry Forums. ITIL, COBIT, EMCCAe, VCP, VSP, VTSP, CCA, SCSA, SCNA, vExpert

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CTO of Probax - supporting BaaS, DRaaS and AaaS since the early 2000's. Advocate for all Veeam products and leading development of Veeam into our management and automation platform for MSPs. When I’m not working I’m travelling and drinking good scotch.

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Pure Storage Principal Technologist, vExpert, VMUG Leader and Veeam Vanguard. With 20 years in the IT field. First customer, a consultant, managed service provider,  adjunct professor and presales where I focused on backup and recovery.

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Falko is a Field Solutions Architect specializing in Modern Data Protection, based in Germany. Over the past decade, he has developed a strong expertise in virtualization, business continuity and disaster recovery / BCDR. He also has a keen interest in cloud and SaaS technologies and a deep passion for the “storage world". Falko is a Veeam Vanguard a Certified Business Continuity Manager and a founder and leader of the German Veeam Usergroup.

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BC/DR Manager for Opti9 - responsible for supporting a global VCSP BaaS/DRaaS infrastructure spanning 12 global locations, overseeing customer support for Veeam customers, R&D for internal and customer facing implementation of emerging Veeam products, as well as serving as the senior technical Veeam resource for Opti9. Interests outside of Veeam and virtualization include working out and video games.

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Matthias is a Senior System Engineer and Product Specialist for Veeam at Advanced UniByte GmbH in Metzingen, Germany. He focuses on Netapp storage solutions as well as backup and recovery concepts. He also successfully participated in the #BeatTheGostev Challenge in 2021. VMCA, Netapp NCSE, NCIE-DP, NCIE-SAN.

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IT pro focusing on cloud computing (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS), identity and access management (IAM) and information security. Sander advises, designs and implements advanced solutions for both on-premises and cloud-based resources. He is also a Microsoft MVP.

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IT Architect specializing in Veeam and Microsoft Solution. Author at Editions-ENI and Speaker in many French and European events.

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Sagi is the CTO of Opti9 where he is responsible for product development and R&D. Sagi has been involved in infrastructure, software development, security, global network buildouts, & compliance. Sagi has served on multiple boards and has been recognized as a Veeam Vanguard for 3 years.

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Community Manager at Object First with 20 years experience in IT. Deep background in Backup & Replication, focusing on Automation & Kubernetes. Holds VMCE, VMCA, all of the current Kubernetes certifications, KCNA, CKAD, CKA & CKS. Guest instructor at Kasten by Veeam Kubernetes Learning site.

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Chris works for ThinkOn as the Principal Cloud Architect. He has a passion for technology & stays on top of the ever-evolving IT realm. He’s a Veeam Vanguard 7*, Veeam Legend 3*, vExpert 5*, and VMCA/VMCE certified. He is also the author of Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication 10/11/12 by Packt Publishing.

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Scotland based Solutions Architect at 11:11, and co-leader/founder of the UK Veeam User Group, and inaugural Veeam Vanguard.  25+ years experience within the IT industry. Enjoys photography/gaming in spare time.

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IT Consultant with over 15 years of experience. Owner at ZenPr Solutions focused on cloud, storage and virtualization technologies. Holder of several certifications from Veeam, VMware, Microsoft and NetApp. PowerShell and Automation enthusiast.

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Christopher is the Chief Technologist Officer at Monaco Digital & Monaco Cyber Sécurité, responsible for strategy, sales enablement, and technical proposition development. He is passionate about innovation and team motivation, with a strong background in Cyber Security, Cyber Resilience, Hybrid Cloud, Data Management, and Data Protection. As the author behind Original-Network.com, a technology blog focused on Cybersecurity, Data Management, and Hybrid Cloud, Christopher is also a VUG Fr Leader, Veeam Vanguard (9th time in a row), and VMCE since version 7.

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Ben is a Senior Backup & Recovery Specialist at Plan B based in New Zealand with 15 years of experience in the IT industry. He has a passion for virtualization technologies and automation, with a strong focus on data protection and disaster recovery.

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Joe is a husband, father, FullStackGeek, and Senior Solutions Architect at Pure Storage. He has 20+ years of experience across industries & verticals focused on automating us out of our IT operations.  He is a co-leader of the Denver PowerShell & VMware User Groups, vExpert, Cisco Champion, Tanzu Vanguard, vBrownBag crew, and was the #1 speaker internationally for VMUG in 2021 and 2022. You can spot him by the bright hat, big grin, and the loud "Howdy Y'all."

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Didier is a seasoned Technical Architect and Technology Strategist with expertise in Microsoft technologies in on-premises, hybrid, and cloud solutions. In addition, he is passionate about storage, virtualization & networking in highly available deployments requiring data protection and disaster recovery. For his community activities, he has also been recognized as a Microsoft MVP, a member of the Microsoft Extended Experts Team in Belgium, and a DELL TechCenter Rockstar.

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Brad Jervis is a Technology enthusiast with a special focus in the cloud, virtualization and disaster recovery spaces. Currently the leader of the New York City VUG(Veeam User Group), and Chief Architect at Probax.

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Husband, parent, geek, proud West Virginian. Cloud Architect at 11:11. Certified as a CCNA, VCP-DCV, VMCE, AWS-SAA & once upon a time a MCSE. Honored to be selected as vExpert and Inaugural Veeam Vanguard.

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Dave Kawula is a distinguished IT professional with over 20 years of experience, specializing in Microsoft technologies, virtualization, and cloud solutions. As a Veeam Vanguard and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), he is celebrated for his technical expertise, community involvement, and dedication to helping others. A sought-after speaker, author, and consultant, Dave shares his knowledge through conferences, publications, and online forums. His unwavering commitment to the IT community and passion for technology make him a trusted and respected figure in the ever-evolving tech landscape.

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Maurice Kevenaar is a System Engineer at INFO located in Amsterdam, NL, Package maintainer and moderator for the Chocolatey Community Repository (CCR), contributor to OSS projects. Creator of Veeam Chocolatey packages and BoxStarter scripts.

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Mikhail is the head of the regional IT infrastructure department at the IT Division of Kazakhtelecom JSC. In addition to managing a team of systems and network engineers, he´s focused on virtualization, storage, and backups. Holds Nutanix Certified Expert certification.

He blogs at https://en.vmik.net and participates in the community programs Nutanix Technology Champion, VMware vExpert, and Veeam Vanguard

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Senior Technical Marketing Engineer at Isovalent. Enthusiastic about cloud native and data management. Occasionally blogs @veducate.co.uk

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Datacenter and mission critical systems architect, virtualization veteran and trusted advisor. Has been Veeamazing your world since 2008.

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Jos is a consultant working for it2grow (VASP partner) in the Netherlands. He fills the days with advice, designing and implementing Data Protection, Business Continuity, and VMware solutions. VMware VCP-DCV, VMCE + VMCA, NL VUG Leader.

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Jonah is a Product Architect and Product Engineering Manager at CyberFortress, a platinum VCSP. He is also a co-founder of the Veeam Community Hackathon, a Veeam Certified Architect, a VCSP Technical Ambassador, and a leader of the Texas and Automation Desk Veeam User Groups. In his spare time, Jonah is a Scout leader, having earned his Eagle Scout as a youth.

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Thomas May is a dynamic tech expert, influencer, and disruptor with a specialized focus on Disaster Recovery and Security. Throughout his career, Thomas has held pivotal roles in various organizations, most notably as CIO at Global Data Vault, where he spearheaded the company's growth as a Veeam Cloud and Service Provider. As the founder and CEO of Different Dev, Thomas leads a team dedicated to providing cutting-edge business continuity and disaster recovery solutions. His visionary leadership has been instrumental in shaping the future of the IT industry, earning him recognition as a Veeam Vanguard for his unparalleled expertise in Veeam products and solutions. Thomas is also celebrated as an inaugural member of the ObjectFirst Aces program, further solidifying his status as a trailblazer in the field. Through his innovative approaches and strategic insights, Thomas continues to drive impactful change and revolutionize the landscape of Disaster Recovery and Security.

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Chief Technologist @ Computacenter with over 20 years experience as solution architect focusing on virtualisation and automation technologies. vExpert since the first date. When I'm not working, you may find me on a rugby field.

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Operations Director for the Dataprise Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Team. With 20+ years of IT experience, Steven leads the daily operations for the BCDR team, holds a VMCE certification.

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Thiago is a CTO of MGDATA, partner VASP VEEAM working with Fortune 500 companies. With more than 30 certifications such as VMCA, VMCE, MCSE & VCP. He is Data Protection enthusiast, leader of the Brazil Veeam User Group. He is Catholic, in love with his wife.

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Working with Virtualization for more than 15+ years (mainly VMware). vExpert last 8 years. Specialties, Virtualization, Storage, and Backups. Solutions Architect in VMware, Cloud, and Backup / Storage areas. Working for ITQ, a VMware partner, as a Senior Consultant. VCP-DCV, VCAP-DCV Design 2023

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Michael is a Data Protection Consultant based in the South West of England. Michael is a Veeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard, and VMware vExpert. Michael focuses on Veeam, VMware and Microsoft technologies.

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I’m an IT professional focusing on hybrid and cloud computing.  I advise, design, audit and implement IT high availability solutions for both on-premises and cloud-based resources. I am the co-founder of Integri that develops the Cherriis management platform for M365 backup and board member for several companies such as datacenters, managed service providers and web agencies. I hold multiple certifications in project management, security and virtualization technologies.

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Product Manager at 11:11. Over 15 years experience in the IT industry with a focus on virtualisation, EUC, backups & disaster recovery and security technologies. 

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Joaquim is an IT Solutions Architect with over 15 years of experience. He loves hardware, virtualization, and backup. It dedicates every possible effort to promote and ensure the IT communities are continually growing. He is also a blogger, VMUG Leader, vExpert, and Veeam Vanguard.

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Stephen is a principal backup consultant at eir evo, Ireland's largest IT service provider, with more than ten years of experience in designing and implementing backup solutions. 

Veeam VMCA\VMCE & VMWare VCP6-DCV Certified

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Jochen is a Senior Systems Engineer working with SVA GmbH based in Germany. He has a strong focus on data backup and recovery and has more than 14 years of experience in this field and is also the technical Team Leader of the Backup Team of SVA in South Germany.

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IT and Virtualization consultant, owner of vladan.fr - ESX Virtualization - one of the top independent virtualization blogs. VCAP-DCA/DCD, VCP.

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Luiz Eduardo Serrano is a System Engineer and Cloud Architect with over 25 years of experience in the IT industry. His expertise lies in consultative sales, working with technologies such as cloud, modern applications, data protection, virtualization/HCI, storage, security, and networking. Luiz possesses numerous certifications, including Veeam VMCA 2024/VMCE, VMware VCP Security, 04 x HPE Master ASE, AWS Architect Associate, Red Hat Ansible SE, Nutanix NCA, and others. He has been recognized as a Cisco CISG and HPE Datacenter Champion and is a VMware Tanzu Vanguard, Object First Ace, HPE Certified Instructor, and AWS guest mentor. His degree is in Electronics Engineering and his hobby is reading.

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Keiran is an Infrastructure Engineer with REDD based in Australia. He has over 18 years experience in the IT industry starting out in education through to the Service Provider space. Keiran has a keen interest in backup and virtualization. Keiran is an 11 year vExpert and Veeam Vanguard.

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I am an IT infrastructure analyst with over 20 years of experience. I design and manage IT solutions.I have been engaging and sharing knowledge in the IT communities always seeking to motivate more people to participate in these communities. I am VMUG Leader, vExpert, vExpert Cloud Management, Veeam Vanguard and AZ-900 Certified.

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Nico Stein is a VP of IT at Signal Financial FCU, a Maryland based Credit Union. Originally started with IBM Germany, he has over 25 years of IT experiences, managing campus networks, people, and critical systems. He is also a VMUG leader, Cisco Champion, vExpert and Object First Ace.

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Cary is a Principal Consultant with strong background in datacenter & deployment solutions, spent over 25 years in planning, design & implementation of network technologies, management & system integration. Holds CISCO CERTIFIED INTERNETWORK EXPERT (CCIE No.4531) from 1999, also a Microsoft MVP

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Ben works for Datacom in New Zealand as a Solutions Advisor with over 11 years experience. He has a passion for automation, data protection, virtualization, and cloud technologies. He is an active member of the community and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2018.

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System Engineer focusing on Virtualization, VDI and Data Protection. Co-Author, VCP-DCV, VCP-DM, VMCA/VMCE, vExpert, Veeam Vanguard. 

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Chief Architect, VMCA/VMCE, VCIX-DCV, VxRail Specialist, Author, Blogger, vExpert 2014-2024. In Dell Technologies Proven Professional Knowledge Sharing Competition 2023 his article “Cyber Resilient for Modern Data Center” was selected for publication.

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Mateus is a backup solution architect working with technology since 2011. Nowadays he works on BS4IT, one of the biggest Veeam Platinum partners in Brazil. He loves community and he is a Veeam Vanguard and vExpert, as well as VUG Leader and VMUG Leader too. Mateus also blogs regularly about backup, virtualization, data center and security solutions on your own web site and Veeam Community.

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