About the Reviewer

Akshay Poddar has been working in the field of IT infrastructure for quite a long time, developing expertise in Citrix®, VMware, Windows, Linux, and web hosting. He has earned certifications and completed training in CCA-V, CCA-N, VCP 5, VCP-Cloud 5, MSCA, and CCNA, and is an expert in many technologies, whether it be IBM X series, HP, or Dell; Blade Centers, servers, or enterprise storage such as IBM v3700 or v70000; HP MSA series; Huawei Oceanstore Series. He is an expert in Citrix XenApp®, XenDesktop®, VMware ESX/ESXi, vCenter, Windows Server 2008/2012, Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and so on. He is also well-versed in backup solutions, such as Symantec Backup EXEC, VEEAM, and others.

After completing his BTech at the Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, he worked as a VMware and cloud computing trainer in Mumbai. He later moved to a core IT company, where he worked as a project engineer on many complex projects, including VMware SRM, DC-DR setup, Microsoft SCVMM, Citrix XenApp®, Citrix XenDesktop®, Citrix NetScaler®, networking, storage, SAN switch zoning, and others. He is currently working as a pre-sales and solution architect for one of the companies in Mumbai, India.

He has spent a lot of his time training people on Citrix®, VMware, and cloud computing (OpenStack), sharing his valuable experience with fresh talents in the field. He has also been a technical blogger (http://www.v4virtual.com) for many years.

I would like to thank my parents, family, and friends who have been a great encouragement. You have always supported me in every curve of life, and I just can't imagine what would I have done without you all.