Sidney Smith is a Cloud Management Solutions expert with over 16 years’ experience designing, architecting, and selling cloud management solutions to large enterprises. Throughout his career, Sidney has focused on the VMware suite of products to assist enterprise organizations with the adoption of cloud management and automation strategies. Sidney also specializes in Physical to Virtual design and migration.In Sidney's previous role as Principal Solutions Architect at SovLabs, where he works on projects ranging from developing solutions-based technical sales strategies to working closely with product management to drive new features into the product pipeline, he has been able to continue to create measurable impact. Overall, Sidney possesses excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex concepts in simpler language, as well as a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a global, multi-functional organization. Sidney consistently deliver results and brings strong technical leadership to an organization. Certifications:CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)VCP 5.5 (VMware Certified Professional)VCP Cloud 5.5 (VMware Certified Professional Cloud)VCP Netword Virtualization 6 (VMware Certified Professional Network Virtualization)CNA 5 (Novell Certified Administrator)CCA (Citrix XenServer Certified)MCTS (VMM08)MCTS (HYPER-V)Specialties: VMware ESX, GSX, Vmware Server, Virtual Center, VMotion, HA, & DRS, Hyper-V, Xen Server, Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003, Exchange. SQL, ISA, IAS, Linux, Red Hat, SuSe, Centos, Debian, Ubuntu, Cisco Routers/Switches, HP Procurves