R. Clark Webb
Having started with the Mainframe and then the PC and Network Distribution, this is an excellent opportunity to view, learn and understand the latest in the IT world, Cloud Computing. The cloud computing courses offer an introduction and teaches the structure, features and more importantly the potential of the use of the Cloud.
Clark is Director of Communications, PMI New York City Chapter and Senior Project Manager, New York Metropolitan Transit Authority. He is reachable via LinkedIn
Patricia Courtney, Director of IT Consolidation, MTA, Certified CloudMASTER
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Michael Weill
I have worked in the Hosting and Managed Service space for 18 years. I started my career with Teleport Communications, an alternative provider to Bell Atlantic selling local communication solutions such as Token Ring, Ethernet and Internet access. In 1998 I joined Exodus Communications, a leader in colocation and managed services where I managed Enterprise accounts and large dotcoms. I have also held a business development position at NaviSite a mid-market leader in the managed service space focused on hosted PeopleSoft and Microsoft Dynamics. Currently I’m employed as an Area Sales Manager for HOSTING.com. I’m also a founding partner of ColoAdvisor, a consulting firm made up of IT professionals and solutions consultants, that work with companies to determine the best fit for their business based on the culture, geography and the clients specific application support requirements. With my past experiences and having formed www.coloadvisor.com, has provided me with insight into many of the current solutions available from the many providers in the space. I have deep knowledge of their pricing and method of operation. I enrolled in CloudMASTER certificate program to get a deeper knowledge of cloud technologies, development frameworks and modern web services deployments. More and more mid and large enterprises are developing or migrating applications using newer open source frameworks that are “Cloud Aware” and able to autoscale. This was not the case even a few years ago. Many if not most businesses are now heavily virtualized and now looking to for hybrid solutions and the ability to federate between service providers. The CloudMASTER training provided hands on experience with managing and deploying DNS, MSFT 360, Google Apps, Drupal Gardens and much more. It also helped me gain hands on experience with IaaS and PaaS deployments and use of automation platforms such as Chef. Since completing the CloudMASTER program and combined with my past work experience, I’m more comfortable working with senior level IT executives and truly understanding many of the challenges my customers and prospects face as they look to transform their business. I truly believe I am viewed as an expert guide and a business partner, rather than just a sales person. These executives are more open to hearing how cloud can fit into their overall IT infrastructure, whether it be Disaster Recovery, primary workloads, test and development and how cloud will enable business agility, improve resource management and create fluid IT. The program has been invaluable and I recommend this course to anyone involved in selling or buying technology. Michael Weill @michaelweill [email protected] [email protected]
Tapi Chinodakufa
I came into the CloudMASTER program hoping to learn a few things about cloud computing, but I got much more out of the training. In the first module I became skilled in using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to manage remote servers. Of particular interest to me was Elastic Beanstalk which integrated many seemingly disparate tools into one seamless interface. I am now using AWS to control SAP Hana in the cloud. The second module was a deep dive into cloud architecture and infrastructure, where I became quite proficient in bringing together the entire cloud computing stack from hypervisors to thin-client GUIs for efficient automation. Our visit to IO’s modern data center gave me first-hand exposure to Data Center as a Service (DCaaS), a term coined by IO technicians. In the second module we completed a project that included all aspects of cloud architecture and itemized cost analysis, culminating in a full data migration proposal for submission to a Fortune 100 company. The operations module capped the course, bringing together business requirements, automation via Opscode Chef, and advanced cloud management techniques. All this was facilitated by the functionality of the sandbox environment and the help I got from our knowledgeable instructors when I did work on real-time production environments. I moved up from being a layman in cloud terms to being a master of the realm, ready to take on any challenge that cloud computing can muster. I would like to thank NJIT, NCTA, my instructors and fellow students for their help, tolerance and guidance on this program. Tapi Chinodakufa