The site virtual-men is a personal Blog, which was created and is maintained by me, Mike Gruner. How was the name found and was the idea of the Blog?
Simple, I´m working since a couple of years in the areas of virtualization, Digital Workspace, Identity and Access Management, Microsoft technologies, Architecture Design, and Infrastructure. So the idea came up to create a Blog in which I can write about the experience I got. Maybe this can help someone other in Projects or simple for learning.
In addition you will find some articles around the technology market in general, strategy or off-topic articles.
Who is that guy?
A little introduction about myself from an business perspective.
I´m currently working at VMware in the Customer Success team. I´m a proven experienced technical expert regarding Digital Workspace and VDI with all corresponding topics like Identity / Access Management, applications and Profiles with deep background from consulting. In addition to that, I handle Cloud topics as well.
I´ve seen a lot of customer and project situations and I´m passioned about technology, strategy and sales. Driven by a let´s do mentality and passioned to bring the best out of the possible or potential impossible 🙂
I have a lot of Project experience in a broad range of technologies and Verticals.
Other areas where I working in is coaching, mentoring, workshops, presentation and onboarding but planning of strategies and processes as well.
A short snippet from the Skill set
Sales
Proven Enterprise Solution selling experience and archiving
business objectives including Sales quotas
Sales Process and methodologies
Account / Customer Relationship and Management
Demonstrated experience in closing large Opportunities
Whitespace analytics
Consultative Essentials for Enterprise SEs
Negotiation technique
Presentation technique
Interview methodologies
Salesmind Sales Training
Process and methodology Sales training
Solution selling
Selling methodologies
Technically
Consistent track record of scoping and developing Enterprise Solutions
ITIL, TOGAF
Strategy consultancy
Architecture, Infrastructure and Solution Design
Storage technologies incl. Hyperconverged (HCI), Converged Systems and attached components
Identity and Access Management
Desktop, Application and Datacenter Virtualization
Mobile Strategy / Enterprise mobility
Future Workplace strategy
Digital Transformation
Modern Management
Cloud platforms
Competitive consultancy
Microsoft technologies
Soft Skills
Business English (professional US tutor)
Leadership experience
Managing Teams
1. Managers Chart the Course
2. Managers Motivate Their Teams
3. Managers Develop Each Person on Their Team
4. Best Practices in Managing Teams
5. Managing Different Types of Teams
Building and Development of new Team
Project Management
Public speaking and presentation, Event Speaker
Blogging, video and creation of technical material
Business Story telling
Cultural Awareness Training
Snippet of the Verticals
Retail
Manufacturing
Engineering
Industry
Automotive
Public Sector
Hoster
Outsourcer
Assurance
Finance / Banking
Healthcare
Some Technologies and more
VMware
vExpert, Digital Workspace, Workspace ONE, Desktop / VDI (Horizon SME), Mobility, Identity / Access Management, Cloud, vSphere, Apps, Profiles, vSAN, VMware Cloud on AWS (VMConAWS), VMware Cloud on Azure
Microsoft
Several OS versions, Server and Client side incl. Clustering), Windows 10, deployment, provisioning, Auto provisioning and Management methodic, Azure, Office / Microsoft 365, Graph API, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, SQL, SharePoint
Unified Endpoint Management and Modern Management
Windows 10, macOS, iOS, Android
Cloud / SaaS / public Cloud
VMware Cloud on AWS (VMConAWS)
Azure
Google Cloud (GCP)
Disclaimer: The views and articles expressed anywhere on this site are strictly mine and not the opinions and views of VMware.