About Us

Ash Thomas

VMware Consultant · vExpert PRO

Ash is a UK‑based VMware consultant specialising in VMware Cloud Foundation, vSAN and enterprise storage. He designs, builds and troubleshoots private cloud platforms across vSphere, vSAN, NSX and the storage underneath. A vExpert since 2021 and vExpert PRO since 2023, he has blogged at vmanalyst.com since 2020 and teaches VMware on Udemy to more than 949 students.

Certifications

• VMware: VCP – VCF Administrator 9 · VCP – Data Center Virtualization · vSAN Specialist · VTSP (VCF, SDDC, HCI, VMC on AWS)
• Storage: NetApp NCDA ONTAP · Dell EMC Proven Professional · Veritas NetBackup Administrator
• Cloud & Foundations: AWS Solutions Architect – Associate · AWS Cloud Practitioner · RHCE · HP‑UX 11 CSE · MCSA

Courses on Udemy: VMware vSphere 8+: The Complete Guide · VMware vSAN 8+: The Complete Guide

Recent Training: VCF Build, Manage & Secure [v9.1] · NVIDIA AI Infrastructure & Operations · IBM Storage Scale · PRINCE2® 7 · VCF Deploy & Troubleshoot [V5.0] · vSAN ICM & Troubleshooting [V8] · Cloud Director [v10.5]
[Full training history on LinkedIn →]

Chinchu A. Thomas

Microsoft 365 & SharePoint Consultant

Chinchu specialises in Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online architecture, governance and migration, from file server and tenant‑to‑tenant moves to full rebuilds of legacy environments. Recent work includes discovery across several terabytes and more than a million folders, and building a security model for a multi‑department SharePoint transformation. She also helps organisations get ready for Microsoft 365 Copilot through data readiness, permission hygiene, Copilot Studio agents and Microsoft Purview.

Certifications

• Microsoft 365: Applied Skills – Purview Information Protection & DLP · Copilot Studio Agents · Power Automate · M365 Identity and Services
• Cloud & Foundations: Azure Administrator Associate · Azure Fundamentals · AWS Solutions Architect – Associate · AWS Cloud Practitioner · ITIL v3 · LPI Linux Essentials

Recent Training: Microsoft Purview in the AI Era · Power Platform Foundation · SharePoint