Brian Perry

President, Virtual Umbrella
Instructor / Consultant

Brian has been working with VMware products for over 18 years. Starting with VMware Workstation and progressing through successive generations of old and new products, Brian has become a leading expert on VMware virtualization. Brian helped to create and build one of the first Premier VIP Reseller and VAC partners in the Midwest and continues to provide consulting services for several VMware Partners. Starting in 2004, Brian became one of the first independent VMware Certified Instructors (VCI) for VMware. With his consulting background, he provides his students with relevant and practical examples of how VMware virtualization is being used and deployed in datacenters around the country.

Today, he teaches a variety of classes specializing in VMware’s vSphere technologies, specializing in:

  • vSphere 6.x
  • Horizon 7.x
  • NSX 6.x
  • vRealize Automation 7.x
  • vRealize Operations 6.x
  • Workspace One 9.x

Language spoken: English

Currently certified to deliver:

  • vSphere: What’s New
  • vSphere: Install, Configure and Manage
  • vSphere: Troubleshooting
  • vSphere: Optimize and Scale
  • VMware Horizon: Horizon View ICM
  • VMware Horizon: Horizon Troubleshooting & Design
  • VMware Cloud: vRealize Automation Design
  • VMware Cloud: vRealize Operations
  • VMware NSX: NSX ICM.
  • VMware Digital Workspace: Workspace One Deploy and Manage