About

Damian Karlson

My name is Damian Karlson, I’ve been involved in Information Technology for over 10 years. I work as an Advisory Solutions Architect (aka, “Cloud Ranger”) for EMC Consulting’s Private Cloud & Virtualization practice.

Many of the articles will be written with the following idea in mind: how to best leverage technology to quickly and efficiently manage, maintain & seamlessly deliver a highly-available, elastic, distributed, and secure virtualized environment (aka, cloud).

I’m a VMware Certified Professional (VCP 4 & 5), a VMware vExpert for 2011, a VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Datacenter Administration (VCAP-DCA), and  a VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Datacenter Design (VCAP-DCD), and an EMC Cloud & Infrastructure Services Associate (EMCCIS). At this time, I’m studying for EMC’s Cloud Architect certification and also toying with the idea of getting ITIL v3 certified.

In my off-time, I’m the father of four sons, devoted husband to @MelissaKarlson, and all-around geek.

All opinions expressed on this blog are my own and do not, in any way, reflect the opinions of my employer, EMC. The opinions expressed here are my personal opinions. Content published here is not read or approved in advance by EMC and does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of EMC nor does it constitute any official communication of EMC.

You can find me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Disclosure: At this time, I have not (nor have I ever) received financial compensation for this site. I have no sponsors; links to organizations or vendors are of my own choosing.