James Bowling
Cloud Infrastructure Architect/Engineer, 2011/2012 vExpert, VCP, VTSP, VTSP-Cloud, Top 125 Virtualization Blogger
- Location
- Houston, Texas Area
- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
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James Bowling's Overview
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- Network Systems Engineer at General Datatech
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James Bowling's Summary
I am a Cloud Infrastructure Architect/Engineer, VCP, VTSP, VMware vExpert, Houston VMUG Leader and virtualization enthusiast located in Houston, TX with over 13 years experience. I received the 2009 COMMON/IBM Power Systems Innovation Award for Energy Efficiency for my design and implementation of the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Datacenter in Arlington, TX. My experience ranges from designing, deploying, and maintaining virtualized infrastructures while utilizing different types of technology to automate and scale resources.
I also maintain a personal blog centered around virtualization, vSential.com, which was voted as one of the Top 125 Virtualization Blogs by vSphere-Land.com.
Certifications/Accreditations/Recognitions:
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP5-DCV)
- VMware Technical Solutions Professional (VTSP)
- VMware Technical Solutions Professional - Cloud Specialization (VTSP-Cloud)
- VMware vExpert (2011/2012)
Speaker History:
- Veeam User Group
- VMware User Group (VMUG)
- VMworld - San Francisco (2012)
James Bowling's Experience
Network Systems Engineer
General Datatech
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry
May 2013 – Present (1 month) Houston, TX
Design, implement, and maintain VMware environments for GDT customers. Design and implementation of cloud infrastructures based on multiple technologies while providing automation methodologies for custom fit solutions.
James Bowling's Volunteer Experience & Causes
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Causes I care about:
- Children
- Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
- Education
- Science and Technology
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Organizations I support:
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
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James Bowling's Organizations
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VMware User Group - Houston
Leader
James Bowling's Certifications
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VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
- VMware, Inc.
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VMware Technical Solutions Professional (VTSP)
- VMware, Inc.
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VMware Technical Solutions Professional - Cloud (VTSP-Cloud)
- VMware, Inc.
James Bowling's Skills & Expertise
- VMware
- vCenter
- vCenter Orchestrator
- Cloud Computing
- Virtualization
- Virtualization Solutions
- vSphere
- High Availability
- Disaster Recovery
- Business Continuity
- Fault Tolerance
- VPN
- Firewalls
- DNS
- Windows Server
- VMware Infrastructure
- VMware ESX
- Storage Area Networks
- System Deployment
- SAN
- Infrastructure
- Active Directory
- Veeam
- Citrix
- Storage
- Servers
- Network Security
- Data Center
James Bowling's Additional Information
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- Honors and Awards:
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2009 COMMON/IBM Power Systems Innovation Award - Power/Energy Efficiency
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