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vThinkBeyondVM (VMware thinks beyond VM i.e. private cloud, cloud-native, AI & lot, “v” also stands for Vikas ) is a personal blog about virtualization/cloud computing(mostly VMware related) maintained by me, Vikas Shitole.

   Introduction:

Vikas Shitole is a Senior Tech Lead at VMware by Broadcom, VCF division, India, where he leads system test efforts—including scale, stress, and resiliency testing—and drives product quality across VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), Broadcom’s flagship private cloud platform.

He is an AI and Kubernetes enthusiast, and is passionate about VMware customers and automation around vSphere and VCF. Vikas has been honored as a vExpert for 12 consecutive years (2014–2025) for his sustained technical contributions and community leadership.

He is the author of two VMware Flings, holds multiple industry certifications, and is one of the top contributors to the VMware API Sample Exchange, where his automation scripts have been downloaded over 50,000 times.

Vikas has shared his expertise as a speaker at international conferences such as VMworld Europe and VMworld USA, and was selected as an official VMworld 2018 blogger. He also served as lead technical reviewer for the Packt-published books vSphere Design and VMware Virtual SAN Essentials.

Beyond tech, Vikas is a dedicated cricketer, cycling enthusiast, and a lifelong learner in fitness and nutrition, with the personal goal of completing an Ironman 70.3

What can you expect from this blog?

Popular topics include:
– VMware automation and hands-on scripting using vSphere SDKs and PowerCLI
– Technical deep dives on vSphere, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and the vSphere IaaS control plane (formerly known as WCP – Kubernetes on vSphere)
– Explorations into VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA
– At times articles around learning from Cricket for professionals

Honors

Badges received from VMware are here : https://www.credly.com/users/vikas-shitole/badges

Social media profiles

Detailed profile on LinkedIn

vExpert Profile

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Disclaimer

Any views or opinions expressed here are strictly my own. I am solely responsible for all content published here. Content published here is not read, reviewed or approved in advance by VMware by Broadcom and does not necessarily represent or reflect the views or opinions of VMware by Broadcom or any of its divisions, subsidiaries, or business partners.