Recently I was awarded “VMware vExpert” title for the 10th year in row.
Over the years, as per my contribution to the community, I was awarded with below badges
Based on my 10+ years of professional experience, I think being part of vExpert community has had profound impact on my career and I am sure it will continue to have in future as well.
Few weeks back, I had created a video on how being part of vExpert community I was able to compound top 5-6 aspects/elements that shaped my career. I think in order to have well rounded organic professional growth, these key elements are necessary for every professional to excel. I always believe that anything good if you do consistently over the longer (considerable) period of time, it is bound to compound and it will start opening up multiple opportunities. I thought this post can be dedicated to have this video (just under 5 min) shared with you. Let me know if you resonate with 5-6 elements I talked about.
I also would like to let you know that since last 2 years, I am part of one of vExpert sub-programs i.e. VMware vExpert PRO.
Being vExpert PRO, my job is to help & mentor aspiring vExperts in my region (India) and beyond. If you are someone working as a professional on VMware technologies and aspire to be vExpert, please feel free to connect with me on linkedIn or Twitter, I will be happy to share my experience and be small part of your vExpert journey.
Further learning
- My VMware vExpert youtube playlist for aspiring vExperts and yes, please subscribe for valuable content in future
- VMware vExpert official portal
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