Sudhakar Nagasampagi is a 25+ year experienced IT professional with expertise in Cloud, Virtualization, and Microsoft technologies (MCP). In addition, he is also a project management (PMP) and service management (ITIL) professional. He has worked in the US for 10 years in Fortune 500/1000 companies, particularly in software development, training, and project management.

He is currently a Cloud Credential Council (CCC) accredited trainer in Cloud and Virtualization Essentials. He is a master trainer in cloud computing for TUV-SUD South Asia. Additionally, he also holds cloud computing certifi cations from EXIN, Rack Space, VMware, Arcitura Education Inc., Alison, etc.

He is an active speaker and trainer in national/international events on cloud related topics. He participated as a speaker in the World Cloud Forum 2014 held at Dubai, UAE on Cloud Security, at Dr. Dobbs Conference on “Hybrid Clouds” at Pune and conducted a 2 day workshop in Bahrain (BITEX 2014) on “Planning, Managing, Implementing and Supporting Your Organization Cloud Computing”.

He is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in cloud computing, involved in authoring and reviewing courses for a couple of international organizations. He has contributed as an offi cial blogger for EXIN and Simplilearn in the topics of cloud computing. He is an alumnus of the Microsoft Bizspark program, a linkedin member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and a member of several professional organizations.

Sudhakar Nagasampagi

AcknowledgementsWe would like to sincerely thank the experts who have contributed to the development of the ITpreneurs Professional Cloud Technology Associate.

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Reviewer Peter has over 30 years of experience in IT in a wide variety of roles. He develops and delivers training to help people manage their cloud computing endeavors. Participants in his trainings work for brand name companies including all big four professional services fi rms as well as cloud service providers and small companies and public sector.

His professional career started with a PhD in computer science and as an assistant university professor. He has worked for IT services companies such as EDS, Internet providers and as a consultant with Deloitte.

He was the lead developer of the predecessor to Cloud Technology Associate: CompTIA Cloud Essentials, and of other cloud training.

Peter is a board member of the dutch chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance and a certifi ed trainer for multiple cloud courses, including CCSK Cloud Security.

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Special Thanks to Bart Castle for Developing Expert Videos A 15-year IT professional, has become a lead Cloud Computing subject matter expert. He also teaches a variety of Networking, Telephony, and traditional Data Center technologies courses. Bart brings enthusiasm, humor, and real-world experience to his sessions. A long time fan of learning, he feels that technical proficiency is certainly key but in order to develop dynamic, robust solutions that leverage commercial and open source technology; solution architects will need communication and interpersonal skills to truly succeed.

As an instructor he seeks to better himself and those around him through training and collaboration.

As an individual he is an artist, a musician, and a homesteader with his family of 4 in the mountains of Western North Carolina. See you in class!

Bart Castle

Cloud Technology Associate

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