# Virtualization: One Guy's Journey

A while back, last October in fact, I presented at the [Edmonton VMUG](http://www.vmug.com/Edmonton). Being my first public presentation I wanted to keep things simple and familiar. I decided my topic should be the virtualization journey I've been on these many years. A big picture view of how and when I've met virtualization, leading to the environment I help design and manage today.

The presentation covers the evolution of the virtualization infrastructure at my places of work, beginning with client-side virtualization and leading to the enterprise. We'll meet GSX in the wild, and a migration to the popular VI3. There will be the addition of virtual desktops, but not VDI. We'll endure the great "status quo", a split-personality migration (vCenter 5 & ESX4? Oh my!) and finally the implementation of vCloud Suite in a multi-datacenter environment.

You can find the presentation below, however to read the descriptive text you'll need to visit its [Haiku Deck page](https://www.haikudeck.com/virtualization-one-guys-journey-science-and-technology-presentation-xm2uqINs76). Enjoy!

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[Virtualization: One Guy's Journey](https://www.haikudeck.com/p/xm2uqINs76/virtualization-one-guys-journey?utm_campaign=embed&utm_source=webapp&utm_medium=text-link) - Created with Haiku Deck

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