Ron Oglesby

Chief Solution Architect

Ron Oglesby educates enterprise IT organizations and solution providers on how to reduce the costs of desktop management and accelerate application delivery through successful virtualization deployments. His years of desktop experience as a Citrix Technology Professional (CTP), extensive knowledge of Microsoft and VMware virtualization technologies, and strong rapport with IT professionals equip him to shape implementation strategies for Unidesk customers and the Unidesk product roadmap.

Before joining Unidesk, Ron was the Practice Executive for Virtualization Services at Dell where he developed methodologies that helped Dell’s strategic customers implement their virtualization and consolidation initiatives. Prior to Dell, Ron was the Director of x86 and Virtualization Services at GlassHouse Technologies, one of the world’s largest independent data center consulting and services companies, where he oversaw North American consulting operations and directed a large team of engineers on numerous enterprise virtualization projects. Ron joined GlassHouse through its acquisition of RapidApp, where, as CTO and Senior Architect, he managed the professional services business and developed unique intellectual property for managing virtualization implementations.

Ron's industry credentials also include:

• Best-selling author of advanced technical design guides for VMware Infrastructure 3, VMware ESX Server, and Terminal Services for Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
• Frequent speaker at industry events, including BriForum, Citrix Synergy, iForum, VMworld, and VMware User Groups (VMUGs).
• Recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award, given to inspiring individuals for representing the voice of thousands in the community through independent feedback, and for helping customers maximize the potential of their software.

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	Read Ron's entries in the virtual desktop management blog.