Dave Strum

Dave Strum has a wealth of experience in the IT field. Dave began their career in 2005 as a Desktop Support Specialist at Aetna. In this role, they were responsible for inventory management and virtualization support. In 2013, they moved to eGroup as an End-User Computing Engineer, where they specialized in helping organizations achieve simple end-user computing environments utilizing products from Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop and VMware core products. In 2014, they were hired by Founders Federal Credit Union as an Enterprise Client Delivery Architect, where they were responsible for designing and implementing end users devices through automation. Finally, in 2015, they returned to eGroup as a Data Center Solutions Practice Manager and Senior Data Center Engineer, where they worked with customers to help them achieve successful business results through next-generation data center technologies.

Dave Strum obtained a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Management from Robert Morris University between 2000 and 2005. Dave has since obtained numerous certifications from various institutions, including Nutanix Technology Champion (2023), ZCP: Enterprise Engineer (Zerto 9) from Zerto, Cohesity Certified Installation Professional and Cohesity Certified Data Protection Implementation Professional from Cohesity, Nutanix Certified Professional 5 - Multicloud Infrastructure and Nutanix Certified Services Core Infrastructure Professional from Nutanix, Double VCP - Data Center Virtualization & Desktop Mobility from VMware, Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals and Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft, VMware Certified Professional - Desktop and Mobility 2020 from VMware, Nutanix User Group Champion from Nutanix, Nutanix Certified Systems Engineer: Level 2 and Nutanix Certified Professional 5 from Nutanix, VxRail Appliance 4.x Deployment and Implementation from Dell EMC, Nutanix Technology Champion from Nutanix, MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure from Microsoft, Nutanix Platform Professional 4.5 from Nutanix, and VMware Certified Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization from VMware.