Bryan O’Connor is a Principal Learning Specialist and looks after QA's VMware, CompTIA and Cloud Credential Council (CCC) curriculums. He delivers a wide range of courses and holds over 50 CompTIA, Microsoft, VMware and other technical certifications himself.
Bryan has worked in the IT industry since 1986 when he was a hardware engineer on Commodore Pets, then moved into networking, and later specialised in virtualisation and cloud technologies. In 1997 he started working for QA training as a Microsoft and VMware trainer.
Bryan has taught VMware Products since 1997, became a VMware vExpert in 2012 and has worked with VMware in developing their range of vSphere courses. He speaks at various technical events and owns and runs his own VMware blog at www.bryanoconnor21.co.uk.
Starting with DOS, Bryan has worked with Microsoft technologies since 1986 and taught it since 1999. He runs his own YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/bryanqa, which hosts hundreds of Microsoft demo videos.
Bryan has been a member of the Cloud Credential Council (CCC) expert panel since its inception, has co-written white papers and has also been a member of the CCC talks sessions.
Outside of QA, Bryan enjoys spending time with his wife Tracey and their two daughters Meagan and Jessica, unless there’s a Grand Prix on the TV, when he enjoys paying Tracey, Meagan and Jessica to disappear for the day.
Best practices for managing user accounts in VMware vSphere
In another of Bryan O'Connor's technical VMware blogs, he details the do's and don'ts of adding user accounts in vSphere.
24 August 2021How to limit the number of VMware VM snapshots
In this technical blog, vExpert Bryan O'Connor explains why, and how, to limit the number of VMware snapshots for a virtual m…
21 June 2021What is virtualisation?
Bryan O'Connor explains what a virtual machine is and what the benefits of virtualisation are for any organisation.
14 May 2021Basic virtualisation terminology
What is a hypervisor? What is vSphere vMotion? What is HA? Bryan O'Connor, our vExpert, decodes commonly used virtualisation…
18 June 2021What is the benefit of getting VMware certification?
All about the VMware Data Center Virtualization Certification 2021 update
QA's VMware vExpert Bryan O'Connor looks at the 2021 VMware Data Center Virtualization certifications.
02 February 2021VCTA: The new introduction certification from VMware
Bryan O'Connor introduces the new entry-level VMware certification, Certified Technical Associate (VCTA).
27 November 2020Which VMware certifications and tracks are right for me?
Bryan O'Connor explains the different VMware certification levels and tracks available in 2020.
27 November 2020VMware: Multi-Cloud Introduction
QA's very own VMware vExpert, Bryan O'Connor, introduces VMware Multi-Cloud.
24 November 2020Why multi-cloud, what are the challenges and how can VMware help?
What is the difference between hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud? Why use multi-cloud for my organisation and what are the challen…
13 November 2020