Who We Are

Hello! I am Shawn Cannon and I have been dabbling in IT related things officially since 1996. I am our Executive Senior Blogger with experience in VMware, Microsoft, EMC storage, Veeam and Dell servers. For the past 3.5 years I have been working with Splunk. I am a VMware vExpert as well as a SplunkTrust member. I lead the Splunk user group in Atlanta. I am a proud father of two grown girls and in my spare time I like to go bowling, fishing and love to read.

VMware and Storage crazy man, vExpert, MN VMUG leader

Change. That word more than any other defines my career in IT from my start in my high school's apprenticeship program to most recently being a senior network engineer. I've held many roles across desktop support, programming, app admin to storage admin finding each one has helped round out my analytical troubleshooting and design methods. Currently a senior network engineer with JNCIS-ENT and PCNSE certs. Dell|EMC Elect 2017 Dell TechCenter Rockstar 2012-2016 Unidesk Certified Professional 2014 vExpert 2015-2016 Splunk Certified Power User

Philip is the director of infrastructure engineering for AmWINS Group, Inc., a specialty wholesale insurance brokerage based in Charlotte, NC. With a focus on data center technologies, he has built a career helping his customers and his employers deploy better IT solutions to solve their problems. Philip holds certifications in VMware and Microsoft technologies. He is a co-leader of the Charlotte VMUG. Views and opinions are his own and not reflective of his employer.