About me
I’m Kristof Asaert, a freelance Infrastructure & Cloud Architect and founder of Cloudwiz. I help organisations design, deploy and automate VMware Cloud Foundation, and I stay on as their technical partner after go-live.
I’ve spent over 25 years in enterprise infrastructure, more than 20 of them in outsourcing at IBM and Kyndryl. In outsourcing, customer relationships last years, not months. I was the technical point of contact between customers and the teams delivering for them. I made sure issues reached the right people, got solved, and that the environment kept improving as the business grew. I still work that way, as an independent.
Credentials
- Broadcom Knight
- VMware vExpert (2019–2026) and vExpert PRO
- Leader of the Belgian VMUG
- Working in Dutch, English and French
How I can help
- VCF 9 design, deployment and upgrades
- Infrastructure automation
- VCF health checks and architecture reviews
- Long-term technical partnership: your point of contact between your teams, your vendors and Broadcom
About this blog
Kristof’s Virtual Life is where I share what I run into in the field: real-world findings, homelab experiments and troubleshooting deep-dives. If a post saves you a few hours, it did its job.
Outside work you’ll find me running or in the gym, or with my two kids, who count for four. I love them anyway 🙂
Work with me
Planning a VCF deployment, an upgrade or an automation project? Use the form below or connect with me on LinkedIn. Feedback on posts is always welcome too.
