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Phoummala Schmitt

Phoummala Schmitt

Phoummala Schmitt is an IT professional with a broad range of experience that focuses on Microsoft software, VMware, and enterprise storage. Phoummala has extensive experience working in IT consulting and operations at a global scale, where she headed up an enterprise and backup environment that supported employees in more than 30 countries. She holds several certifications, including an MSCA and MCTS, in addition to being named vExpert 2014 and 2015. Phoummala holds several certifications, including an MSCA and MCTS. She has held various jobs in the IT industry, including a position as a Network Analyst in the healthcare industry. Some of her favorite platforms and technologies are Microsoft Exchange Server, mobile devices, and virtualization.

Phoummala is also the Co-Host of Current Status Podcast where they discuss the latest technology and is a Central PA VMUG Leader. You can also find Phoummala writing technical articles.

• Contributing Technical author
• Petri IT Knowledgebase
• The Register
• 24x7ITConnection
• WeBreakTech.com

The Latest Posts Featuring Phoummala Schmitt

Women in Tech, Upskilling, and Cloud Strategy — SolarWinds TechPod 013
Phoummala Schmitt opens up to host Alex Navarro about the unconventional career path that led her to becoming a Microsoft advocate. Listen in as they discuss taking control of your…
May 2, 2019
Podcast TechPod
Women in Tech, Upskilling, and Cloud Strategy — SolarWinds TechPod 013
Dropped Packets with Phoummala Schmitt — SolarWinds TechPod 004
February 28, 2019
Podcast TechPod
Host Alex Navarro visits with Phoummala Schmitt; Microsoft advocate, engineer, messaging and collaboration specialist, and “mom.” Listen in while @ExchangeGoddess has a frank and candid conversation covering origin stories, the IT journey,…
Migrating to the Cloud — SolarWinds TechPod 001
February 7, 2019
Podcast TechPod
With SolarWinds, IT pros are discovering a smarter way to manage apps, servers, databases, and hybrid clouds. The shift starts here. It can be a struggle to find the right…
Networking Without Firewalls
September 19, 2018
Network
We have all heard the saying “It’s who you know, not what you know.” There is truth in the statement. Your personal network can help you succeed in your career…
What Makes a Thought Leader?
September 5, 2018
Network
What do The Guru, The Expert, The Maven, The Trailblazer, The Leading Light, The Practice Leader, The Heavyweight, The Opinion Shaper, and The Influencer all have in common? These are…
Beating Imposter Syndrome
August 22, 2018
Security
“Hello! My Name is Phoummala and I have re-occurring imposter syndrome. I struggle with this frequently and it’s a battle that I know I am not alone in.” What is…
The Human Side of IT
August 9, 2018
Monitoring and Observability
The technology industry is about technology. Technology is the fastest changing industry there is, but the often-overlooked part of this industry is the humans that work with the technology. Humans…
Defining Your IT Journey
August 1, 2018
Network
The IT journey is really nothing more than your career plan or goals that you have for your career. It’s the story of you. I call it the IT Journey because it’s…
Active Directory Monitoring
February 24, 2016
Monitoring and Observability
Active Directory, commonly known as AD, can be considered the heart of the IT infrastructure. It holds user account information, computers and servers, provides authentication and certificates. It even has…
Troubleshooting Exchange Issues
February 24, 2016
IT Service Management
Now that you’ve configured monitoring and alerting for your applications, what are you going to do with the knowledge you’ve gained? Using some of the data that you receive from…
Daily Monitoring of Microsoft Exchange
February 5, 2016
Monitoring and Observability
Email is the lifeline for almost every business in this world. When email is down businesses cannot communicate. There is loss of productivity, which could lead to dollars lost, which…
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