Sr. Technical Consultant & Trainer

Kannan
Manoharan

VMware Certified Instructor · Microsoft Certified Trainer · Multi-Cloud & Kubernetes Specialist

16+ years turning complex cloud infrastructure — vSphere, Cloud Foundation, Azure, Tanzu & Kubernetes — into skills teams actually use. 50+ courses delivered, 750+ learners reached worldwide.

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+91 97891 60618 mano.kannan@hotmail.com Tamil Nadu, India
Kannan Manoharan
VCIVMware Instructor
MCT 2026Microsoft Trainer
16+
Years Experience
50+
Courses Delivered
750+
Learners Reached
20+
Industry Certifications
About

A trainer who has lived the platforms he teaches

From building software and running college data centers to certifying enterprise engineers across the globe — my career spans development, infrastructure and education.

Today I work as a Senior Technical Consultant & Trainer at Koenig Solutions Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, delivering the full VMware portfolio — vSphere, NSX, vSAN, Aria, Cloud Director, Cloud Foundation and Tanzu — alongside Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes and Spring tracks.

I hold deep expertise in Azure administration and DevOps (AZ-400) — CI/CD pipelines, Terraform automation, containerization with Docker & Kubernetes, work-item management on Azure Boards, and Git/GitHub/GitLab with Jenkins. I also specialize in machine learning, deep learning and Azure AI (AI-900, AI-102).

Earlier, I spent 8+ years as an Assistant Professor cum System Administrator, giving me a strong Computer Science foundation and hands-on Windows Server management — and I authored the book “Problem Solving and Python Programming” (MJP Publishers, 2018).

Signature Strengths

  • VMware Certified Instructor across DCV, NV, CMA, DTM, VCF 9.0 & Tanzu
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer — Azure Admin, DevOps Expert & AI Engineer
  • Multi-cloud — VMware, Azure, Nutanix & Proxmox
  • Kubernetes & Cloud Native — CKA/CKAD, Tanzu, Istio
  • Published author & Spring Certified Professional
Skillable 750 students reached 750+ Students ReachedRecognised on Skillable hands-on labs
Credentials

A wall of hard-earned certifications

Continuously certified across the platforms I teach — from VMware and Microsoft to Nutanix and cloud-native ecosystems.

VMware Certified Instructor
VCI
VCP — Cloud Foundation Administrator
VCF 9.0
VCP — Cloud Foundation Architect
VCF 9.0
VCAP — Cloud Foundation Automation
Advanced Professional
VCAP — Cloud Foundation VKS
Advanced Professional
VCP — Data Center Virtualization
DCV · 2022
VCP — Network Virtualization
NV · 2024
VCP — Cloud Management & Automation
CMA · 2023
VCP — Desktop Management
DTM · 2023
VCP — Application Modernization
Tanzu AM · 2023
VCP — Tanzu for Kubernetes Ops
TKO · 2024
Microsoft Certified Trainer
MCT · 2022–2026
Azure Administrator
Associate
DevOps Engineer
Expert
Azure AI Engineer
Associate
Nutanix Certified Professional
Multicloud Infra 6
Nutanix Certified Associate
Multicloud Infra 6.5
Spring Certified Professional
By VMware · 2024
Fundamentals for Istio
solo.io
Courses Delivered

The complete training curriculum

Every course I actively deliver, organised by track. Tap any track to expand the full catalogue.

V

VMware

24 courses · vSphere → Cloud Foundation 9.0
01vSphere: Install, Configure & Manage (7 & 8)
02vSphere: Operate, Scale & Secure (8)
03vSphere: Advanced Administration (8)
04vSphere: Troubleshooting (8)
05NSX: Install, Configure, Manage (4.0)
06NSX: Troubleshooting & Operations (4.0)
07vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage (7 & 8)
08vSAN: Troubleshooting (7 & 8)
09vSphere with Tanzu: Deploy, Configure & Manage (7 & 8)
10Tanzu Kubernetes Grid: Install, Config & Manage (2.0 & 2.5)
11Kubernetes Fundamentals & Cluster Operations
12Aria Automation: Install, Configure, Manage (8.10 & 8.17)
13Aria Automation: Orchestration & Extensibility (8.13)
14Aria Automation: Advanced Topics (8.14)
15Aria Operations: Install, Configure, Manage (8.17)
16Cloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage (10.4 & 10.5)
17Cloud Director: Deploy, Configure, Manage (10.6)
18Cloud Foundation: Deploy, Configure, Manage (5.0 & 5.2)
19Cloud Foundation: Build, Manage & Secure (9.0)
20Cloud Foundation: Automate & Operate (9.0)
21Cloud Foundation: Solution Architecture & Design (9.0)
22Cloud Foundation: Advanced Solution Architecture & Design (9.0)
23Cloud Foundation: Troubleshooting (9.0)
24vSphere Kubernetes Service: Design, Deploy & Operate (9.0)
M

Microsoft Azure & AI

19 courses · Azure · DevOps · Security · Copilot
01Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
02Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
03Developing Solutions for Azure (AZ-204)
04Designing & Implementing DevOps Solutions (AZ-400)
05Azure Networking Solutions (AZ-700)
06Secure Cloud Resources (AZ-500)
07Microsoft Purview — Fundamentals
08Implement Data Security in Microsoft Purview
09Protect Sensitive Info with Purview in the AI era (SC-401)
10End-to-End Security for Cloud & AI workloads (SC-500)
11Develop AI Solutions in Azure (AI-102)
12Designing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution (AI-102)
13Azure OpenAI & GitHub Copilot for End Users
14Introduction to Microsoft Copilot
15Microsoft Copilot for Data & AI
16Microsoft Copilot for Azure
17Microsoft Copilot for Azure DevOps
18AI Agents in Copilot Studio (AB-620)
19Generative AI for Developers (Microsoft)
K

Kubernetes & Containers

3 courses · CKA · CKAD
01Docker & Kubernetes Administration
02Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
03Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
S

Spring & Java Full Stack

4 courses · Core → Full Stack
01VMware Spring: Core
02Spring Boot Developer
03Spring Security
04Java Full Stack with Spring Boot & Angular
Technical Toolbox

Skills & areas of interest

Cloud & Virtualization
VMwareAzureNutanixProxmoxCloud FoundationTanzu
DevOps & Cloud Native
KubernetesDockerTerraformJenkinsCI/CDGit · GitHub · GitLabAzure Boards
Languages
JavaSpring BootC#ASP.NetPython
Frameworks & IDEs
.NET 3.5 / 4.0 / 4.5MVC 3.0 / 3.5Visual StudioSTSIntelliJSSMS
Data & AI
SQL ServerOracleMSBITableauMachine LearningDeep LearningAzure AI
Focus Areas
Cloud Infra DeploymentKubernetes AdministrationDeveloper SupportSpring Boot Web DevAgile
Career Journey

16+ years across industry & academia

Mar 2022 — Present · 3+ yrs

Sr. Technical Consultant & Trainer

Koenig Solutions Pvt. Ltd. · New Delhi

Delivering the full VMware portfolio (vSphere, NSX, vSAN, Aria, Cloud Director, Cloud Foundation, Tanzu) plus Microsoft Azure, DevOps, AI, Kubernetes and Spring tracks to enterprise learners worldwide.

VMwareAzureKubernetesSpring
May 2018 — Mar 2022 · 3.10 yrs

Team Lead

Thivim Software Solutions · Kumbakonam

Led software development and project delivery — managing teams, architecture and client engagements across web and application development.

Software DevelopmentProject ManagementTeam Handling
Jul 2009 — May 2018 · 8.7 yrs

Asst. Professor cum System Administrator

Arasu Engineering College · Kumbakonam

Taught Computer Science & Engineering, administered Microsoft Windows Server infrastructure, and led a student development team that built institution-management applications — training 200+ students in software development.

TeachingWindows ServerDev Team Lead
Education

Academic foundation

2014

M.E. Computer Science & Engineering

Anna University, Chennai · through MBCBS

78%
2009

B.Tech Information Technology

Arasu Engineering College, Anna University · Tanjore, Tamil Nadu

74%
2005

Higher Secondary (H.S.C.)

Sri K.G.S. Higher Sec. School · Aduthurai, Tamil Nadu

72%
2003

Secondary (S.S.L.C.)

Sri K.G.S. Higher Sec. School · Aduthurai, Tamil Nadu

79%
Honors & Publications

Beyond the classroom

Published Author · 2018
“Problem Solving and Python Programming”

Authored & published a Python programming textbook with MJP Publishers — distilling core problem-solving and programming fundamentals for students.

Development Team Lead

Led the software development team at Arasu Engineering College, building applications for overall institution management and training 200+ students.

Talent Acquisition Executive

Recruited developers and faculty members across both industry and academia — hiring and building high-performing technical teams.

Let's work together

Available for training & consulting

Enterprise cloud, virtualization, DevOps & AI training — on-site or online, worldwide. Let's talk about your team's next upskilling program.

mano.kannan@hotmail.com +91 97891 60618
Languages
Tamil · English
Nationality
Indian
Passport
Valid · Exp. 01/2035
Availability
Global · On-site / Online
Based in
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu