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About the Book
Join 5,000+ companies migrating from VMware to Proxmox VE in 2025!
With VMware costs skyrocketing after the Broadcom acquisition, this comprehensive 300+ page guide transforms you from beginner to Proxmox expert. Based on 100+ production deployments by EC INTELLIGENCE across Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
What You'll Master:
- Complete Lab Setup - Build a 3-node cluster with nested KVM virtualization in 2 hours
- Enterprise Clustering - Design resilient multi-node clusters with true High Availability
- Ceph Storage Mastery - Deploy production-ready distributed storage achieving 38,000 IOPS
- VMware Migration - Zero-downtime migration strategies tested on 100+ nodes
- Automation - Full Ansible playbooks and API integration for Infrastructure as Code
Real Results from Production: "One financial services client saved $295,000/year (from $340K VMware to $45K Proxmox). Migration cost: $50K. ROI: 6 months."
Who This Book Is For:
✓ System Administrators escaping VMware licensing costs
✓ DevOps Engineers building private cloud infrastructure
✓ IT Architects designing cost-effective solutions
✓ Students learning enterprise virtualization
What Makes This Book Different:
Unlike free documentation or blog posts, you get:
- 15 comprehensive chapters with progressive learning path
- Complete working code from actual deployments
- 50+ troubleshooting scenarios with proven solutions
- Real performance data from enterprise environments
- Free lifetime updates as Proxmox evolves
Book Structure:
Part I: Foundation (Chapters 1-3) Build your complete lab environment and master Proxmox basics
Part II: Enterprise Clustering (Chapters 4-6) Create resilient multi-node clusters with advanced features
Part III: Ceph Storage Mastery (Chapters 7-10) Deploy and optimize distributed storage for production
Part IV: Production Operations (Chapters 11-13) Manage VMs, containers, and complete automation
About the Author: Akoley Aristide Bekroundjo is a Cloud Architect and founder of EC INTELLIGENCE. With over a decade deploying Proxmox, Ceph, and OpenStack clusters across Africa, Europe, and the Americas, he brings battle-tested experience from hundreds of production deployments.
Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/akoley-bekroundjo
About the Author
Akoley Aristide Bekroundjo is a Cloud Architect, trainer, and founder of EC INTELLIGENCE, a company dedicated to helping enterprises build modern IT infrastructures. With more than a decade of hands-on experience, he has designed and deployed Proxmox, Ceph, OpenStack, and OpenShift clusters for organizations across Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
Aristide has also delivered professional training to hundreds of engineers, administrators, and architects, bridging the gap between open-source innovation and enterprise-class requirements. His mission is to make high-availability, scalable, and secure infrastructures accessible to companies of all sizes.
When he is not teaching or architecting complex environments, he shares his insights through books, articles, and technical videos, always aiming to translate advanced concepts into clear, actionable knowledge.