Ravikanth is a Distinguished Member Technical Staff and an architect for the Microsoft Software Defined Solutions at Dell EMC. He is a multi-year recipient of Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in Windows PowerShell (CDM). Ravikanth is the author of Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration Revealed (Apress) and Pro PowerShell Desired State Configuration. He can be seen speaking regularly at local user group events and conferences in India and abroad.