Background, technical interests and personal projects.

My technical interests focus on the design, management and protection of modern IT infrastructures, with particular attention to virtualization, operating systems, networking, cloud, containerization and security.

In the field of virtualization, I am mainly deepening my knowledge of VMware vSphere 8 Update 3, ESXi and vCenter, technologies that I use both during my ITS program and in my personal home lab. I am interested in understanding how to manage hosts, clusters, virtual machines, virtual networks, storage and services such as vMotion and Distributed Switch in an environment that is as close as possible to a real-world scenario. I also have a basic knowledge of Proxmox, which I consider a valuable open-source alternative to explore in order to understand different approaches to virtualization.

Regarding operating systems, I am consolidating my experience with Linux environments, especially Ubuntu and Debian, and with Microsoft Windows systems, both server-side and client-side. I mainly work with Windows Server 2019 and 2022, Windows 10 and Windows 11, while I am also starting to explore Windows Server 2025 and some legacy versions such as Windows 7 and Windows XP, which are useful for understanding compatibility, management and differences between systems from different generations.

At the application level, I am interested in containerization with Docker, especially for self-hosting essential and personal services. I am developing this area through the installation and management of containerized applications, trying to keep services isolated, organized and easy to update. I am particularly interested in understanding how to manage data persistence, container networking, reverse proxying and integration with the rest of the infrastructure.

Another important area is networking, with a strong focus on Cisco technologies that I am studying during my ITS program. I am interested in understanding how networks work in practice, from device configuration and VLANs to routing, segmentation and traffic management. At the same time, I am also developing a network security component, applied in my lab through OPNsense, firewalling, VPNs, access control and protection of exposed services.

Many of these areas are part of the “Higher Technical Education program for IT infrastructures and systems: Network, Cloud and Virtualization - ITS Network and Cloud Specialist” at ITS Angelo Rizzoli, where I am studying Windows Server, VMware vSphere, Cisco Networking, Linux Debian and, in the future, containerization as well. The program also includes a cloud component focused on both Microsoft Azure, with preparation for the AZ-900 certification, and AWS, where I have already achieved the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.

Through study, lab practice and personal projects, I am working to develop a complete view of IT infrastructure, understanding not only how to configure individual tools, but also how to integrate them in a secure, coherent and maintainable way.