Virtually Speaking Podcast

E553 - IT That Saves Lives: Mary Washington Healthcare’s VMware Cloud Foundation Journey

Published: September 15, 2025

Duration: 11:50

In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, recorded at VMware Explore 2025, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Michael Miller, IT Systems Architect at Mary Washington Healthcare.

 

Mike shares his inspiring career journey from working the midnight help desk shift to leading IT architecture at a healthcare organization where uptime isn’t just about business continuity—it’s about saving lives.

 

He walks through Mary Washington Healthcare’s modernization journey:

🔹 Transitioning from legacy infrastructure to hyperconverged VxRail

🔹 Implementing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) for automation a...