Michael Steg
Michael is our VMware evangelist and lives our motto.
- Experience
- 21 years of IT experience
- Languages
- DE · EN
- 7 years internal IT
- 14 years IT service provider
Awards
- VMware vExpert
Focus areas
- Data Center Architecture
- Consulting & Design
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- End-User Computing
- Network Virtualization & Security
- Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Technologies
Further education
- Bachelor of Science FH in Business Information Technology
- Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Business Data Processing
- IT Specialist, Federal Diploma of Higher Education
Certifications 20 · verified via Credly
Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I) 2025 
VMware Certified Implementation Expert - Desktop Management 2023 2023 A selection. 18 further active certifications are not shown.
Project history 5 periods
- 2022 - 2026
Defense
Solution Architect
Internal Lead Solution Architect for the entire ICT services and data center infrastructure, on secondment. Projects across the whole enterprise landscape (VMware, Omnissa, security and network solutions)
- 2020 - 2022
Defense
Project Manager
Complete separation of a defense group's Swiss services from the international corporation.
Healthcare, Retail
Solution Architect
Consulting, design and implementation of highly available multi-site data center solutions based on VMware.
- 2020
Insurance, Industry
Project Manager
Conducting workshops on virtual infrastructure design according to current best practices. Support with planning and implementation, architecture consulting, proactive services including regular VMware performance analyses, evaluations and recommendations, migration projects.
- 2019
Public Administration
Solution Architect
Design of a multi-site architecture based on VMware Cloud Foundation for a public sector tender.
- 2016 - 2021
Federal Administration
Consultant
Full-scope support of all federal agencies as VMware Technical Account Manager (approx. 38,000 employees). Support of hundreds of VMware installations in public, internal, confidential and secret environments.
2012 - 2026
Planning, design and implementation of highly available dual-site VMware and Omnissa infrastructures in the data center, end-user computing and hybrid cloud space. Consulting in the multicloud space for 120+ customers in Switzerland and abroad, member of various VMware and Omnissa boards in the USA and EMEA. Proactive services including regular health checks & performance analyses, evaluations and recommendations, data center migration projects. Further projects across Switzerland. Specialized since 2018 in security-critical infrastructures of the Swiss Army and other defense institutions.
Posts
soulTec reaches the highest Omnissa partner status
We have reached Platinum, the highest partner status in the newly introduced Omnissa partner programme.
An overview of Omnissa Horizon for Citrix customers
A guide for Citrix administrators who want to understand how Horizon is put together, and how its components map onto a Citrix environment.
Leaving Citrix behind, with Omnissa Horizon and soulTec
Wondering how to move off your existing Citrix environment without interrupting operations? More and more of our customers are looking at it because Citrix keeps getting more expensive.
Free for everyone – VMware Fusion and Workstation
Homelab enthusiasts, students and commercial users: VMware has made Fusion and Workstation free for everyone.
VMware Explore 2024 Barcelona: a detailed look back
VMware Explore 2024 in Barcelona ran from 4 to 7 November and was one of the largest events in IT infrastructure and cloud technology.
Workspace ONE security standards
VMware has raised the security standards of Workspace ONE. For military, federal and government bodies, and for insurers and banks, this is an essential requirement of their IT.
VMware Partner Leadership Summit 2023
We were invited to this year's VMware Partner Leadership Summit in the USA as one of the core partners in EMEA.
Customer Success specialization
We are the first VMware partner in Switzerland to hold the VMware Partner-Led Customer Success Specialization, and are now officially a VMware Customer Success Partner.
VMware Aria
VMware Aria is an intelligent multi-cloud management solution that runs applications, infrastructure and platform services from one platform with a shared data model.
How to spell VMware like a Pro
VMware is our bread and butter. Our IT existence is simply unimaginable without VMware. For this reason, VMware has a high priority within soulTec.
VMware Workspace ONE UEM Cloud 2206
VMware Workspace ONE UEM Cloud 2206 has been available to shared SaaS customers since 26 July 2022, and the rollout for shared SaaS environments is complete.
vSphere with Tanzu 50% Discount
Run Kubernetes on the same VMware vSphere infrastructure as your VMs, using vSphere with Tanzu Basic.
14 of 14 solution competencies
soulTec achieved 14 of 14 VMware solution competencies! We are proud to announce this latest achievement. We have now acquired all VMware solution capabilities that are currently available.
MSC: VMware Cloud on AWS
The VMware Cloud on AWS Master Services Competency signifies expertise in delivering hybrid cloud solutions based on VMware Cloud on AWS.
MSC: Digital Workspace
Digital Workspace characterizes a partner's organizational expertise in developing, deploying and supporting the ongoing management of customer applications, data and virtual desktop solutions.
MSC: Cloud Management and Automation
soulTec AG achieves top VMware certification in cloud management and automation.
VMware Horizon What's New
VMware Horizon 2111 – What's new?
Up to 50% discount on Horizon Subscription Licenses
Up to 50% discount on VMware Horizon subscription licenses soulTec offers a discount of up to 50% or more for VMware Horizon License Upgrades to VMware Horizon subscription.
12 Days of Kubernetes
Welcome to the 12 Days of Kuberetes. The buzzwords “Docker, Kubernetes, App Modernization, VMware Tanzu, etc.” dominate our everyday IT life.