Posts by Neal Condon

Neal Condon

Neal Condon is a Technical Account Manager at Veeam, bringing over 30 years of experience in the IT industry and a proven track record of driving technical excellence across enterprise environments. A Microsoft Certified Professional, Neal’s career spans from enterprise mainframe systems to modern cloud and virtualization platforms, giving him a deep understanding of how hardware and software interact to shape resilient, high‑performance infrastructures.

Before joining Veeam, Neal held several key roles, including Senior Technical Account Manager at Microsoft and a position at ESPN, where he attended the first Winter X Games in Colorado. Throughout his career, he has facilitated and instructed Windows and Exchange academies for leading institutions such as Fleet Boston, Fidelity Investments, State Street Bank, and UTC, helping IT teams strengthen their enterprise architecture and security posture.

While at Compaq, Neal delivered one of the first proofs of concept for Voice over IP (VoIP) at Bell Atlantic Laboratories in Baltimore, Maryland, an early milestone in the evolution of unified communications. He also contributed to the publication Mission‑Critical Active Directory: Architecting a Secure and Scalable Infrastructure, offering insights into secure, scalable enterprise directory design.

Areas of Expertise

Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365 (O365)
Windows Server (2016, 2012, 2008) and Hyper‑V
VMware Technologies
Microsoft Cluster Technologies
Microsoft Exchange Server / Exchange Online
Veeam and NetBackup
Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SAN)

Dedicated to helping organizations enhance data resilience and operational efficiency, Neal leverages his deep technical background to guide customers through complex modernization, recovery, and cloud transformation initiatives.

Technical | October 18, 2016 (Updated June 12, 2024) 5 min to read

Controlling backup infrastructure with Veeam’s VMware vSphere Web Client Plug-in

VMworld always provides an opportunity to better understand VMware’s strategic direction for the coming year. This year, there were several key announcements including VMware Cross Cloud Architecture, which allows customers to run, manage, connect and secure their apps across any cloud using a common operations platform. But, you may have missed an announcement pertaining to the VMware vSphere Client for Windows earlier in the year.

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Neal Condon

Technical Account Manager

Technical | July 4, 2016 (Updated June 12, 2024) 3 min to read

How Veeam eases VSAN & VVOL backup and restore

Have you had a chance to evaluate the new VMware storage technologies? VMware Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) and Virtual SAN (VSAN) are incredible innovations in vSphere 6.0 storage technologies. However, it is still a burden to back up the infrastructure and restore it if things do not go as planned. However, worry not—when it comes to Availability, Veeam has you covered! Let’s look at a few areas where VVOL and VSAN Availability can be easier than you think with Veeam.

Technical Best Practices

Neal Condon

Technical Account Manager