BIO

Michael Brauer is a Technology Specialist who works with companies to optimize the technologies they use.  Working in the industry for over forty years now he acquired a wealth of knowledge.   After spending nearly, a three decades working in the financial, healthcare, and law enforcement sector securing and protect their networks, Michael knows what it truly takes to succeed at security and disaster recovery in a regulated industry. It’s about keeping yourself up on the latest threats and technologies.

Michael has worked and consulted for many Fortune 500 firms in his career. Securing Stock Brokerages, Wealth Management Firms, and Hedge Funds with several billions under management.  Michael started his career at the age of thirteen working as a programmer for a manufacturing company.  Michael has consulted and worked for such organizations as The United Nations, Revlon, EDS, Computer Associates, Private Capital Management, and Wasmer Schroeder to name a few.  Michael migrated into the Networking and Security field early in his career.  Having been a certified instructor for part of his career, Michael can relay complex information to a newbie with ease.  Michael regularly has presented to hundreds of attendees in technical seminars.

Michael attended The Ohio State University where he studied Computer Information Science.  Today he is the virtual CIO, CTO of several companies.  He is also a partner at a premier Data Center/MSP/MSSP firm called Digital Cloud Vault in Naples, FL where he delivers secure, reliable, high-performance data center and interconnection solutions.