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 and consistency

🔹 Leveraging automation for certificate updates and password rotations, reducing human error

🔹 Gaining real-time visibility through metrics to optimize system performance

The discussion highlights the critical role of IT in healthcare, the importance of professional implementation, and how automation and modernization with VCF directly improve system reliability—and ultimately, patient care.

👉 Don’t miss this story of IT transformation where technology and healthcare intersect.