Edward Branley is a freelance author, consultant, trainer, and procrastinator. He spends a lot of time as an Instructor (contract-Merit Systems) for HDS Academy. Edward started teaching at this level in the 1990s for Digital/Compaq, teaching Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster courses. He first taught for Hitachi Data Systems in 2005, doing the pilot of THI0515, Modular Storage Foundations. He also conducted the first 3T (Train-The-Trainer) class for THI-0517, Enterprise Storage Foundations, for HDS Academy (EMEA).
In addition to the certification classes, Edward teaches a wide range of subjects for @HDSAcademy, including Hitachi Command Suite, Tuning Manager, Enterprise (VSP) Hardware Install/Config, Modular (AMS) Install/Config, and all of the company's replication products.