Prabina Kumar Patro

Experience

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  Dell Technologies

  Mar 2006 - Nov 2011

  Senior Software Quality Engineer

  Worked for the Quality Engineering team of EMC Invista, EMC VPlex - a Sorage Virtualization Solution.. VPlex interoperability and implementation with multi vendor hardware.. In-depth understanding of operating systems, servers, and enterprise applications, as well as their compatibility with storage architecture, business goals, and technology strategies. Configuration and validation of SAN Infrastructure with EMC VPlex, Clariion, Symmetrix, VMware.. Storage Infrastructure and solution - build, test and implement. Show less

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  Infosys

  Dec 2011 - Feb 2015

  Senior Consultant

  Responsible for managing Data Center and IT operations, IT disaster recovery and infrastructure project management.Clariion, DMX, VMAX, Celerra, NetApp, NetApp cDOT, Hitachi USPV, VMware, Data Domain, NetWorker, ISILON.. Assessment, Optimization and Implementing data center solutions. . Enterprise datacenter administration and support.. Migration from Non-virtualized environment to Virtualized environment.. Disaster recovery planning and procedures, implementation testing and recovering systems.. Pre-Sales activities include customizing and delivering presentations (RFPs) to position solutions, Requests for Information (RFIs), Proof of Concepts (POCs) to meet the customer's needs. Show less

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  CSC UKI

  Mar 2015 - Dec 2016

  Lead Consultant

  Responsible for managing Data Center and IT operations, IT disaster recovery, capacity planning and infrastructure project management. Managed global data center located in Asia, Europe and North America.Storage hardware - EMC PowerMax, PowerStore, UnityXT, VPLEX, ISILON, XTREMIO, CISCO UCS, VMware, Pure Storage, Cisco Switch, Brocade Switch.- Datacenter management and production support. - Storage Infrastructure consulting.- Storage solutions, design and implementation.- Storage performance analysis and optimization.- Migration to upgraded environment.- Fabric Network migration from Brocade to Cisco. - Pre-Sales activities include customizing and delivering presentations (RFPs) to position solutions, Proof of Concepts (POCs) to meet the customer's needs. Show less

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  Dell Technologies

  Jan 2017 - now

  Senior Advisor Solutions Architect

  Responsible for Technology Assessment, demonstrating POC on the latest technologies, and working with technology partners, and collaborating with functional teams to engineer data center products for the Company that add value and enhance customer experience.advanced design & engineering of DellEMC Converged & Hyper-converged Platforms which are used in many of the world’s most business-critical private and public cloud Datacenter. Have deep, extensive knowledge of Dell Technologies products, integration capabilities and related environments, keeping up to date with the latest industry developments.- Designing Converged (VxBlock) Platform & Solutions Engineered products.- Core Expertise in - Compute, Storage, Networking, and Virtualization.- Introducing innovative Products in Compute, Network, Storage and virtualization Technologies offerings into CI & HCI platforms.- Build standard documentation for internal and customers - i.e. - Architecture Overview, Admin Guide, Logical Build guide, Release cycle Matrix (RCM), SOPs.- Working on Cisco UCS B-Series, C-Series & Next generation of Dell PowerEdge Servers.- Presenting TOI sessions with all stakeholders & customers for new products & features. Show less