Ganesh Pandurangan
Chennai
Summary
Virtualization and HCI Specialist with 16 years of extensive IT experience in building and optimizing enterprise environments. Proven expertise in migrating workloads to Nutanix HCI and managing AHV/ESXi hypervisors on Windows platforms, ensuring peak performance, scalability, and reliability through meticulous monitoring and capacity planning. A strong background in VMware vSphere, ESXi clusters, and Azure hybrid cloud enables the delivery of cost-efficient, high-availability solutions tailored to organizational needs. Committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive operational excellence and enhance system performance.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Consultant
Tata consultant services
Chennai
09.2018 - Current
- Built and deployed Nutanix HCI clusters from scratch, migrating workloads from legacy infrastructure and optimizing performance.
- Administered VMware vSphere/ESXi, performing Windows server migrations, upgrades, and ensuring high availability.
- Planned and executed OS upgrades across enterprise environments with minimal downtime.
- Decommissioned legacy virtual and physical servers in compliance with SLA and security standards.
- Led STORSIMPLE project, migrating file shares to cloud storage for improved scalability and cost efficiency.
- Delivered RDS solutions, hosting platforms and applications for seamless end-user access.
Assistant Consultant
Wipro
09.2014 - 09.2018
- Managed and supported virtual & physical servers as per SLA.
- Handled VMotion/Storage vMotion, patching, and change management.
- Monitored server health, resolved incidents, and closed tickets quickly.
- Built, audited, and retired servers following standard processes.
- Supported remote desktop, HP iLO, and SQL cluster maintenance.
- Managed file shares (creation, permissions, migrations) with change control.
- Optimized storage utilization and coordinated VM backups using Avamar.
System Administrator
Polaris Software Lab
Chennai
01.2008 - 10.2014
- Installed and managed VMware ESX/ESXi (3.5–5.1) with vSphere.
- Created and maintained VM templates, workspaces, and libraries.
- Performed P2V/V2V migrations with zero downtime.
- Optimized vSphere performance and VM resource allocation.
- Executed vMotion & Storage vMotion for VM migrations.
- Applied patches, resolved network/storage issues, and ensured uptime.
- Managed regular VM backups for continuity.
Education
BE - EEE
Satayabama Institute Of Science And Technology
Chennai, Tamil Nadu04.2007
Skills
- VMware administration
- Nutanix administration
- OS upgrades
- Backup management
- Change management
- Server virtualization
Certification
- NCP
- VCP
- ITIL
Timeline
Associate Consultant
Tata consultant services
09.2018 - Current
Assistant Consultant
Wipro
09.2014 - 09.2018
System Administrator
Polaris Software Lab
01.2008 - 10.2014
BE - EEE
Satayabama Institute Of Science And Technology
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