HARSH BANSAL

• Primarily responsible for leading the technical solution and Architecture design for specific named accounts.
• Outlining the key business and technology benefits of Cisco technologies.
• Specializing in Data Center Technologies and driving new technologies like ACI, Nexus Dashboard, SDA, Cisco Security Stack , Full Stack Observability and Enterprise Networks i.e. SDA and SDWAN etc.
• Designing end to end Cisco Solutions for customers demonstrating Cisco’s technologies via Demo Labs available on our Cloud Demo portal and PoCs.
• Creating Solution documents and BoQs for various technologies based on Customer requirement
• Training Partners and Customers
• Working on RFPs with customers
• Assisting partners with TAC cases and various post sales issues when required.
  

• My expertise is in handling B2B consulting, leading Presales discussions with customers, understanding their business needs and proposing solutions which can help meet their Business requirements
• Provide design and strategy to clients within Cisco Data Center and Enterprise Networking portfolio
• Designed, configured, installed and supported networks in multiple projects of Data Center and Enterprise Networks
• Design and implement Cisco ACI in datacenters, create a strategy that allows use of hypervisors, cloud orchestration tools for end users
• Collaborate with application owners to define dependencies, map dependencies for better application workflow within ACI or public cloud use.
• Define the migration from “network centric” model to an application policy model infrastructure, create plans in include ACI, Hybrid Cloud
• Define how orchestration/automation will be used for resource consumption, provisioning and application development
• In corporate Cisco Nexus 9000 NXOS to ACI fabric to work in concert with existing Nexus 7000s and ASRs for MPLS
• Designed ACI fabric to ensure each tenant is secured and has separation from other tenants. Use L3/L2 outs via common tenant to reduce TCAM and RAM utilization
• Working with stake holders to define features and recommend best practices
• Migrate workloads from Nexus 7000 to ASR 9000. Build, test configurations and deploy

• Managed VBlock 700 Infrastructure in global data centers
• Design and implement legacy layer2/3 designs and datacenter designs from Clos L2/L3, vDC, vPC, VRF, VRRP vs. Virtual Chassis technologies and Routing Protocols from OSPF, IS-IS and BGP etc.
• Major designs and implementations have been focused on Nexus 7000/5000, UCS, Cat6500/4500, MDS9000 etc.
• Worked on the UCS Technology, Initial configuration of UCS, UCS Manager, Creation of Service Profiles, LAN, SAN, Creation of Pools, Management of UCS, Installation of ESXi 5.1
• Design and implement unified computing, storage networking and unified I/O. Ensure VM mobility and scalability is within design.

• Provide the on-time and error-free implementation of IP Change management requests for MPLS VPNs, including the design, validation, and configurations, planning and end-to-end testing (SAT,CAT)
• Operational changes include configuring routing protocols MPLS, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP & RIP etc
• Write change documents which are then passed on to the customer for CAB approval.

• Worked with clients to evaluate and define operational requirements for implementation of new data center technology.
• Migrated Legacy Data Center to New Generation Data Center. Design Network which included Cisco nexus 7K, 5K with several Nexus 2000 FEX and MDS Storage

Handling DSL NOC operations for residential and corporate ADSL Broadband Service customers.

Responsible for delivering onsite support to Airtel broadband customers.