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Kranthi Kumar Akkim

Kranthi Kumar Akkim

Bangalore

Summary

Forward-thinking Operations Specialist bringing 11 years of expertise in Datacenter Solutions . Cultivates rapport with individuals to optimize goals and output, resolve complex problems and deliver innovative improvement solutions and strategies. Proficient in storage, Virtualization, HCI infra, backup and cloud Technologies.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages

Work History

Consultant

VMware Professional Services (PSO)
  • Managed both national and international VMware PSO implementations
  • Supervised VMware vsphere implementations, Horizon, VMware vROPS implementations and VMware SRM implementations
  • Successfully upgraded vsphere infrastructure
  • Facilitated P2V Migrations.

Sr.Solutions Architect

V5Techsol India LLP.
12.2022 - Current
  • Directing end-to-end pre-sales activities, consulting & solutioning services and projects management activities for multiple clients
  • Administering the overall service delivery, adhering to SLA compliance while ensuring excellent levels of services for all customers including user training
  • Ensuring delivery & implementation of the project as per scheduled deadlines; planning & coordinating for post-implementation & maintenance support; leading team members, allocating resources and guiding them during the project, till final delivery
  • Creating and analyzing Proof of Concepts (PoC); working with Field Sales Team to analyze sales opportunities and managing technical proposal, providing support on implementations and RFQ
  • Liaising with OEMs for understanding the latest technology updates, sizing tools and SKU changes.

Architect

WIPRO
03.2022 - 12.2022
  • Understanding the requirement, Planning the solution for the requirement
  • Installation of the solution in on-prem or on cloud based on the solution design
  • Involved in Multicloud Management Solution Implementations
  • Meeting with various OEMs or Vendors, Planning and Analyzing about the solutions
  • Involve in various Product installation and Planning - Dell EMC Storage Solutions, HCI (VxRail, vSAN, Nutanix, Cisco Hyperflex), Netapp, Cisco UCS, VMware vSphere, VMware Horizon, VMware vSAN, Veeam Backup and Recovery etc
  • Working with Operations team during production down scenarios and offering my help in bringing the production UP.

Architect

Wissen Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
06.2020 - 03.2022
  • Developing & implementing technology-based solutions for enhancing functional efficiency and achieving business excellence; managing risks and planning for contingencies to ensure minimal effect on deliverables
  • Supporting and implementing Dell & Netapp Storage, VxRail, vCloud foundation, Nasuni cloud with a team of 4 members
  • Involving in escalations service tickets
  • Design the data migration plan and implementing the same with the help of team
  • Migration of hyper-V & physical workloads to new VxRail infra
  • File data migration to Nasuni and Azure cloud environments
  • Leading team members, allocating resources and guiding them during the project, till final delivery
  • Have experience on Service now
  • Daily meetings with Project managers, application owners and other stakeholders for various solution design plannings requirements and escalations.

Solutions Architect

22by7 Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
05.2013 - 06.2020
  • Directing end-to-end pre-sales activities, consulting & solutioning services and projects management activities for multiple clients
  • Administering the overall service delivery, adhering to SLA compliance while ensuring excellent levels of services for all customers including user training
  • Mapping clients requirements through gap analysis; analyzing workflow to design solutions spanning proof of concept, presentation; coordinating with Customer and Sales Teams for building solutions
  • Defining service standards and guidelines, governance structure, best practices that serve as benchmark for excellent service delivery
  • Ensuring delivery & implementation of the project as per scheduled deadlines; planning & coordinating for post-implementation & maintenance support; leading team members, allocating resources and guiding them during the project, till final delivery
  • Creating and analyzing Proof of Concepts (PoC); working with Field Sales Team to analyze sales opportunities and managing technical proposal, providing support on implementations and RFQ
  • Liaising with OEMs for understanding the latest technology updates, sizing tools and SKU changes.

Education

Bachelor of Science - CSE

Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering And Technolog
Chennai, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Solutions Designing for customers requirement

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Technical Purview

  • VMware vSphere
  • VMware Horizon
  • Persona Management & App volumes
  • VMware vSAN
  • VMware NSX
  • VMware SRM
  • VROPS
  • Dell EMC Clariion
  • Dell EMC VNX/VNXe
  • Dell EMC Unity
  • Dell EMC ISILON
  • Dell EMC CTA (Cloud tiering appliance)
  • Netapp FAS series 7Mode Arrays
  • Netapp FAS series C-mode Arrays
  • Netapp E-series Arrays
  • Dell EMC Vxrail
  • Nutanix AOS
  • AHV
  • Nutanix file services
  • Nutanix block services
  • Cisco Hyperflex
  • Veeam backup and replication
  • Veritas Backup Exec
  • Dell EMC Networker
  • Dell EMC Data Domain
  • Cisco Blade Chassis
  • Servers
  • Fabric Interconnects
  • Dell Rack Servers
  • HP Racks Servers
  • Super Micro Rack Servers
  • VMware Horizon on GCP cloud
  • VMC on AWS
  • Azure VMware Solution

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 08/30/90

Timeline

Sr.Solutions Architect

V5Techsol India LLP.
12.2022 - Current

Architect

WIPRO
03.2022 - 12.2022

Architect

Wissen Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
06.2020 - 03.2022

Solutions Architect

22by7 Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
05.2013 - 06.2020

Bachelor of Science - CSE

Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering And Technolog
04.2001 -

Consultant

VMware Professional Services (PSO)

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