christof ugau

managing partner - solution architect

About

Assist customers in building modern Hybrid Cloud Solutions based on Software Defined Solutions, to give their business the flexibility and guarantees it demands today. Building Solutions and Partnerships mostly with these VM-centric technologies: VMware: SDDC, Horizon View, Airwatch, vROPs, vRA, vSAN, NSX VEEAM: Availability Suite, Agents TINTRI: Hybirde & All Flash VM-aware Storage Trend Micro: Deep Security & Deep Discovey Simplivity: Omnicube PernixData: FVP, Architect PrimaryIO for Virtual Environments

Country

belgium

City

antwerp

Industry

computer software

Skill

vmware, virtualization, servers, data center, storage, vmware esx, vsphere, itil, windows server, vmware vsphere, security

Experience

managing partner - solution architect

epact

2016-1 - Present · 10 yrs 9 mos

Managing and designing solutions for happy customers. "I virtualize everything ... (almost)"

virtualization architect

uptime

2005-9 - Present · 21 yrs 1 mo

* Design and implement virtualization solutions for different customers (project based): * Covers Virtualization, Storage, Network, (VM) Backup Integration * Used Technolgies: * VMware Suite: vSphere / vCenter 5.1, SRM, View, vCops, ... * vCloud Director 5 (starting with real experience in our DataCenter) * Veeam Backup and Replication 6.5 * Netapp SnapManager Products * Cisco UCS manager 2.X * Netapp FAS 32XX, EMC VNX 5300 , ...:FC, FCoE, NFS, iSCSI

team lead

epact nv

2009-1 - 2015-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

system engineer

volvo it

2005-1 - 2006-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

* As Consultant * Develop a global Client-Server Environment (BlueLane) for the Volvo Truck Dealers: Based on the latest technologies: 2003 / XP -> AD, DFS,DNS,DHCP,GPO and some own scripting. * Implement (and coordinate) this environment in Germany, Austria, Switzerland & Sweden. * Automate IT order flows as much as possible between the different IT departments

system engineer

damovo

2002-3 - 2004-11 · 2 yrs 9 mos

* As Consultant: * Responsible AD Infrastructure (global) and reporting towards the countries * Operate the Netinstall Infrastructure and make new packages: software / windows updates * Automating administrative tasks (scripting) * Customize the ITIL flows within Omintracker and daily operational task concerning DB protection and performance optimalization

system engineer

j&j janssen pharmaceutica

2001-12 - 2002-3 · 4 mos

* As Consultant: * Responsible for software package verification and approval in region Europe * SMS Operations, Inter Regional * Automating administrative tasks (scripting)

system engineer

nokia

2001-4 - 2001-10 · 7 mos

* As Consultant * Integration Unix & PC environment * Implementation of Citrix MetaFrame 1.1 for Unix * Implementation of Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 for Microsoft Windows * Development and maintenance of Unattended desktop installations * Automating administrative tasks (scripting) * Groups Coordinator

system engineer

basf

1999-2 - 2001-3 · 2 yrs 2 mos

* As Consultant: * Development and maintenance of Unattend desktop installations * Automating administrative tasks (scripting) * Application Integration with Novell-servers (NDS) * Pilot (desktop and server) environment configuration * Roll-out assistance * End-user Training * Migration from Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 toward Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0

system engineer

bmw group

1997-10 - 1999-1 · 1 yr 4 mos

* As Consultant: * End user PC support for 60 users. * Daily operations of the infrastructure * Installation of new computers and servers * General pc and back office support