Author

 

I am a Data , AI & Infrastructure Architect – Oracle ACE, VMware vExpert, Nutanix NCP – Speaker, Blogger, Author, Technologist, Evangelist, Partner & Customer Advocate – love working with Customers & Partners to build creative solutions to solve complex problems & improve Customer experience.

 


 

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep”

– Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, 1923 by Robert Frost

 

 

 

Profile

 

Data , AI & Infrastructure Architect – Oracle ACE, VMware vExpert, Nutanix NCP – Speaker, Blogger, Author, Technologist, Evangelist, Partner & Customer Advocate – love working with Customers & Partners to build creative solutions to solve complex problems & improve Customer experience.

Worked with key Partners & Sales/Field/SE/TAM/PMs/Engineering/Marketing to drive strategic Customer & Partner opportunities – participating, contributing & leading end-to-end engagements – Roles include Pre-Sales, Post-Sales, POC’s, Escalations, Evangelism, Enablement etc.

Trusted Advisor – Collaborate with Customers & Partners to enable & adopt Oracle workloads on Platform & Partner Technologies

Customer & Partner Obsession – Received several Customer & Partner recognition awards , highlighting Customer & Partner obsession at it best

Devise Strategy – Partner with Global Field to define & execute Oracle workloads on Platform & Partner Technologies engagement strategy across all GEOS & key partners (AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Pure Storage, Intel, Micron, Netapp, Dell EMC etc.)

Product Collaboration – Collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Field, Alliance etc. along with key Partners on GTM , Deliverables, Customer issues, product enhancements, features, production escalations working with Global Support to resolve them

Thought Leadership – Provide global thought leadership on Oracle workloads on Platform & Partner Technologies, Create enablement content through presentations, blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures, podcasts, demos etc. & present at major industry events & conferences (Oracle Open World, Quest/IOUG, Oracle User Groups, ASCEND, VMworld (Us & Europe), VMware PEX, EMC World, Pure Storage, Intel Vision & Innovation, FMS, OCP, SNIA SDC etc.) – A recognized speaker & Industry recognized expert in Oracle workloads on Platform & Partner Technologies

Community Engagement – A community leader by driving & participating in Platform & Partners global technical forums, driving best practices and contributing to Oracle & Platform/Partner technical community globally.

Evangelism – Evangelize internally & externally across Customers & Partners highlighting Oracle workloads on Platform & Partner Technologies offerings
 
Enablement – Drive Platform & Partner solutions & GTM strategies across all GEOS, enable Partners to build differentiated offerings for virtualizing Oracle workloads on Platform & Partner Technologies

 

 

 

 

Educational Background

 

First and foremost, I am grateful to my Dad & Mom for holding my hand and guiding me through all the storms and showering me with their everlasting love.

I am very grateful to my Teachers for their efforts in imbibing the knowledge in me and the Almighty for his kind grace , whatever I am today.

My entire schooling till 12th grade was done in D.B.M.S. English School, Jamshedpur, India.

http://dbms.edu.in/

 

I completed my Bachelor Degree on Computer Science from Siddaganga Institute of Technology , Tumkur [1991 – 1995] , my project thesis was “Library Management Services (LMS)” on Oracle 6.

http://www.sit.ac.in/

 

I have a Masters Degree in Computer Science from San Diego State University , San Diego – my MS thesis was “HETEROGENEOUS NPACI-ROCKS/MPI/CUDA DISTRIBUTED MULTI-GPGPU APPLICATION FOR SEEKING COUNTEREXAMPLES TO BEAL’S CONJECTURE: MPI/CUDA INTEGRATION COMPONENT”.

 

 

https://www.sdsu.edu/

 

 

 

Professional Career

 

Starting Jan 1st 1996 , for the past 29+ years,  I have worked as an Principal Oracle DBA /Architect /DBA Manager / Infrastructure Technologist at various Fortune 100 companies managing their highly available, mission critical, multi-terabyte Oracle databases and database teams with hands on Oracle Technologies experience. List of organizations I have worked for  –

    • Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
    • Sony Electronics
    • Newgen Results / Teletech Corp  / AspenMS
    • SAIC
    • Active Network Inc
    • Sempra Energy Holdings
    • VMware – Senior Staff Solution Architect & Global Oracle Practice Lead for VMware specializing in all Oracle Technologies on VMware SDDC
    • Nutanix – Sr System Engineer (OEM).

 

I am also on the Advisory Board for LicenseFortress,  the only software asset management managed service that provides a bundled offering including legal and technical advice under a financial guarantee.

 

VMware vBCA Specialist , vExpert , VCA – Cloud certified – https://vexpert.vmware.com/directory/1038

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Alumni of VMware CTO Ambassador Program – https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6254333361159045120

 

VMware Member of the CTO Ambassador Program, Class of 2017, I am honored to be part of this group.

 

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6254333361159045120

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6230806047536353280  

 

 

Oracle ACE  – https://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=19297:4:::NO:4:P4_ID:18020

 

 

 

 

Nutanix Certified Professional

 

 

Level Up Project – https://www.veeam.com/vmware-vtrail-map-2020.html#apps

 

 

 

VMware User Trail Map –  Community guide for your Virtualization Journey 2019_vtrail

2019 VMware User Trail Map

The above document was created as a result of the Level Up project. Members of the technology community from all over the world have contributed to ensure that this guide will provide you with the information you need to help you make progress at the job you are trying to do at this stage of your career.

Much like a GitHub project, Level Up is a collection of contributors, but instead of creating code, we create useful assets in an “open source content” collaborative style with the sole purpose of helping the tech community. The goal is to help people Level Up their skills so they can Level Up in their careers. Come join us in our efforts to give back to the community.

 

 

2020 Level Up Project Ambassador 2020_vTrail_SB https://www.veeam.com/vmware-vtrail-map-2020.html#pages_enterprise_applications_1

 

 

2019 Level Up Project Ambassador

2019_vTrail_SB https://www.cohesity.com/resource-assets/vTrail-Map-2019.pdf

 

 

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