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Evesham, Hereford And Worcester, United Kingdom

Moreton In Marsh, Gloucestershire, Uk

Responsibilities: Monitored SQL Servers, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, reviewing system and application logs. Monitored other SQL databases in Azure. Provided input into SQL hosting infrastructure. Managed and administered the daily backups of the SQL databases, test and developed database backup and recovery plans. Managed, maintained and administered the SQL Servers, archived old data, updated the data when needed and removed unused… Show more Responsibilities: Monitored SQL Servers, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, reviewing system and application logs. Monitored other SQL databases in Azure. Provided input into SQL hosting infrastructure. Managed and administered the daily backups of the SQL databases, test and developed database backup and recovery plans. Managed, maintained and administered the SQL Servers, archived old data, updated the data when needed and removed unused tables, stored procedures, functions, removed any existing tables that was purged from views, functions and stored procedures. The one project that I was involved in was a new stats website that was going to be hosted in Azure, created the database and uploaded to Azure, liaised with a third-party development company to develop a web application, the project was completed on time and was launched in the new year of 2017 for the fire industry. Performed other duties with assisting the IT Manager with the IT Infrastructure, the company has a total of twenty-five servers, in which a small number is used for the day to day tasks and the rest is used to host websites and databases. Provided support for the users (1st Line and 2nd Line IT Support). There was reports written for the Business Managers and customers of FPA on a monthly and yearly basis. Provided data to the various departments and for customer on request.Skills:Ms Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10Ms Office 2010, 2013, 2016Ms Office 365Ms Server 2008, 2012Ms SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014AzureDynamics 365 (Tested CRM)TSQL, SSIS, Views, Stored Procedures, FunctionsMs Exchange 2010, 2013Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, WSUS, IIS, DHCPSophos Antivirus and Sophos UTM.Veeam (Basic)Vmware (Basic)Networks, VPN, Switches – HP Managed Switches, Juniper (Basic)SAGEPowerShell (Used for troubleshooting)Good Troubleshooting skillsExcellent communication skills Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Responsibilities: Daily duties involved monitoring servers, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, reviewing system and application logs, Antivirus and data backups. Installed and configured new servers on the Ms Windows environment and network. Was involved with several projects with upgrading the servers to the latest version of windows server, installed new networks and switches, installed and configured new Ms SQL Server for a stats web… Show more Responsibilities: Daily duties involved monitoring servers, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, reviewing system and application logs, Antivirus and data backups. Installed and configured new servers on the Ms Windows environment and network. Was involved with several projects with upgrading the servers to the latest version of windows server, installed new networks and switches, installed and configured new Ms SQL Server for a stats web application, implemented new Cisco router with a Percol 8 Firewall with VPN capability, upgraded the ADSL line to a static connection and installed and configured new Minolta copiers. Amended and changed the company IT policy with the new upgrades of hardware, software and threats from the web. Managed the IT yearly budget.Skills:Ms Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 Ms Office 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013Ms Windows Server SBS 2003, SBS 2011, 2012r2 StandardMs SQL Server 2012Ms Exchange 2003, 2010 Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, WSUS, IIS, DHCPAVG Business antivirus Symantec Endpoint Protection, Backup ExecNetworks, Percol 8 Firewall, VPN, Cisco (Basic)SAGE - Pastel productsPrinters - Konica Minolta Bizhub and Canon PowerShell (Used for troubleshooting)Good Troubleshooting skillsExcellent communication skills Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Responsibilities:Provided 3rd Line IT Support on customers premises looking after their IT Infrastructure. Monitored and maintained the servers, network and desktop computers. Configured and installed newly built servers, setup Exchange, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, WSUS, etc. Built new servers, configured RAID, installed and configured the operating system allowing the server to be ready for onsite installation. Monitored IT Systems, Antivirus and backups. Administered and managed the… Show more Responsibilities:Provided 3rd Line IT Support on customers premises looking after their IT Infrastructure. Monitored and maintained the servers, network and desktop computers. Configured and installed newly built servers, setup Exchange, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, WSUS, etc. Built new servers, configured RAID, installed and configured the operating system allowing the server to be ready for onsite installation. Monitored IT Systems, Antivirus and backups. Administered and managed the daily, weekly and monthly backups. Provided IT support to the customer staff members, installed and configured desktops, fixed any issues with hardware, software and network.Skills:Ms Windows XP, Vista, 7Ms Office 2003, 2007Ms Windows Server 2003, 2008Ms Exchange 2003, 2007Active Directory, Group Policy, WSUS, IIS,DHCP, DNS, VPNNetworks, Firewalls, Switches - HP, Netgear, Linksys, Routers – Netgear, Linksys, Wi-Fi APServers – Custom Built, Dell, HPDesktops and Laptops – Custom Built, HP, Dell, MSI, Asus, Acer, Samsung, Lenovo Symantec Antivirus, Backup Exec, GhostAcronis BackupData RecoveryGood Troubleshooting skillsExcellent communication skills Show less

Moreton In Marsh, Gloucestershire, Uk

Responsibilities: My daily duties were to perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and reviewing system and application logs. Performed daily backup operations, ensuring all required company data is backed up successfully to recovery tapes. Backups were done on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Administered and maintained the Antivirus on the network. Performed regular user and company data archiving and purging… Show more Responsibilities: My daily duties were to perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and reviewing system and application logs. Performed daily backup operations, ensuring all required company data is backed up successfully to recovery tapes. Backups were done on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Administered and maintained the Antivirus on the network. Performed regular user and company data archiving and purging. Maintained and administered Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, VPN and Exchange. Repair and recover from hardware failures or software issues. Applied Operating System patches and upgrades on a regular basis. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Provided IT Support for network issues, upgrade users computers and fix errors generated by hardware or software for the staff members (1st Line and 2nd Line IT Support).Skills:Ms Windows XP, VistaMs Office 2003Ms Windows Server 2000, 2003Ms Exchange 2003Ms SQL 2005Active Directory, Group Policy, WSUS, IIS,DHCP, DNS, VPNNetworks, Firewalls, HP Switches, Wi-Fi APDell Servers and desktop computersSymantec Antivirus, Backup Exec, GhostData RecoveryGood Troubleshooting skillsExcellent communication skills Show less

Bsc (Honours) Computing And It, Information Technology

60 points for 2020

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