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Experienced in Design, Planning, Implementation, Managing, & Troubleshooting the Following:•Hosting - Managed Services (ASPs & MSPs) for 200+ separate businesses & over 6000 users•Active Directory - Design & Planning for a Shared Hosted Environment Including Security, Isolation, GPOs, Delegation.•Virtualization - VMware VI3/3.5, VC2.0/2.5, Clustering, Failover, Backups, Migrations & Consolidation of 200+ Guests•Citrix – MetaFrame, MPS4.0/4.5 & Xen App 5.0, Including Deployment, Upgrades & Migrations to Newer Versions•Microsoft Clustering - Server 2003 & Server 2008•Operating Systems - Server 2008, Server 2003, Windows 2000 & NT4, on 300+ Physical & 500+ Logical Servers•SAN - Including SAN Deployments, HP EVAs & MSAs, Configuration, Data Migrations, Upgrades•HP Hardware - Including Latest Proliant Servers & Blades, Infrastructure, SANs, Backup Devices•Hardware Builds - Racking & Cabling Including Underfloor. OS Builds, Firmware & Device Driver Support Packs•Backup Devices - Including NSR’s, Robotic Tape Libraries & Disk Based Virtual Tape Libraries•Systems Backup - Veritas & HP Data Protector (Omniback) Including Backup Regimes, Restoring & Offsite Storage•SQL 2000/2005 - Including Clustering, SQL Maintenance & Backup Plans, Log Shipping•Hosted Exchange - 2000, 2003 & 2007 Including OMA, Email Filtering, Security, Clustering, Migrations & Backups•Migrations - Including Partial or Complete Customer Exchange, SQL, File Data & Third-Party Applications•Networking – Network Protocols & Applications Such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, IIS, NLB•Network Design - Including Routers, Firewalls, VPNs, Switches (Network & Fabric Including Zoning)•Altiris Deployment Solution - For Server Image Deployment plus Deploying Scheduled Automated Upgrades & Tasks•Application Design – ‘Proof of Concept’ Systems, Beta Deployments Leading to Pilot & General Release•Project Management - Including Strategic Planning & Working to BudgetsSpecialties: MicrosoftCitrixVMWareHPEVA SANsHostingBackups