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• Pre-sales solutions design, RFP, RFQ, RFI, and Bid management contributing to the bid where relevant.• ROI, TCO, and TTV are included during engagement and business proposals, so the solution will offset the need for cost justification whenever possible. Ensuring the time it takes for a customer to achieve the tangible benefits is demonstrated.• HLD & LLD documentation including configuration standards, server hardening & vulnerability management

Bedford, England, United Kingdom

•Provide Presales technical expertise •Collaborate closely with clients to understand specific business needs & and translate them into tailored infrastructure solutions.• Design and implement Managed Services platforms for clients using VMware virtualisation, Windows infrastructure, RDS solutions and Linux-based operating systems • Working with a team of architecture & deployment specialists, to ensure projects meet all technical requirements•Ensured security & compliance of Managed Services platforms, including disaster recovery planning & testing

Bedford, England, United Kingdom

• Performing migrations from customer headquarters into Data Centers for multiple high-profile clients• Administration of AWS and Azure services• L3/ L4 support for VMware and Microsoft products and services including Hyper-V

•Provide Presales technical expertise•Provision of timely and accurate information to project stakeholders.•Own, implement and improve technical and business processes and procedures

Bedford, England, United Kingdom

• Liaising with team members, management, and clients to ensure projects are completed to standard.• Analysing existing operations and scheduling training sessions and meetings to discuss improvements.• Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and developments.

Bedford, England, United Kingdom

• Implemented HP BladeSystem Storage & IBM Blade Storage configurations for customer solutions, performed multiple installations & configurations on Brocade Enterprise switches, IBM BladeCenters & Servers• Supported Client Services & Sales teams in pre-sales customer-facing activities where required for new product solutions

Bedford, England, United Kingdom

• Solid experience with Microsoft Active Directory domains and System administration in corporate environments• Proven expertise in Virtualisation through VMWare / Hyper-V• Delivering disaster recovery strategies.

England, United Kingdom

• Deploying and configuring IBM server hardware and software • Implementation of robust security measures to protect servers and data• Server virtualisation for resource optimisation and scalability across various industries, from banking to education