Dion Harris Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Australia

Infrastructure Solutions Specialist with over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry. A broad knowledge of Data-center and virtualization technologiesIntel based servers and virtualization products Design, deployment and management of IBM POWER Based solutions Recently I have been introduced to cloud and automation technologies such as Hyper Convergence, Software Defined and Ansible. Certifications with Lenovo, VMware, Cisco and DataCore. While employed at Advent One, I have been involved in a number of sizable solutions including;• Pre-Sales component of successful sale of multiple Flex Chassis’ and nodes, Lenovo X6 servers and twelve 2U Lenovo servers to a single customer across multiple sites• Replacement of company’s Intel based infrastructure with 4-socket rack mount servers incorporating VMware vSphere virtualisation• Refresh of company’s Intel based infrastructure with two fully populated Flex Chassis and nodesKey focus areas:• Show additional value of Advent One solutions incorporating Business Partner products and solutions to clients• Development and presentation of technical content for solution proposals• Designing solutions and answering technical questions• Develop strong relationships with the clients, sales team and partner teams• Provide customer and partner education within the following Solution areas:• Intel Servers and Solutions (IBM/Lenovo) including • SAP HANA Solutions• Hyper-Converged and Converged Solution sets (Nutanix, vSAN, VersaStack)• Software Defined Data Center Solutions • Server Virtualisation (VMware vSphere)• IBM/Lenovo networking solutions• IBM Entry and Midrange Storage portfolioPersonal Skills:• Communication skills – presenting solutions and technology updates• Problem solving abilities – will try to find the most appropriate solution • Autonomous – ability to work and manage workloads while still being able to integrate into a team environment when required