Haridas Katkar

About Haridas Katkar

I am an Infra Architect (Storage SME) with over 15 years of experience in NetApp Unified storage architecture, implementation, and troubleshooting for SAN and NAS environments. I have earned the DCNA, Azure Administration, MCSE, MCSA, and DHNT certifications, demonstrating my proficiency and knowledge in various technologies and platforms.I provide reliable, scalable, and secure storage solutions for Organization and its clients, using the latest technologies and best practices. I have successfully contributed to multiple projects involving DR activities, migrations, upgrades, decommissioning, and capacity planning for storage devices. I have also gained work experience on Commvault backup, Azure NetApp files, Cloud volume ONTAP, SAN switches, NetApp SG Object Storage, Varonis and VMware infrastructure, with a conceptual understanding of cloud infrastructure. I am a team player, a problem solver, and a technical consultant who strives to deliver excellence and improvement.

Experience

1. m - Infra Ops Specialist Infra Architect Storage Sme

   Cognizant

   Jul 2022 — Present · Pune, IN

   NetApp Storage SME. Primarily working on NetApp Storage, along with Azure NetApp files, Cloud Volume ONTAP, Cisco / Brocade SAN Switches and Commvault Backup administration as secondary skill set. Also managing tasks on VMware & Azure cloud infrastructure as per process requirement.• Hands-on experience with NetApp clustered storage environments (SAN & NAS).• Provide support for customer hybrid cloud infrastructure.• Manage storage and systems infrastructure along with associated tools and technologies, including NetApp Storage, Commvault Backup, VMware vSphere, Tape Libraries, Cisco & Brocade SAN switches, Varonis auditing, Azure NetApp Files (ANF), Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO), SCOM, SCCM, Infoblox, Azure Cloud Services, and Active Directory.• Provide support for migration initiatives, such as on-premises to cloud migrations, NAS storage migrations, VMware VM migrations within or across vCenter environments, and physical server migrations to new platforms.• Drive various infrastructure upgrade activities, including NetApp ONTAP upgrades, system firmware upgrades, disk and disk shelf firmware upgrades, Cisco UCS platform firmware upgrades, VMware ESXi driver updates, and ESXi security patching.• Actively participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) testing activities.• Manage CIFS/SMB shares, NFS exports, LUNs, and volume administration.• Monitor storage clusters and troubleshoot issues using Active IQ Unified Manager (AIQUM).• Configure, monitor, troubleshoot, and administer NetApp Storage, ANF, CVO, and Commvault Backup environments.• Perform SAN zoning and stale record cleanup tasks on SAN switches.• Perform VMware administration tasks as per project requirements.• Perform storage administration activities such as storage provisioning, capacity planning, code upgrades, and adherence to documented storage best practices.• Plan, manage, and assist with volume and VM migration activities.

Education

• ACS Badnapur, BAMU University

  Bachelor's degree, BSC Computer

  2007 — 2010