Sukumar Budharapu

About Sukumar Budharapu

At Cohesity, our mission to redefine data management is embodied in the engineering of cutting-edge SAP Data Protection solutions. Leading a dedicated team, we pride ourselves on creating a culture that values continuous improvement and sets the benchmark for industry best practices. Our focus on functional and non-functional product requirements ensures that our solutions not only meet but exceed enterprise needs.With a strong foundation in languages such as C, C++, and Java, my technical expertise is aimed at enhancing and scaling the Cohesity DataPlatform™. Together with my team, we\'ve developed tools that significantly reduce problem resolution times, and I\'ve contributed to architecture and design that underpin our robust, web-scale platform. Our collective efforts are geared towards empowering organizations to consolidate their data and applications seamlessly and efficiently.

Experience

1. Engineering Leadership

   Cohesity

   Jan 2020 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Cohesity DataPlatform™ is a unified, software-defined solution that consolidates backups, files, objects, dev/test environments, and analytics onto a single, scalable platform built on a web-scale architecture with SpanFS®.Key Responsibilities: Led Cross-Functional Teams: Directed geographically distributed teams to deliver high-quality projects on time, even amidst tight deadlines and evolving requirements. Built & Mentored Engineering Teams: Fostered a culture of innovation and continuous improvement by mentoring and developing high-performing engineering teams, resulting in consistently high-quality deliverables. Cross-Stakeholder Collaboration: Worked closely with internal stakeholders such as product management, program management, sales, QA, and support teams to align with the product vision and deliver high-impact solutions. Product Ownership: Managed the product lifecycle end-to-end, from defining requirements to development, testing, and deployment, ensuring successful product delivery. Development of Scalable Solutions: Developed high-performance, scalable connector agents and plugins using C++ and Java, optimized for efficiency and performance. Retrospectives for Improvement: Led retrospectives, driving the implementation of best practices to improve processes and team productivity.Achievements in SAP Data Protection:Delivered certified SAP data protection solutions for:• SAP HANA – Certified by SAP as a third-party backup tool.• SAP Oracle – Certified as a third-party backup tool.• SAP MaxDB – Certified as a third-party backup tool.• SAP Microsoft SQL Server – Streamlined and optimized for SAP data protection.• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)• MySQL Enterprise Edition

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science

  2003 — 2006

• GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, HYDERABAD

  D.CM.E, Computer Science

  2000 — 2003

• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

  Master of Technology (MTech), Computer Science

  2006 — 2008