Suresh Kumar

About Suresh Kumar

Over more than 24 years, I’ve been the architect and administrator behind robust, scalable, and secure storage and backup environments for organizations spanning Middle East, APAC, Europe, and North America. My core mission: ensuring data is always available, protected, and resilient—no matter how complex the IT landscape.My hands-on expertise covers the full lifecycle of enterprise data protection and cloud solutions. I specialize in architecting and implementing storage infrastructure (SAN, NAS, Fibre Channel), integrating backup technologies (Commvault, Rubrik, Dell EMC), and designing end-to-end disaster recovery and cyber resiliency strategies. I’ve executed seamless migrations for 50+ data centers, managed high-volume VM deployments, and automated backup operations using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Python—enabling significant cost savings, reduced RTO/RPO, and bulletproof business continuity.With technical mastery in Azure and AWS cloud architectures, SAP HANA, VMware, and high-availability systems, I deliver solutions that combine security, compliance, and agility. My approach is rooted in real-world execution—solving urgent downtime risks, eliminating data silos, and modernizing legacy infrastructure for global enterprises.Specialties: Storage Administration: Dell EMC (VNX, Symmetrix, Data Domain), NetApp, IBM, HPE, Hitachi Backup & Recovery: Commvault, Veeam, Veritas NetBackup, Rubrik, Cohesity, Dell EMC Avamar/Networker Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Architectures: Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, Azure Backup, Azure Stack, SAP on Azure), AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, Migration Services), SAP HANA Data Center Migration & Consolidation: P2V, V2V, server/storage transition, application migration (SAP, Oracle, SQL) Disaster Recovery & BCP Automation: DRaaS, site resiliency, automated DR drills, RTO/RPO optimization SAN/NAS & Storage Virtualization: Fibre Channel, Brocade/Cisco SAN switches, zoning/masking, replication, deduplication Scripting & Automation: PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, Bash, API integration OS & Virtualization: Windows, Linux, VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V Security & Compliance: Azure Security, IAM, MFA, audit frameworks (TOGAF, ITIL, PCI/SOX) Networking: LAN/SAN/WAN, Cisco, Brocade Monitoring & Management: Azure Monitor, Data Protection Advisor (DPA), custom dashboardsDomains knowledge in Media, Telco, Airlines, Oil & Gas, Education, Energy, Petroleum, Financial Banking & Services industry.

Experience

1. Associate Director - Storage & Data Protection

   Cognizant

   Apr 2024 — Present · IN

   Led cross-functional teams in the end-to-end migration of enterprise datacentres to hybrid and public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), achieving zero business disruption and enhancing scalability for EMEA and global clients.• Directed large-scale backup and disaster recovery projects, architecting Rubrik, Commvault and cloud DRaaS solutions for VMs and ensuring 99.99% uptime across mission-critical systems.• Managed a portfolio of cyber resiliency initiatives, deploying automated security and backup frameworks to meet regulatory compliance and protect against ransomware and data loss.• Oversaw design and optimization of multi-petabyte storage infrastructures, integrating SAN/NAS, VMware, and SAP HANA for robust recovery and business continuity.• Guided technical teams in automating backup, restore, and patching processes with PowerShell and DevOps tools, reducing manual workload by 60% and improving response to critical incidents.

Education

• Kanpur University, India

  Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

  1997

Skills

• Storage Virtualization
• Virtualization
• Hp Products
• Data Center
• Storage
• Enterprise Storage
• Time Finder
• Cluster
• Pre-Sales
• Network-Attached Storage (Nas)
• Hp
• Solaris
• Clariion
• Dmx
• Data Migration
• Storage Area Networks
• Srdf
• San
• Storage Area Network (San)
• Brocade
• Open Replicator
• Servers
• Itil
• Unix
• Nas
• Emc Storage