You're planning to transform towards IaaS, but are unclear about services that should be hosted in the IaaS solution. Can business service catalog and technical service catalog creation be decoupled? What is the right level of automation? What opportunities and risks for services lie in different data center architectures? Can operational continuity be treated purely as a technology position?
In short, I personally believe that business objectives and information systems (and infrastructure) architectures need to be aligned and developed in unison. For example - and to answer one of the questions - IT transformation towards IaaS cannot be treated as a technology exercise in isolation.
In more than 25 successful data center projects for top tier customers in Europe and Middle East, I have consulted in IT transformations and data center projects, plus aligned information systems architectures to infrastructure architectures.
Experience: CCIE R&S certification, CCIE DC exam, CCDE exam, VCP3, TOGAF 9 foundation, ITIL 3 foundation. Leading engineering teams in multi-technology projects. Strong in customer interaction through workshops and presentations. Solving complex situations through structured approach. Project experience in large merger environments. Work experience in Europe, Middle East, and U.S.. Presentation on customer facing events (incl. Cisco Networkers) and to internal audiences. Creation and documentation of methodology and best practices. Solid education and development track record. Fluent use of English in word and writing.
Aspirations: Transformation, architecture, and strategy projects. Key subjects are IaaS, operational continuity, evaluation of technologies (complexity, cost, benefits, risks, maturity), IT architecture, IT strategy, knowledge transfers, and workshops.
Solutions Architect Data Center Infrastructure and WAN Acceleration @ Solutions Architect with focus on data center infrastructure (IP networks, storage networks, compute resources and storage resources). Key subjects are operational continuity in metro data centers, availability, Data Center Security, Evaluation of Technologies (complexity, cost, benefits, risks, maturity), IT architecture, IT strategy, knowledge transfers and workshops.
WAN acceleration technologies and solutions (Riverbed Steelhead and Cisco WAAS). From December 2012 to Present (3 years 1 month) Munich Area, GermanyAssociate - Solutions Architect / Service Sales Support @ Data center consulting, workshops, design related. Service sales support. From July 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) Munich Area, GermanyAssociate - Solution Architect @ Data center consulting, workshops, design related. Service sales support. From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Solutions Architect Data Center Infrastructure @ Data center infastructure solutions in top-tier accounts (ISPs, enterprises, and public sector) in Europe and Middle East. Methodical development of data center infrastructure architectures and designs. Services pre-sales. Methodology development and deployment. IP creation and documentation. Presenting on customer facing events. Multiple disciplines covered (DR/BC, HA, stretched data centers, hierarchical designs, consolidation, standardization, virtualization). From January 2001 to November 2012 (11 years 11 months) Munich Area, GermanySystem Engineer Networking @ Design, implementation, and support of server farm infrastructures. From January 2000 to December 2000 (1 year) Communication Analyst @ Design of IP networks. Migration of multi-protocol legacy network into IP-only network. Transition of implementations to operations and support teams. Level 3 support. Relationship management with carrier and equipment vendors. From July 1997 to December 1999 (2 years 6 months) Munich Area, Germany
Master's degree, Computer Science @ Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg From 1991 to 1997 Master's degree, Computer Science @ Fachhochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt From 1986 to 1991 Harald Reinhard is skilled in: Data Center, Virtualization, IaaS, Cisco Technologies, Networking, Security Clearance, ITIL v3 Foundations Certified, English, Analytical Skills, Network Architecture, Knowledge Transfer, Solid Presentation Skills, ITIL, Storage, IP