As a Director Analyst at Gartner, specializing in Network Technologies, Architecture and Engineering, I lead research initiatives and provide strategic guidance to enterprises and organizations across various industries to improve the performance, security, and scalability of their network infrastructures.
My areas of focus for Research and Advisory (R&A) include:
- Network Architecture for Data Centers, Campus, WAN, Edge, and Public/Private/Hybrid Clouds
- Connectivity for new type of endpoints like IoT devices, Smart Buildings and Industry 4.0 Machinery
- Optimal Networks for Microservices, High-Performance Computing (HPC), and AI/ML Workloads
- Network Security, particularly Next Generation Firewalls, Zero Trust Architectures and Segmentation
- Network Automation, Orchestration, NetDevOps and Integration with Self-service Catalogs
- Emerging technologies such Photonic and Quantum Networking.
Prior to joining Gartner, I held roles in network operations/engineering, security, and architecture, primarily within the financial sector and internet service providers. I also led network transformation projects driven by cloud adoption, SDN implementations, zero trust strategies, Disaster Recovery (DR) and data center consolidation.
Cisco Systems, Data Center Engineer @ Cisco TAC (Contractor), 4 years
Experian Information Solutions, Sr. Network Security Engineer, 3 years
Liberty Global, Data Center Consultant (Contractor), 3 years
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Google Cloud Certified Cloud Engineer - Associate
CNCF Certified Kubernetes Developer - Associate
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How to implement an SDN or Network Virtualization Solution?
How to automate my existing Data Center Network?
How to secure and monitor my Data Center and Cloud Networks?