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Prasanna Lakshmi Narasimha

Sr Director Analyst

Prasanna Lakshmi Narasimha is a Senior Director Analyst for Software Engineering. He focuses on cloud native software development, cloud application platforms, cloud migration, and application modernisation.

Previous experience

Prasanna has served as Head of Presales EMEA at Rackspace Technology focussing on public cloud migrations and modernization. While at Rackspace, he led the cloud-native development practice, served as CTO, and was involved in the design and implementation of a sovereign cloud for a government agency. Over his 30+ year career, he has led teams in software engineering, product development, architecture, implementation, and service delivery. Prasanna also has expertise in IT due diligence and strategy related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestiture activities.

Professional background

Fujitsu, Strategy and M&A Leader, Principal Architect , 9 years

GE Money, Architect, 9 years

Rackspace Technology, EMEA Head of Platform & Apps Presales, 3 years

Areas of coverage
  • Software Engineering Technologies

  • Software Engineering Practices

  • Software Engineering Leadership

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Ashridge Hult Business School, UK

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore University, India

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Cloud native software development

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Cloud application platforms

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Application migration to cloud

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Application modernisation

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Software Architecture