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30+ years in IT

1993  | First PC. First command line.
1995  | IBM Training Center
      | IBM Power / AIX / HA / Linux
      | Enterprise Infrastructure
2010  | IBM System x / Virtualization
2013  | PureSystems / Integrated Systems
2014  | Cloud / DR / Enterprise Architecture
2021  | OpenShift / Kubernetes / Hybrid Cloud
2022  | Enterprise Infrastructure
2023  | Cloud Platform Architecture
2025  | Kubernetes Presale Architect
2026  | Still explaining that Kubernetes is not "just Docker"

About Me

Enterprise IT architect and presale specialist with 30+ years in infrastructure, virtualization, high availability, disaster recovery, cloud platforms and Kubernetes.

Worked with:

  • IBM Power
  • IBM System x
  • AIX
  • Linux
  • SAN / Storage
  • Enterprise virtualization
  • OpenShift
  • Kubernetes
  • Hybrid Cloud
  • DR / HA architectures
  • Enterprise integration

Currently focused on:

  • Kubernetes platforms
  • Enterprise platform architecture
  • Hybrid cloud
  • Infrastructure modernization
  • Platform presale
  • Technical strategy
  • Enterprise Linux ecosystem

Architecture Areas

  • Hybrid Cloud
  • Enterprise Kubernetes
  • Disaster Recovery
  • High Availability
  • Infrastructure Architecture
  • Enterprise Integration
  • Cloud Transformation
  • Security & Compliance
  • Enterprise Virtualization

Certifications & Education

  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • IBM Cloud & Architecture
  • DevSecOps
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • IBM Power
  • Architectural Thinking
  • Enterprise Design Thinking

Things I Have Seen

  • Physical servers delivered on pallets
  • Token Ring
  • AIX clusters (IBM Power)
  • Enterprise SAN wars
  • VMware rise
  • "Cloud will solve everything"
  • OpenStack hype
  • Docker hype
  • Kubernetes hype
  • AI hype

Still waiting for:

  • accurate documentation
  • realistic deadlines
  • simple enterprise integrations
  • production systems without legacy dependencies

Personal Philosophy

Architecture is not a diagram.
It's responsibility.

Every "simple integration"
eventually becomes a platform.

Every platform
eventually becomes a political problem.

Current Reality

position: Presale Architect
specialization:
  - Kubernetes
  - Enterprise Infrastructure
  - Hybrid Cloud
  - Platform Architecture

daily_routine:
  - customer_calls
  - architecture_reviews
  - platform_design
  - explaining_kubernetes
  - explaining_again

status: "loading..."

GitHub Activity

Mostly:

  • infrastructure experiments
  • Kubernetes labs
  • architecture notes
  • automation
  • platform engineering
  • technical drafts
  • random enterprise pain

Contact


Final Status

30+ YEARS IN IT

Still debugging.
Still architecting.
Still attending meetings.

System operational.

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