Syed Hamid Ali

• Designed and implemented high-availability virtualization platform supporting 2, 500+ VMs with 99.99% uptime.
• Reduced backup window by 40% and infrastructure cost by 30% through architecture redesign, storage tiering, and
cloud integration.
• Led data center migration and consolidation initiatives delivering significant annual cost savings.
• Implemented enterprise DR strategy (RPO

• Hands-on experience in Azure Migrations, hybrid cloud and cloud native workloads including backup and disaster
recovery strategies. Develop and implement monitoring, backup, DR and archival solutions in Azure to support user
requirements also Creating Azure DevOps Pipelines via code (YAML)
• Managed enterprise backup solutions: Veeam 12.3, EMC NetWorker 18.2, Data Domain (DD6300), Veritas NetBackup,
ExaGrid, TS4300 Tape, including NDMP, Oracle, SQL, and Exchange backups with optimized recovery performance.
• Administered enterprise storage: Dell EMC Unity 350F, PowerStore 500T, LUN provisioning, NAS/NFS/CIFS shares,
MTree, SRDF, replication, and Brocade SAN zoning.
Managed VMware environments (VMware vSphere 5/6/7, Nutanix HCI, HA, vMotion, VMFS, vSAN, vROps); deployed
Horizon VDI (2, 500+ VDIs), LAB environments, and Horizon zero/thin clients.
• Performed Windows Server (2012-2022) and Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu CentOS) administration by using ansible automation
and (YAML) coding including LAMP stack, LVM, patching, cron jobs, SSL, logging (rsyslog, Sentinel EDR), and performance
tuning.
• Managed snapshots, LUN replication, DR planning, and infrastructure scalability to reduce cost and improve
performance including SSL and vlans.
• Administered Workspace ONE (AirWatch) & Microsoft Intune for ~20, 000 BYOD/corporate devices; provided Tier 3
mobility support.
• Supported production IIS and Linux web servers; handled JIRA ticket-based incident management and system monitoring
including manage engine.
• Deployed and upgraded Windows/Linux VMs with GPO, applications, and databases in enterprise environments.
• Documented IT processes (Capacity & Change Management) aligned with ISO 20000/22301/27001 standards.
• Experienced with Active Directory, Exchange DAG, SQL Cluster, NAS, and enterprise virtualization platforms.

• Managed enterprise backups using EMC NetWorker 18.2, Data Domain, Avamar, Veeam 12.1, and Veritas
NetBackup 10.4 (AIR, NDMP, MSDP, BMR, Vault, Oracle RMAN).
• Designed scalable Linux/Windows infrastructure with network storage, reducing complexity by 78%.
• Installed and configured Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022; managed SDDC VMs, snapshots, cloning, and
naming conventions.
• Administered ADDS, ADFS (3.0-4.0 upgrade), O365, and on-prem Exchange; managed critical VM backups and
cross-platform restores.
• Performed daily/weekly backups, disaster recovery from tapes, SQL backups, and external disk management.
• Migrated NetBackup server from physical to virtual (P2V) and upgraded Windows Server 2012 to 2019.
• Managed VDI environments (Dell Wyse), firmware upgrades, and lab deployments.
• Monitored and troubleshot HPE/Dell servers via HP iLO, Dell iDRAC, and HPE OpenView.
• Provided Tier 3 support (SCCM, domain environments) and remote technical assistance to corporate clients.
• Configured and supported Linux/Windows servers; maintained Microsoft-focused integrated solutions.
• Managed enterprise storage (NetApp, EMC VNX 5400, HPE 3PAR) and performed SAN zoning on Brocade fabric.
• Administered VMware ESXi 7.0, vCenter, DRS, HA, vMotion, NFS/VMFS datastores, virtual networking, and vRealize
Automation.

• Experienced with Veritas NetBackup (8.2, 7.5, 7.1) and Veeam Backup & Replication.
• Managed and implemented backup solutions and EMC storage environments (EMC VNX
5300, Unisphere, LUN provisioning).
• Administered VMware vCenter environment including ESXi hosts, VM creation, virtual
networking, and vSAN storage.
• Worked with Dell PowerVault TL2000, ML6000 tape libraries, IBM LTO-4/LTO-6 drives, and
IBM TS3310 (TSM).
• Managed Exchange Server backups, PST recovery, disaster recovery from tapes, and O365
support/sync issues.
• Created and managed mailboxes, distribution lists, public/shared folders.
• Performed SQL backups and managed external disk backups.
• Managed firewalls, proxy rules (inbound/outbound), routers, and Ubiquiti wireless APs.

• Managed Active Directory and Exchange Server 2010 SP2, including mailbox database replication.
• Administered Symantec NetBackup 7.5 (Master & Media Servers).
• Monitored infrastructure using SCOM and HPE System Insight Manager (SIM).
• Managed Hyper-V failover clustering and high availability.
• Migrated on-premises physical servers to AWS cloud environments.
• Deployed patches and updates via GFI LanGuard.
• Configured domains, email systems, and software for corporate clients.
• Resolved Exchange, Office 365 sync, and network-related issues.
• Utilized monitoring and remote tools (TightVNC, RDP, site-to-site VPN).
• Monitored server connectivity 24/7 to minimize downtime.
• Configured and troubleshot Cisco, Polycom, and Avaya IP telephony systems.
• Ensured LAN/WAN connectivity; troubleshot using Wireshark, SolarWinds, and PRTG.

• Managed Active Directory Sites & Services and Exchange Server 2010 SP2.
• Troubleshot AD replication issues on Windows Server 2008 R2; performed metadata cleanup of failed DCs and resolved
LDAP issues.
• Installed, configured, and managed LAMP stacks (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP).
• Administered MySQL, FTP, and WHM/cPanel (installation, configuration, plugins/add-ons).
• Provided Linux system and web hosting support (RHEL 5/6/7/8, Ubuntu 22/24, CentOS).
• Managed Apache and NGINX web servers.
• Deployed and managed SCOM Management Packs; pushed updates via SCCM and created SRV records.
• Conducted biannual BCP exercises, covering HPUX, Citrix, middleware, Control-M, and critical databases.
• Managed HP SAN storage (LUN provisioning, storage group reconfiguration).
• Performed P2V migrations to Hyper-V and handled Hyper-V administration.
• Monitored infrastructure using HPE OVO and Dell OpenManage Essentials.