Martin Gavanda
Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud architect, VMware specialist, and instructor
Czechia • Working area: globalStatus: at your service • Languages: English, Czech
I'm an experienced Microsoft Azure & Amazon Web Services cloud architect focusing on cloud adoption, migration, and optimization. Cloud computing can bring considerable value to a business, but the cloud should be adopted correctly; otherwise, it might be a managerial, operational, and financial nightmare.
I guide my clients and help them understand the benefits and the costs of cloud solutions to enable them to be more flexible and effective in this competitive world.
I want to be your partner on your cloud journey and help you with a trouble-free cloud adoption within your company. My primary focus is on:
- Cloud architecture – Cloud infrastructure is different from traditional on-premises solutions. I help my clients to adapt the infrastructure to benefit from the cloud fully.
- Cloud readiness – Assessment of the current on-premises infrastructure from the technical, business, and financial perspective that determines if existing on-premises workloads are good candidates for cloud migration.
- Cloud migration – Every customer and application is unique and requires its specific tailor-made migration plan. I can help you with the migration design, validation & testing, and the execution of the migration that together result in a bulletproof and seamless application migration to the cloud.
- Cloud optimization – Cost management and optimization is a crucial task for workloads in the cloud. I can help you optimize your infrastructure to be more cost-effective as well as create detailed pricing calculations, forecasts, and models.
Recent projects I have worked on:
- Cloud strategy for a major banking institution that focuses on key initiatives that allow cloud adoption in a highly secure and regulated environment.
- Assets management in Microsoft Azure (350+ VMs and SQL servers) and integration with the existing configuration and management database
- Application assessment of an existing application portfolio, TCO calculations and cloud design for a telecommunication operator
- Cloud architecture in Microsoft Azure for a cloud-native application consisting of various Platform-as-a-Service components like databases, application gateways, and Kubernetes clusters.
VMWARE VSPHERE
Over the years, I have worked with traditional on-premises infrastructures, where I focus primarily on the VMware vSphere platform. I have designed one of the very first VMware-based cloud platforms in the CEE region, and I have worked with one of the biggest global telecommunication and data-center providers.
I have extensive VMware vSphere experience from various environments, from small deployments up to multi-regional data-center infrastructures with thousands of servers.
The majority of the projects are typically complex and require in-depth data-center infrastructure knowledge, but I can also help my clients with ad-hoc troubleshooting or various health-checks and configuration issues.
I focus mostly on strictly scoped projects with clear outcomes and expectations rather than traditional support.
Selected projects:
- Data center consolidation — individual data centers in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia ware centralized under single management located in the Czech Republic
- Infrastructure redesign — a new Veeam Backup & Replication solution spanning three data centers and 10+ physical locations in the US; business continuity and disaster recovery plans utilizing Microsoft Azure as a DR site
- Infrastructure upgrade — data center migration from 1 GbE to 10 GbE network, storage, and server infrastructure redesign
TRAINING COURSES
I have several ready-made training courses focusing on VMware vSphere, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure, and I can also prepare a custom, tailor-made training based on your specific needs.
My training courses usually involve a lot of hands-on experience and labs rather than just a simple PowerPoint presentation, which results in a high learning curve for you or your employees.
I have experience with both on-site and remotely delivered training webinars, as well as with pre-recorded courses that can be used as a long-term source of knowledge within your company.
Training summary:
- 20+ on-site training courses (3-5 days each) for established training centers like ICT Pro and Amenit
- 100+ attendees of an on-site training event
- Three highly customized training courses for Dimension Data
- 3,800+ attendees of my online courses on Udemy
- 10,500+ hours spent watching my online courses by attendees
Contact details
Pod Harfou 60
Prague
19000
Czech Republic, European Union
| Mobile: | +420 776 319 830 |
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| Email: | me@martingavanda.com |
| Website: | martingavanda.com |
| LinkedIn: | martingavanda |
| Twitter: | martingavanda |
| VAT ID: | CZ8511116240 |
Firsthand recommendation
I have worked with Martin for more than five years, and I have never met such a talented and qualified IT consultant. He always tries to find a solution to any situation, no matter how complex it is. His customer-first approach is highly appreciated as well as his ability to think out of the box. Thanks to his technical and business skills, I can recommend him without hesitation.