Mohammed Almulhim

Lead SADARA's IT Infrastructure transition to a Software-Defined Data Center(SDDC) whilst incorporating hyper-converged VSAN and SDN technologies. Initiate automation and orchestration of IT infrastructure operations. Prepare SADARA's private cloud for integration with various cloud solutions. Develop and implement a comprehensive IT infrastructure roadmap for five years. Cross-train team members to enhance agility and performance within the infrastructure domain.

● Optimised software licensing and hardware footprint to reduce infrastructure operational costs.

● Introduced VMware Workspace as a new Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution to enhance digital mobility.

● Implemented complete VSAN, transitioning from legacy storage and achieving significant cost savings through a scalable solution.

● Enhanced system availability and performance and eliminated single points of failure by deploying VSAN technology.

● Integrated Zerto solution into infrastructure portfolio and enabled rapid recovery from ransomware attacks at disaster recovery site.

• Engineered high-availability (HA) solutions for mission-critical systems with keen focus on ensuring seamless business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) across five data center locations.
• Administered VMware vSphere infrastructure and optimized virtual environments for performance and reliability.
• Managed Active Directory and Azure ecosystems and implemented best practices for system security and user management.
• Oversaw Dell EMC storage solutions and Veeam backup and replication strategies.
• Revolutionized application infrastructure and enhanced system resilience by introducing dual-application setup
• Played a pivotal role in the Disaster Recovery team to enhance backup software and bandwidth for secure and fast data restoration.● Redesigned backup mechanism and applied a 3-copy strategy and high availability solutions that minimised backup downtime risk.● Streamlined IT operations by providing new virtual servers and maintaining existing infrastructure.

• Implemented and managed VSAN infrastructure for SAP Billing mission-critical systems aimed at ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness.
• Automated ERP operating system upgrades by scripting the creation and domain joining of 300 virtual machines.
• Administered VMware vSphere infrastructure, including ESXi 6.5 upgrades for 24 hosts and vCenter to 6.7. Developed and enhanced DRS and HA features whilst implementing a VSAN Stretch Cluster with HA site for robust system resilience.