Naved Anwar Ansari
@navedanwaransari
Senior VMware consultant specializing in VCF, vSphere, vSAN, automation, and SDDC lifecycle management.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior VMware Consultant with over 16 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing virtualization and hybrid cloud infrastructures. I specialize in VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere 7.x–8.x, vSAN, Aria Operations, and SDDC management.
I have led large-scale upgrades and operational initiatives—most notably upgrading 150+ ESXi hosts from 6.7 to 8.0 with zero downtime—and driven automation efforts using PowerCLI and Python to reduce manual effort. I routinely perform lifecycle management, patching, monitoring, and DR drills using SRM.
My work emphasizes resilience, performance optimization, and security compliance across multi-site environments. I collaborate closely with architecture and security teams to integrate cross-cloud solutions, backups, and enhanced monitoring.
I maintain runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation and bring hands-on expertise in networking, storage, Windows Server administration, and capacity planning to ensure scalable, secure, and highly available SDDC operations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Administered and managed VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere 7.x–8.x, vSAN and Aria Operations across multi-site environments; led lifecycle management and LCM patching to minimize downtime. Automated patch management and provisioning with PowerCLI/Python, reducing manual effort by 40% and leading upgrades of 150+ ESXi hosts with zero downtime.
VMware Administrator
ASM Technologies Ltd.
Dec 2014 - Sep 2015 (9 months)
Managed vSphere clusters (5.x–6.x) including vMotion, HA, DRS and VDS; performed patching, upgrades and troubleshooting for vCenter and ESXi and executed P2V/V2V migrations to improve capacity and stability.
Senior Executive – VMware Infrastructure
Angel Broking Pvt. Ltd.
Sep 2013 - Dec 2014 (1 year 3 months)
Managed vCenter 4.x–5.x environments, performed vMotion and hardware upgrades, and implemented security hardening to ensure uptime and performance of VMware clusters.
Consultant
Clover Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
Dec 2012 - Aug 2013 (8 months)
Installed and maintained VMware ESXi and vCenter environments, and managed VMs, templates and snapshots for production workloads to ensure stable operations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UMUniversity of Mumbai
Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce
Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Mumbai, focusing on commerce fundamentals and business principles.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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