Hi, I’m Silvio Balduzzi, an Information Technology expert, specializing in virtualization environments and End-User computing.
I have strong experience in Infrastructure Assessment, Architecture Design, and Build/Test/Rollout phases for Citrix, Nutanix, other virtualization technologies, and EUC environments. I have over 13 years of experience with Citrix gained in various consulting jobs and many more in systems engineering and administration. I have experience with all Citrix product lines, but in particular with Virtual Apps and Desktops, Netscaler, and the corresponding services in the Citrix Cloud.
Below are some things I know:
– Servers configuration and administration: Windows Server, Linux Server, *NIX BSD Server, MacOSX Server 10.x;
– Server and Storage: HP ProLiant, HP Blade Server, IBM BladeCenter, Storage SAN, NAS, DAS, NetApp, Nutanix, VMware vSAN, etc…
– Network & Security: Firewall, Router, VLAN, Switch MGMT, Antivirus, IDS, IPS, Antispam, etc…
– Virtualization & Workspace: Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Metaframe XP, Citrix Presentation Server, Citrix Hypervisor (CCA for XenServer 6, CC-XenServer), Citrix Access Gateway, Citrix NetScaler ADC (CCA-AppDS, CCP-AppDS, CCE-AppDS, Citrix NetScaler 10 Essentials and Networking), Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CCA for XenDesktop 5, CCA for XenApp 6, CCA-V, CCP-V, CC-VAD-MA, CC-VAD-CC), Citrix XenMobile MDM and Enterprise (CC-ENDPOINT-MANAGEMENT), Citrix ShareFile Enterprise (CC-SHAREFILE), Parallels RAS (RAS-TP, RAS-SP), VMware ESX/ESXi, VMware vSphere, VMware NSX, VMware Horizon, Nutanix AHV (NCP-EUC, NCP-MCI, NCS-Core, NCP-CI-AWS, NCP-CI-Azure);
– Databases administration: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, SAP HANA, SQLite, PostgreSQL;
– Web Hosting administration: Internet Information Service (IIS), Apache, Tomcat, MAMP/LAMP/WAMP;
– Software developer: Visual Basic, RealBasic, C/C++, Java, Javascript, Powershell, Objective C, PERL, Bash Scripting, …
– Monitoring: Zabbix, Nagios, ControlUP, …
| Citrix Solution Architect and Branch Manager |
| Innova Consulting Services S.r.l. (Aug 2023 – present) |
| I am the branch manager (Innova is a branch of NovaCS S.r.l.), as well as the senior architect for Citrix, Nutanix, Parallels, ControlUP and other virtualization and EUC technologies. The goal of Innova Consulting Services is to provide professional services with high-added value and help customers and system integrators in the design, implementation, and management of enterprise environments. I’m an external member of Citrix (Cloud Software Group) and Nutanix Professional Services Teams. |
| Nutanix Senior Consultant |
| Nutanix (Maj 2024 – present) |
| I’m a third-party member of Nutanix Professional Services Team. I support the Professional Services Team in the activities of architecture design, implementation, training on the jobs and documentation, in accordance with Nutanix methodology. I worked for some Italian armed forces, enterprise companies and public companies. |
| Cloud Software Group – Citrix (Feb 2016 – present) |
| Citrix now is a BU of Cloud Software Group. I’m a third-party member of Citrix EMEA Professional Services Western Europe Team. I support the Professional Services Team in the activities of Infrastructure Assessment, Architecture Design, and Build/Test/Rollout phases in accordance with Citrix Consulting methodology. I worked for some banks, some Italian ministries, some Italian armed forces, public companies, and many Enterprise companies. |
This is my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviobalduzzi/