Mostapha Bentaleb

– Design, maintenance and evolution of NetApp storage infrastructure as code for AXA Group entities on Azure and AWS – group-wide storage provisioning automation. – Terraform/Ansible modules for Azure NetApp CloudManager Volumes – unified multi-entity provisioning layer – CloudFormation and Python Lambda stack for AWS FSxN: volumes, snapshots, SnapMirror replication – L3 support: incidents, performance, capacity planning

– Initial build of Renault's private cloud based on RH OpenStack. – SRE on OpenStack and Ceph: maintenance, performance, capacity, production incidents – WALLIX PAM deployment and automation with Ansible and Python – Automation of ITIL service catalogue and migration to Ansible Tower / ServiceNow

– Delivery of complex infrastructure and integration projects on-site and on IBM Cloud. – Delivery of mission-critical storage and DR projects for clients such as Airbus, Allianz, Boursorama, CHU La Réunion, Ministry of Defence – Technical pre-sales: architecture workshops, sizing, HLD/LLD, client presentations

– NetApp NAS data migration to a temporary DC and infrastructure ahead of works. – Perl scripting for SnapMirror replication and monitoring – Assistance with the NetApp cutover between datacenters.

– Standardisation of Linux golden images and automated deployment on public cloud – Specification of the target Linux image: hardening, monitoring, storage – Automated deployment POC on IBM SoftLayer Cloud

– Deployment of a software-defined storage layer on IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM GPFS – IBM Storwize V7000 deployment: sizing, zoning, LUN allocation, host connectivity – IBM GPFS configuration on the Storwize backend for high-performance parallel access

– Migration of NAS storage from EMC to a NetApp architecture – Lead of the EMC-to-NetApp NAS migration project with offshore management – Phased strategy with a documented migration pilot and migration calibration – Support to offshore teams during migration and cut-over

– Audit and remediation of the dual-site storage foundation for medical imaging – Full audit of the two Storwize V7000s: quorum, zoning, degraded mirrors – Remediation and full re-validation of the replication state – End-to-end failover testing between primary and secondary sites

– Deployment of a software-defined storage layer on IBM DS8000 – IBM GPFS configuration on the SAN backend for parallel access – Validation testing and acceptance documentation

– Architecture and delivery of a hybrid backup solution on SoftLayer Cloud and VMware for VMs, relational and NoSQL databases – Architecture and delivery of Backup as a Service: Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, Cassandra – Recovery testing and documentation per workload type

– Deployment of a GPFS cluster for the MAM platform and editing stations. – GPFS cluster on IBM Storwize V7000 backend: sizing, LUN allocation, SAN zoning – NSD configuration and GPFS tuning for video I/O profiles – Integration with the editing stations and the MAM database

– Audit of a NetApp backend with hundreds of billions of files, in a classified environment. – NetApp backend audit under VDI load in a sensitive environment – Root cause identification: namespace saturation and WAFL fragmentation at scale – Short-term remediation proposal and target solution sizing

– IBM Storwize V7000 deployment and AIX/Linux data migration. – Storwize V7000 deployment: RAID, storage pools, LUN provisioning – SAN zoning and host connectivity for AIX and Linux servers

– Full physical relocation of a datacenter from Lyon to Paris – IBM TDMF for Lyon-Paris replication with no application disruption – Migration of 400 AIX servers: planning, sequencing, execution – Post-migration performance validation and hypercare support

– Massive migration of TSM tapes between different LTO archive generations. – Recall and re-backup scripts, inventory and migration reports. – Migration pilot: buffer sizing, throughput calibration, acceptance plan – Pilot dry-run in an isolated environment for end-to-end validation

– Pre-sales support for the IBM storage portfolio across the partner and reseller channel. – Pre-sales support to IBM partners and reseller channel for storage solutions – Responses to RFQ/RFP on SAN, NAS, backup and DR

– Brocade metro SAN for NetApp and DS8000 infrastructure – Audit of the 90 km metro SAN fabric: ISL, error counters, zoning – Correction of instabilities affecting inter-site replication – DR testing and validation between primary and secondary sites

– Unified Nseries deployment and NetBackup policies for Windows, Linux and Oracle – Recovery procedures aligned with financial compliance requirements – End-to-end recovery tests and documented operational runbooks

– Dual-site storage infrastructure for AIX, Linux, Solaris and Oracle – Architecture and delivery of dual-site IBM Nseries with synchronous replication – Hot migration of AIX, Linux, Solaris and Oracle to the new backend

– Delivery of storage and backup projects within a winback team competing on the EMC/Veritas/Dell/HP market. – Delivery of storage and backup projects for enterprise accounts – NetApp and NetBackup pre-sales: architecture, sizing, client presentations

– POC for centralising data from 250 remote sites to a central datacenter – Perl and PowerShell scripts for inventory and CIFS-to-NetApp synchronisation – Demonstration pilot and deployment plan for the national rollout

– SAP backup on AIX with NetBackup without an SAP licence – BRBACKUP integration and in-house scripts for consistent backups – Recovery tests validated: full SAP restore and tablespace recovery

– Data migration to DS8000 and consolidation from 4,000 to 2,000 LUNs. – Hot, automated migration of Veritas VxVM disks. – Full post-migration validation: data integrity and performance confirmed

– Deployment of a high-availability NAS platform for IBM FileNet – NetApp Metrocluster deployment for IBM FileNet NFS dual-site – Volume layout, qtrees and export policies for FileNet repositories – Inter-site failover validation.

– Deployment of the dual-room SAN foundation for the SAP/Oracle backend. – Volume layout for SAP and Oracle: data, log, executables, transport – Failover testing and validation of dual-room failover

– High-availability storage platform for Oracle reservation systems – Architecture and delivery of dual-site NetApp Metrocluster for Oracle production databases – Instant Oracle cloning via SnapMirror and FlexClone.

– Evolution of the NetBackup platform of the logistics IS. – Standardisation of policies by application class: Oracle, files, Windows – Skills transfer to internal operations

– Migration of Oracle production databases to IBM Nseries NFS on Linux – NFS optimisation for Oracle on Linux. – Post-migration benchmarking

– Audit and remediation of FileNet access performance – NetApp audit under IBM FileNet. – Corrective action plan and evolution roadmap documented

– Implementation of a custom converged solution for remote site deployments – Design and delivery of the storage lot on a standalone rack: SAN, network, compute, IBM Director – SAN fabric definition: zoning, LUN allocation, host connectivity – Deployed to production and adopted as blueprint for remote site deployments

– Onboard archiving for an oceanographic research vessel – Time Navigator deployment. – Backup policies and operational procedures. – Team training and recovery runbooks

– Pre-sales and delivery of backup solutions on Time Navigator, NetBackup and NetVault products. – Pre-sales: Time Navigator, NetBackup and NetVault – Delivery of backup and integration projects on a fixed-price basis

– Redesign of Time Navigator backup and archiving policies. – Policy redesign by asset class: rushes, masters, broadcast – Robotic library reconfiguration and window calibration – Restore runbooks and L1/L2 operator training

– Deployment of an NDMP NetVault backup solution for NetApp NAS – NetVault policies for Windows, Linux – Restore testing and operational runbooks

– Administration of the test automation infrastructure and development of automated tests for Time Navigator. – Administration of the test automation infrastructure – Perl and C development of automated tests for Time Navigator backup software

– Development and maintenance of Oracle-based enterprise software. – Shell development of an ERP installer – Software maintenance and support in Oracle 7.3 PL-SQL and Forms