Hardik Desai
IT Architect and Trainer
  • India
Member Since: 2014/02/07
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SME, IT Consultant and Trainer (Microsoft Technologies)
IBM
October 2013 – Present
I work as SME for Microsoft Technologies. Business has to stay competitive and agile. Data privacy is one of the key factor in a successful business. I contribute to success of business by ensuring critical applications behave they are supposed to be. Messaging is one of the key application. I ensure that CIOs’ does not have to worry about data leakage, data privacy in this era of BYOD.
I partner with one of the India's largest telecom company and provide them consulting in the areas of Microsoft Technologies.
My role includes
- Project Management
- Capacity planning
- Generation of new ideas.
- Migration strategy
- Policy enhancements

The technologies I work on

- Messaging and collaboration
- Identity Management
- Virtualization
- Cloud (Azure, Office365)
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I’m an Information Technology Professional with 15 years of experience in Microsoft Technologies. I have worked on IT projects for major clients Wipro, HP, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, IBM and Microsoft and have been recognized with several times during my career.

I am leading Microsoft technology vertical for Idea Cellular via IBM, an IT professional focused on Messaging and Identity Management for the company. In this role I am focused on delivering new projects, and streamlining existing infrastructure. I have done extensive monitoring and management of messaging applications systems work in the past.

Successes included creating a web services based solution that created buzz within the company and among partners and was key to the successful replacement of legacy application. Previous experience includes working with Microsoft, HP and Wipro Technologies.

Increased customer/partner satisfaction leveraging deeper productive engagements and delivering results. I saved the company money by engaging myself into key projects that I designed and executed.

I have done technology training within corporate and as an individual. I am extremely passionate trainer who love to train and empower people to do their job in a better way.

Colleagues know me as a highly creative technology geek who can always be trusted to come up with a new approach. But I know that the client’s business comes first, and I never try to impose my ideas on others. Instead, I spend a lot of time understanding the business and the audience before suggesting ideas. I can (and often do) work well alone, but I’m at my best collaborating with others.

Honesty, Creativity and building win-win relationships are my key values coupled with reading and sports as my passion.
I have a Post Graduate from Gujarat University.

I’m always interested in hearing from former colleagues, managers, or just interacting with creative folk, so feel free to contact me if you’d like to connect.

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