Peter Akinyemi Orimoyegun

Administered and maintained a diverse estate of critical backup applications (Veritas NetBackup, EMC Networker, Avamar, DLO), ensuring high availability and integrity of business data.

Successfully recovered critical business data from accidental deletion, corruption, and during application/server migrations, significantly reducing downtime and data loss risk.

Integrated databases, Hypervisors, and Kubernetes protection into the data protection infrastructure, enhancing overall system resilience and coverage.

Designed and optimized performance strategies to meet stringent business RTO and RPO SLAs, improving recovery capabilities and reducing recovery times.

Managed incidents, changes, and problem tickets, performing root cause analysis on major incidents to prevent reoccurrence and improve system stability.

Co-project managed EMC data protect storage integration, capacity expansion, and firmware upgrades, enhancing storage capabilities and system performance.

Set up and integrated various Veritas storage appliances and tape libraries, expanding storage shelves and decommissioning EOL/EOSL devices for optimized resource utilization.

Managed all incidents and problems, ensuring timely resolution within defined timelines and providing 2nd line support for critical systems.

Spearheaded multiple NetBackup infrastructure upgrades (versions 7.7, 8.0, 8.1.2, 9.1, 10.3), optimizing backup windows and recovery processes by 15% to enhance data availability.

Implemented and integrated Veritas appliances (5230, 5240, 5340, 5350) and administered Data Domain systems (9900, 9500, 9300), significantly enhancing storage and backup capabilities.

Administered Dell-EMC Avamar and Networker, implementing various NetBackup options including Hyper-V, VMware, and Auto image replication to broaden data protection services.

Designed CAPEX and OPEX for backup and recovery infrastructure, optimizing resource allocation and cost efficiency for key projects and deployments.

Maintained strong technical relationships with both vendors and internal departments, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and streamlined problem resolution for superior service delivery.

Administered and implemented NetBackup master servers (6.5.x, 7.0.x, 7.5.X) across 400+ NetBackup clients, managing over 1500TB of data and Data Domain VTL, including a 3-node NetBackup enterprise cluster.

Configured and implemented NDMP on NetBackup for NAS storage, Exchange, and VMware environments, resolving complex issues and deploying NetBackup devices.

Upgraded NetBackup enterprise environments (6.5 to 7.5), managing Tape Library SL300, SL500, L700, and media managers across UNIX, Linux, and Windows backup environments.

Liaised with database and application teams to define and implement RMAN backup strategies, allocated storage, managed fabric switch and zoning, and performed archive/restore operations.

Led resolution of complex server issues, reducing downtime by 20% and improving client satisfaction through effective administration and troubleshooting.

Carried out hands-on administration, support, and maintenance of Storage Area Network Servers, including daily NetBackup backup system management and database maintenance for disaster recovery.

Installed and configured various Sun servers (X4100, X4200, X4500, T1000, T2000, T5240, T5440) and Sun Storagetek 7000 series, enhancing system capabilities.

Coordinated hardware maintenance and repairs with vendors, ensuring system integrity through rigorous integration testing and daily system health checks, collaborating with architecture and capacity management teams.

Managed Solaris operating system installation and administration, reporting on SAN and backup system usage and capacity to optimize resource allocation.

Initiated change initiatives to expand storage capacity, aligning with organizational requirements and ensuring good use of hardware troubleshooting for UNIX problems.

Assisted in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and training plans for network resource administration and disaster recovery, improving operational efficiency by 10%.