Manikandan P.
Ex-Microsoft | Cloud | Infra | VMware | Azure | AWS | GCP | Devops
I am an ex-Microsoft employee with extensive experience using Microsoft products. I am certified in Microsoft Office 365, GCP, AWS, and Azure. In the areas of Hyper and Azure, I have been recognised as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional. I cover the architecture, security, administration, and migration of all three major clouds: Azure, AWS, and GCP. Contact me for a consultation, and let's transform your IT dreams into reality. Your upcoming projects deserve nothing but the best. Don't hesitate to reach out to me anytime! * Top-rated Azure, VMware, DevOps Engineer in Upwork * 15+ years as an IT Professional * 10+ years as Cloud Expert, Paas and SaaS Architect * Consistently in the top 20 Freelancers in UpWork and other freelance sites * Executed around 100+ Projects, 65+ Migrations, 20+ Clients In addition to expertise in cloud infrastructure, the field includes proficiency with Windows Server (2003-2016), Microsoft Active Directory, Hyper-V Private Cloud, IIS, System Center, and SQL. Microsoft CAF | Migration & Integration | Azure Governance Framework | Cloud Accelerator (CA), Cloud Infrastructure Setup | OnPrem to Cloud migration | Cloud Performance Tuning | Optimization Cloud Cost Optimization | Infrastructure As Code Infrastructure | Azure, AWS, GCP, | DevOps | Virtualization ( Vmware | Citrix | Windows, Microsoft Hyper-V ) | Hub-and-Spoke network | Azure policies, Key Vaults, RBAC, ASR, | ExpressRoute, Azure Monitoring, Security Centre, Application Gateway, Azure App Services | DevOps CI/CD Setup | Azure AKS | VDI | Veeam Backups | Hybrid Environment Architecture | Windows Infrastructure Design | Security Azure Recovery Services | Azure Backup Vault | OS (Server windows 2003,08,12,16) | Hyper-V 2008 r2, 2012,2016| SCVMM | Windows RDS2012 and 2016 | Citrix XenApp I have certificates: • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Cloud Platform • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Productivity • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Data Management and Analytics • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2016 • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows 10 • Microsoft Specialist: Configuring Windows Devices • Microsoft Specialist: Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions • Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer: Azure Solutions Architect • Microsoft Specialist: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Data Platform • Microsoft Specialist: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Office 365 • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Private Cloud • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Messaging • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: SQL Server 2012/2014 • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2012 • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Server Infrastructure • Microsoft® Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2008 • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $45
Billed in all: $93,219$93k
$45 in the last 6 months
Across 128 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 30% in VMware ESX Server
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #43Veeam115 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #12Top 37%🇮🇳#12 of 20
- #53VMware ESX Server178 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #8Top 30%🇮🇳#8 of 18
- #79Microsoft Hyper-V Server236 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #12Top 33%🇮🇳#12 of 37
- #95VMWare251 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #13Top 38%🇮🇳#13 of 31
- #97VMware Administration274 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #17Top 35%🇮🇳#17 of 35
- #108Backup & Migration219 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #30Top 49%🇮🇳#30 of 48
- #115AI Governance231 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #13Top 50%🇮🇳#13 of 37
- #174Azure App Service549 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #65Top 32%🇮🇳#65 of 202