Architecting a StorageGRID solution with both all-flash and capacity pools [1032-2]

Luke is a Solutions Architect at NetApp. As a StorageGRID SA, Luke utilize strong technical competencies and customer service orientation to provide the highest level of technical consultation to sales teams to support sales goals.  Luke works with NetApp potential customers and the Account / Sales Team by providing expertise in the different areas. Luke started NetApp as a Professional Services Consultant back in 2006 as a post sales consultant, worked on many different NetApp products and projects, both hardware and software, before transition into a current role. Hobbies include traveling, playing soccer and golf, and driving Taycan. Luke has the family of a wife and two boys working full time.\n\n

Over 20 years in the IT industry spanning defense, government, insurance, financials, banking, autos, product development, value-added reselling, consultng and high-tech firms such as EMC and NetApp®.\nDeveloped, architected, deployed, supported and consulted to Fortune 500 company in IT technologies.  Software contributor to the NetApp SnapCreator® product as well as plug-in developer for NetApp SnapCenter®.\nReceived the 2015 SE of the Year award, architected the HCI solution for a 2017 Innovation Award Finalist, and by 2018 assisted a Fortune 20 company in becoming one of the first and initially largest NetApp Cloud Volumes end-user on GCP. Delivered sessions at Insight 2018 and 2020 to audiences. Fortunate enough to appear center stage at three NetApp Insight Conference partner main events. Audiences have also included dozens to couple 1000s of attendees at a time including Oracle OpenWorld and even university students as part of the NetApp volunteer program.