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Yitzhak Bohadana

Global Storage & Virtualization Administrator
Cognyte Β· NetApp & VMware Β· 15+ Years in the Field
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Background

πŸ‘€ About Me

MCSE earned while juggling Yeshiva and construction work. Pivoted into tech through the IDF, then 15 years of enterprise infrastructure across 4 companies. No degree β€” just 300+ projects and counting. Live domain renames at factories, MetroCluster installs at banks, Exchange migrations at 2 AM, and DR failovers that can't fail. Started at Ankor doing Microsoft projects, moved through Harel Computers and We-Ankor doing NetApp and VMware, and now manage global storage and virtualization at Cognyte.

I build tools that solve real problems. Before AI was a thing, I wrote a complete DR automation platform in PowerShell that migrated 4 production sites with zero downtime. I wrote AD lifecycle automation that's been running 2 years with zero incidents. Now I combine that field experience with AI tools β€” not as buzzwords, but as actual force multipliers for infrastructure work.

Born 1987, married with 3 kids. Based in Israel. Hebrew (native), English (professional).

Artificial Intelligence

πŸ€– AI & Prompt Engineering

AI Integration & Automation
Self-directed / Applied at Cognyte Β· 2024 – Present
Active
  • β–ΉLeveraging AI tools daily: Claude Code, Azure AI Foundry, VS Code Copilot
  • β–ΉDeployed AI agent (OpenClaw) for competitive intelligence monitoring and automated reporting
  • β–ΉMicrosoft Copilot & Azure AI Foundry for workflow optimization and PowerShell scripting
  • β–ΉBuilt AI-powered web tools: expense tracking, vehicle cost analysis, finance dashboards
  • β–ΉDesigning RAG system over enterprise NetApp NFS storage with vector database integration
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Prompt Engineering

Complex multi-step prompts, chain-of-thought, system design for LLMs

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Microsoft Copilot

M365 integration, PowerShell generation, workflow automation

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Azure AI Foundry

Azure AI services, model deployment, enterprise AI integration

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OpenClaw AI Agent

Autonomous agent deployment, cron automation, competitive intel

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Claude Code

AI-assisted development, code generation, debugging and architecture

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RAG Systems

Retrieval Augmented Generation over enterprise storage infrastructure

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AI Automation

End-to-end AI workflows, scraping, monitoring, and reporting pipelines

Expertise

πŸ›  Technical Skills

☁️ Virtualization & Cloud

VMware vSphere / ESXi95%
VSAN / HCI90%
Private Cloud Design88%
Hyper-V78%

☁️ Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure76%
Hostinger / VPS55%
AWS35%
GCP22%

πŸ’Ύ Storage

NetApp ONTAP / AFF / FAS95%
Dell / EMC50%
S3 / Object Storage82%
Data Protection (Snap*)90%
NetApp Trident (Kubernetes)75%

πŸ€– AI & Automation

Prompt Engineering90%
Microsoft Copilot88%
Azure AI Foundry80%
AI Agents (OpenClaw)85%
Claude Code / ChatGPT88%

πŸ’» Dev & Scripting

PowerShell90%
VMware vRA75%
Python50%
Git70%
Jenkins82%
Docker60%
Ansible55%
Kubernetes40%
Monitoring (Grafana/VRO)82%

πŸ–₯️ Systems

Datacenter Planning & Buildout90%
VDI Infrastructure90%
Microsoft AD / Exchange88%
Windows Server90%
SCCM / SCOM80%
Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu)60%
Cisco Networking56%
Career

πŸ’Ό Professional Experience

Global Storage & Virtualization Administrator2022 – Present
Cognyte (CGNT) Β· Herzliya, Israel
  • Global storage & virtualization management (cloud + on-prem), owning all automation & AI initiatives
  • Oversee global datacenters: NetApp AFF/FAS, HCI, Dell, VSAN across multiple sites
  • End-to-end datacenter planning & deployment β€” power & cooling design, load calculations, rack layout, cabling, and full infrastructure buildout from blueprint to production
  • Design and operate hosted private cloud infrastructures (VMware-based)
  • Led VMware-to-Azure migrations and back β€” full datacenter moves between public and private cloud
  • Migrated file servers from NetApp to Azure and back using custom PowerShell automation
  • Ensure high availability and DR for mission-critical VMware environments
  • Leveraging AI tools daily: Claude Code, Azure AI Foundry, VS Code Copilot
  • Designing RAG system over enterprise NetApp NFS storage with vector database integration
Professional Services Engineer & Projects Manager2016 – 2022
We-Ankor (NetApp Partner) Β· Israel
  • NetApp AFF/FAS ONTAP infrastructure: installations, migrations, upgrades for enterprise customers
  • VMware/Hyper-V environments β€” design, deployment, and support. Support Team Leader
  • MetroCluster installations and upgrades at major Israeli banks
  • DR projects with insurance companies using VMware SRM
  • End-to-end VDI projects (Horizon View) β€” design through deployment
  • SnapCenter, SnapManager, SnapProtect, SapCreator implementations
  • Monitoring: VRO, OnCommand Active IQ, OCI, Grafana dashboards
  • Built DR automation platform in PowerShell β€” migrated 4 production sites with zero downtime
Professional Services Engineer & Projects Manager2013 – 2016
Harel Computers Β· Israel
  • VMware, NetApp & Microsoft projects β€” vSphere upgrades, SRM, Veeam backups
  • End-to-end VDI projects (Horizon View) β€” design, deploy, support
  • Exchange server migrations for enterprise customers
  • Full VMware environment migrations to virtualization
  • NetApp C-DOT SME, P2V migrations at scale
  • Live Active Directory domain rename at a manufacturing plant in northern Israel β€” built VBScript automation to handle selective user reboots during the migration with zero business disruption
  • Domain consolidation project at Meitav Dash (financial institution)
  • Active Directory migration and deployment at large scale (ADMT)
Professional Services Engineer & Projects Manager2011 – 2013
Ankor Β· Israel
  • Microsoft-focused Professional Services β€” AD, Exchange, SCCM, TMG/UAG
  • Active Directory deployments and domain migrations for enterprise customers
  • Exchange migrations (2003β†’2010) at multiple organizations
  • SCCM deployment β€” computer imaging, software distribution, patch management
  • SQL Server cluster deployments
  • PowerShell automation scripts for customer environments
Virtualization/Storage & Network Manager2010 – 2011
IDF Intelligence Base Β· Military Service
  • Led 8-month base-wide network migration β€” replaced 3,500 Avaya/Cajun switches with Cisco 3650/3750 distribution & 6500-X backbone stack
  • Coordinated across officers, comm rooms, and training facilities
  • Network & infrastructure manager for all base systems
  • VMware ESXi, IBM systems, CISCO networking
  • EMC VMAX/Clariion storage, P2V migrations
Open Source

πŸ’» GitHub Projects

Car Compare

2026 Β· AI-Assisted Β· JavaScript

Full-stack Hebrew web app for vehicle cost analysis. Financial modeling with loans, balloon payments, depreciation, and leasing. Canvas-rendered charts, zero external dependencies.

JavaScriptFinanceHebrewCharts
β†’ Live Demo β†’ GitHub

Global Web Scraper

2026 Β· Solo Β· Python

Universal web scraper that auto-picks the best tool for the job β€” from simple HTTP to full stealth browser (CloakBrowser). Login flow automation, API harvesting, and error classification.

PythonCloakBrowserScraplingPlaywrightOpenClaw Skill
β†’ View on GitHub

Claude Code Telegram MCP

2026 Β· Solo Β· JavaScript

Zero-dependency MCP server β€” Telegram bot bridge for Claude Code. Send tasks, receive notifications, and get remote approvals from your phone.

JavaScriptMCPTelegramClaude CodeZero Deps
β†’ View on GitHub

Telegram VS Code MCP

2026 Β· Solo Β· JavaScript

Zero-dependency Telegram ↔ VS Code Copilot bridge as an MCP server. Drive long-running coding sessions from your phone via Telegram.

JavaScriptMCPTelegramVS CodeCopilot
β†’ View on GitHub

Web Deploy Skill

2026 Β· Solo Β· Shell

OpenClaw AI agent skill for automated web deployment β€” nginx config, SSL, git push, Cloudflare CDN purge. One prompt to deploy.

ShellnginxSSLOpenClaw SkillDevOps
β†’ View on GitHub

PowerShell Outlook Tool

2026 Β· Solo Β· PowerShell

Outlook desktop automation via COM. AI-ready module for Claude Code / GitHub Copilot β€” search, read, send, manage folders and calendar programmatically.

PowerShellOutlookCOMAI Ready
β†’ View on GitHub

SSH2ESXi Manager

2023 Β· Solo Β· PowerShell

WPF GUI tool that connects to vCenter, auto-discovers clusters, and runs SSH commands in parallel across all ESXi hosts. AES-256 encrypted credentials.

PowerShellWPFVMwareSSHGUI
β†’ View on GitHub

ONTAP S3 Tools

2024 Β· Solo Β· PowerShell

S3 bucket management toolkit for NetApp ONTAP storage. Replication validation, bucket comparison, cleanup, and isolation testing via AWS CLI.

PowerShellNetApp ONTAPS3AWS CLI
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DRNetappHCI

2022 Β· Solo Β· PowerShell

DR automation for VMware + SolidFire. Config-driven, modular architecture, encrypted credentials. Migrated 4 production sites with zero downtime.

PowerShellVMwareSolidFireDR
β†’ View on GitHub

Invoke-SSH-Parallel

2023 Β· Solo Β· PowerShell

Run SSH commands in parallel across all ESXi hosts in a VMware cluster. Bulk diagnostics and remediation at scale.

PowerShellSSHESXiParallel
β†’ View on GitHub

Add-ComputerNode

2023 Β· Solo Β· PowerShell

Adds compute nodes to HCI clusters β€” ESXi MGMT IP and BMC configuration at once for multiple clusters after installing a new node.

PowerShellHCIESXiBMC
β†’ View on GitHub

CreateDisabledUserReport

2024 Β· Solo Β· PowerShell

AD user lifecycle automation integrated with Oracle HR (extensionAttribute10). 16-state decision matrix. 2 years in production, zero incidents.

PowerShellActive DirectoryOracle HR
β†’ View on GitHub
Credentials

πŸ† Certifications

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NCDA

NetApp Certified Data Administrator

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VCP

VMware Certified Professional

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MCITP

Microsoft Certified IT Professional

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MCCA

Microsoft Certified Cloud Administrator

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CCNA

Cisco Β· Completed during military service

Get in Touch

Let's Connect

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