Yitzhak Bohadana
VMware & Storage Administrator | AI-Powered Infrastructure
Enterprise virtualization, global storage management, and AI-driven automation specialist
💼 Work Experience
Global Storage & Virtualization Administrator
2022 – Present
Cognyte (CGNT) — Intelligence Analytics
↳ Global storage & virtualization management (cloud + on-prem), owning all automation & AI initiatives
- Oversee global datacenters: NetApp, HCI, Dell, VSAN across multiple sites
- Design and operate hosted private cloud infrastructures (VMware-based)
- Lead datacenter migrations between public and private clouds
- Plan and implement automation solutions with PowerShell & Python
- Ensure high availability and DR for mission-critical VMware environments
- Leveraging AI tools daily: Claude Code, Azure AI Foundry, VS Code Copilot for automation and scripting
- Designing RAG system over enterprise NetApp NFS storage with vector database integration
Professional Services Engineer & Projects Manager
2016 – 2022
We-Ankor — NetApp Partner
↳ Professional Services & Projects Manager: NetApp & VMware, support Team Leader
- NetApp AFF/FAS ONTAP infrastructure: installations, migrations, upgrades
- VMware/Hyper-V environments — design, deployment, and support
- Monitoring: VRO, OnCommand Active IQ, OCI, Grafana dashboards
- SnapCenter, SnapManager, SnapProtect, SapCreator implementations
Professional Services Engineer & Projects Manager
2013 – 2016
Harel Computers
↳ Professional Services & Projects Manager: VMware, NetApp & Microsoft projects
- vSphere upgrades, SRM, Veeam backups, VDI Horizon View
- NetApp C-DOT SME, Microsoft AD/Exchange upgrades, P2V migrations
- Active Directory Migration and deployment, Domain Changes, ADMT Migration in Large scale
Professional Services Engineer & Projects Manager
2011 – 2013
Ankor
↳ Professional Services & Projects Manager: Microsoft
- Deploying Active Directory and Migration
- Exchange Migration 2003–2010
- Deploying and managing SCCM, computer deployments and software deployment
- Deploying and managing TMG/UAG
- Creating PowerShell automation for Customers
- Deploying and managing SQL clusters
Virtualization/Storage & Network Manager
2010 – 2011
IDF Intelligence Base — Military Service 🎖️
↳ Network & infrastructure manager for all base systems
- VMware ESXi, IBM systems, CISCO networking, EMC VMAX/Clariion, P2V
🏆 Certifications
NCDANetApp Certified Data Admin
VCPVMware Certified Professional
MCITPMS Certified IT Professional
MCCAMS Certified Cloud Admin