Brocade Experts in Germany
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Vicenco Kenk
Last position:
ITSM Project Manager (self-employed)
Unified ITSM framework
- Definition of a company-wide ITSM target picture
- Introduction of a uniform service structure across all business units
SLA and OLA management
- Building a standardized SLA framework
- Definition of service classes (Business Critical, Standard, Low Priority)
- Introduction of OLAs between internal teams
- Building meaningful SLA reporting
- Definition of KPI and service dashboards for business units
Service portfolio management
- Definition of service descriptions
- If needed, preparing possible cost and service billing
Ticketing & processes
- Incident management
- Uniform ticket categories
- Standardized prioritization
- Escalation matrix
- Automations
- Self-service optimization
Request fulfillment
- Service catalog across all business units
- Approval workflows
Problem management
- Introduction of root cause analysis
- Known error database
- Problem review process
Complete asset management concept
- Hardware lifecycle management
- Software lifecycle management
- Leasing lifecycle
- Mobile device lifecycle
- Monitor lifecycle
- Phone lifecycle
Processes
- Procurement
- Goods receipt
- Inventory
- Assignment
- Return
- Disposal
- Leasing return Goal: single source of truth for all assets
CMDB design
- Definition of all configuration items:
- Workplace
- Notebooks
- Monitors
- Mobile phones
- Printers
Infrastructure
- Servers
- Firewalls
- Switches
- WLAN
- Storage
- Backup systems
Cloud
- Azure resources
- Microsoft 365
- SaaS services
Relationships
- User ↔ Asset
- Asset ↔ Service
- Service ↔ Infrastructure
- Location ↔ Asset
- Goal: make all service dependencies visible
Software asset & license management
- License management concept
- License balancing
- Compliance reporting
- Microsoft license management
- Adobe license management
- SaaS management
- Contract management
- Renewal management
Interfaces & automation Existing systems
- Workday
- Joiner
- Mover
- Leaver
TESMA
- Leasing data
- Contract data
Matrix42
- Asset synchronization
- User synchronization
Active Directory / Entra ID
- User management
Microsoft 365
- License assignment
- Group management
Dormakaba
Access processes
Lifecycle services
Monitoring platforms
- PRTG
- Palo Alto
- Cisco
Reporting & KPI framework
- Definition of a management dashboard
- KPIs
- Ticket volume
- SLA fulfillment
- MTTR
- First resolution rate
- Asset accuracy
- License compliance
- Change success rate
- Service availability
- Degree of automation
Network redesign support
- Governance
- Support of the network redesign from an ITSM point of view
- Definition of affected services
- Change management structure
- Communication concept
CMDB integration
- Recording of all network components
- Service mapping
- Dependency analysis
Validation of documentation and knowledge base articles
- Network documentation
- Operations documentation
- Standard changes
Monitoring & event management
- Target picture
- Central monitoring concept
- Event management process
- Alerting strategy
- Escalation model
Systems
Cisco
Palo Alto
Fortinet
Rubrik
Veeam
Matrix42
Azure
Microsoft 365 Automation
Ticket creation from monitoring
Escalations
Standard actions
Audit, compliance & information security
- ISO 27001 consulting
- TISAX consulting
- NIS2 preparation - consulting
- Audit-ready processes
- Documentation structure
- Evidence tracking in Matrix42
Roadmap
- 12-month roadmap
- Prioritization of all measures
- Quick wins
- Medium-term projects
- Long-term target picture
- Documentation
Kevin Fischer
Last position:
DevOps and Platform Engineer at DB Systel GmbH
- Error analysis and fixes including performance optimization of the in-house developed platform API
- Change and incident management in day-to-day operations
- Responsible for compliance with security and compliance requirements
- Vendor management for software development and maintenance
- Planning and execution of migration of legacy services to a cloud native platform
Role in the project: project staff, implementation team
Used skills: requirements analysis, IT service and application management, IT operations, error analysis and performance optimization, software maintenance and lifecycle management
Project environment: Cloud Native Platform (Kubernetes, Crossplane, AWS, ArgoCD, Grafana)
Marko Oršolić
Last position:
System Administrator in a 6-person Team at FITS
- System administration of FreeBSD 11, 12 and 13.1 in a secure cloud software solution
- Administration of proxy servers for FITS and its clients, banks and state banks
- Administration of secure internet solutions
- Administration of secure mail solutions and mail gateways
- Administration of Apache 2.4 web servers
- Planning and maintenance of servers and network components in FNT Command
- Incident, change and ticket handling, especially troubleshooting network issues using Splunk and ARS
- Troubleshooting and log file analysis using Splunk Enterprise
- Monitoring with Nagios
- Ordering, provisioning and installation of certificates on Apache web servers, Nginx web servers and load balancers
- Hardware: HP ProLiant DL380 Gen 9 and 10, Cisco Catalyst
- Software: FreeBSD 11, 12 and 13.2, FNT Command, shell scripts, MySQL databases, ServiceNow, ARS, Splunk Enterprise 8.15
Serge Kalinin
Last position:
MLOps (machine learning operations) at REWE Digital GmbH
- It is like a startup within REWE, where we have to build a new forecasting system on Google Cloud Platform from the scratch. Although, officially my role is called MLOps, my actual tasks also include development of data processing pipelines (data engineering) and data scientists tasks such as feature engineering and model trainings.
- GCP: Terraform (tofu), Vertex AI (Kubeflow), Cloud Run, IAM, Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Artifact Registry
- Data engineering: Snowflake as the main data warehouse, Terraform, DBT for data model implementations
- CI/CD: GitLab. We have built a CI/CD pipeline that automates deployments of new releases up to production environment
Roman Blazecka
Last position:
Lead SAN/Storage & Backup Consultant / Architect at Daimler/Mercedes-Benz
- Led a small team of Storage/Backup consultants responsible for EMEA region data center transformation across 200 DCs
- Developed and defended HLD and LLD designs for SAN (Brocade), block storage (HPE Primera/Alletra), NAS (EMC Unity), object storage (Iternity with iCAS FS), and backup (Commvault)
- Performed build and configuration of ~25 data centers, coordinating with network, compute, and security teams
- Developed new processes and standards for infrastructure builds and finalized hardware purchases and BOM preparation
- Created and executed testing approach including DR tests, and handed over builds to operation and migration teams
- Trained other storage consultants to ensure SLA compliance
- Technologies: Brocades, HPE/IBM/EMC/NetApp/CEPH, vSAN, NSX, TSM, Veeam, Commvault, tape libraries, drives & VTLs
Alexander Bojko
Last position:
IT Specialist SAN at Self-Employed
Administration of Brocade SAN
Optimization of processes in the Pure Storage environment
Automation in the storage environment
Administration of block, file and S3 storage (NetApp / Pure Flash Blade)
Software/Tools: BNA, SANnav, bash, python, Remedy ARS
Michael Kuschel
Last position:
DevOps, Linux Administrator, Infrastructure, Security at ERGO / ITErgo
- Installation, design, maintenance, and further development of the server farm, covering hardware and software.
- Migrating live systems while minimizing downtime.
- Handling tickets and changes in daily operations.
- Documenting changes and processes in Confluence.
- Test runs in the development environment.
- Configuration and administration of Linux systems.
- Configuration and administration of backup systems (Dell Networker, DataDomain).
- Administration of the Checkpoint firewall.
Thomas Schoppe
Last position:
IT Consultant at Public Sector / SÜ2
- Operating VMware, Veeam and further developing the system
- Implementing BSI guidelines during design/build
- Controlling and analyzing the VMware environment with PowerShell scripts
- Working according to ITIL processes
- Versioning scripts with TortoiseSVN
Michael Wolf
Last position:
Storage Architect at BSI GmbH
- Processing changes to build new storage in a new data center environment
- Draft design of the storage solution with its backup area
- Discussions on the future storage architecture and cloud backup solution
- Timeline creation for each project with duration and maturity level
- Documenting each project in Confluence
- Updating all storage product items in Certlich
- Updating and fixing errors in Alfabet
- Adding new products and their details in Alfabet for the storage area
Hans Kula
Last position:
Senior IT-Operations Specialist at Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation
- Technical and strategic support for the task force to build a globally available service unit focused on Microsoft Azure Cloud under the Follow the Sun principle and SAFe
Majid Asadpoor
Last position:
Lead Consultant at Infosys
- Network automation
- CI/CD and Docker environment
- Python Nornir for network automation
- pyATS for monitoring and test case automation
- Network Access Control (RADIUS) and device admin access control (TACACS) with AAA and Cisco ISE on Cisco/HP/Aruba devices
- Cisco ISE cluster configuration (2/4/8 nodes)
- Cisco ISE authentication and authorization configuration
- Cisco/HP/Aruba switch/WLC TACACS/dot1x/RADIUS configuration
- Cisco ISE automation with RESTCONF and Python
Wolfgang Lauster
Last position:
Senior Storage Engineer
- Operation and design of storage and backup infrastructure
- Planning and execution of tasks and changes
- Timely handling and resolution of incidents and problems
- Further development of monitoring and incident prevention
- Design and execution of migrations
- System upgrades and optimization
- Automation of operational tasks
- Coaching of the operations team
- Documentation
- Technology: NetApp cDOT Cluster, ONTAP NAS, SAN, NetApp Active IQ, System Manager, Veeam, VMWare, PowerShell, Active Directory, Windows Server, Linux, MS Office
- Industry: Defence and Space
Manfred Schirmer
Last position:
Senior System Engineer Linux at DB InfraGo AG
- Provisioning and updating virtual machines for the railway infrastructure.
- Using VMware vSphere 6–8, Veeam Backup, Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, NPS, WSUS.
- Utilizing Red Hat Satellite Server, rSyslog Server, Icinga2, Postfix, Tacacs, Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform.
- Operating on HPE rack servers and HPE Synergy blade servers with Meinberg NTP servers, Brocade FC and Cisco Nexus 9000.
Axel Ringhofer
Last position:
Thuringian Courts and Public Prosecutor's Offices - ITeGS
- As-is assessment of data center rooms and data center infrastructure at the Jena data center, including analysis and documentation based on BSI IT-Grundschutz, EN 50600, EN 50001/EMAS, ISO 27001, ASHRAE
- As-is assessment of the IT infrastructure at the Jena site, including analysis and documentation based on ISO 27001
- Development of a concept for the data center infrastructure and IT infrastructure of the Jena data center
- Development of a concept for the IT infrastructure at other sites
- Creation of the technical specification of the bill of quantities for the tender
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Statistics of experts using Brocade
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
18
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
57%
Master's degree or higher
57%
Doctorate
14%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using Brocade
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Brocade fabrics
Brocade is used in storage networks built on Fibre Channel switching. Companies rely on it to connect servers, arrays, and backup systems with stable, low-latency fabric paths. Work often centers on Brocade switches, SAN design, and keeping storage traffic clean and predictable.
Typical work
- SAN zoning and alias planning
- Switch setup, firmware updates, and checks
- Fabric expansion and migration support
- Troubleshooting links, paths, and login issues
- Documentation for operations teams
Ecosystem skills
Strong specialists know Brocade Fabric OS, zoning models, ISL design, and interoperability with storage vendors and host multipath tools. They also work with console access, logs, monitoring, and change control. In Germany, these experts often support mixed teams that want clear handover documents in English or German.
When companies call
Companies bring in freelance Brocade expertise during storage refreshes, after outages, or when older fabrics need cleanup. The work is common in data centers, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and other environments that still depend on dedicated SAN infrastructure. A good specialist can join remote or on-site work without slowing daily operations.
What strong experts do
They read the fabric before changing it. They check pathing, domain IDs, port states, WWN mapping, and firmware compatibility before touching production. They also know how to reduce risk during maintenance windows and how to explain the impact of each change in simple terms.
Brocade and alternatives
Brocade is often compared with Cisco in Fibre Channel environments. The difference is not just hardware; it is the operational model, the fabric history, and the way a company manages upgrades and zoning. Skilled professionals know when to keep the design stable and when a migration or consolidation makes sense.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Brocade, in one place.
Brocade is mainly used for Fibre Channel storage fabrics. It connects servers and storage arrays through dedicated switches so critical data traffic stays separate from the regular LAN. Companies use it for SAN design, zoning, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
Brocade is a vendor name, while SAN switch is the device category. People often mean Brocade switches when they talk about the fabric hardware, Fabric OS, or zoning work. A freelancer should understand both the product line and the storage network around it.
Brocade and Cisco are the names most companies compare in Fibre Channel environments. Brocade is often seen in established SANs with a long fabric history, while Cisco may appear in different operations models or mixed environments. The right specialist should be comfortable with migrations, interoperability, and support boundaries.
A strong Brocade specialist usually knows SAN zoning, Fibre Channel concepts, multipathing, storage vendor interoperability, and change management. Familiarity with backup systems, host bus adapters, and firmware planning is also useful. That mix matters more than narrow switch knowledge alone.
A Brocade project needs a specialist who has already handled production fabrics, not just lab setups. The right level depends on the task: audits and documentation need less depth than migrations, outage recovery, or firmware rollouts. For sensitive environments, proven hands-on work matters most.
Brocade work is often handled remotely because most tasks only need secure management access and good coordination. On-site help is useful for rack changes, cabling checks, or when a team in Germany wants direct support during a maintenance window. Many projects use a hybrid approach.
A strong Brocade expert explains the fabric clearly, documents every change, and checks impact before touching production. Look for people who ask about zoning standards, switch roles, dependencies, and rollback plans. Good answers sound practical, not theoretical.
Freelancers working with Brocade usually want to know the current Fabric OS version, the switch models, the storage vendors involved, and whether the task is a clean build, a migration, or recovery work. They also ask about access, change windows, and who approves the final steps. Clear inputs lead to safer delivery.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Brocade in their recent projects is 102 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 818 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Brocade in their recent projects, 57% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Brocade in their recent projects have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Brocade in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Brocade in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (64%), and Manufacturing (57%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Brocade in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (93%), and Project Management (71%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Brocade
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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