VMware ESXi Experts in Munich
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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
Mohamad Dib-Skhni
Last position:
DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect at BMW Group
- Set up Azure Kubernetes clusters (AKS) with network policies, security groups, and RBAC
- Developed Terraform-based infrastructure as code for secure, reproducible deployments in the BMW Azure cloud
- Hardened CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify SSC, and Contrast AST
- Integrated SAP BTP/Kyma and ServiceNow GRC
Volker Reisberger
Last position:
Architect and Senior System Administrator at International Trading Company
- Analysis and optimization of the VMware environment for operation in a critical infrastructure environment
- Planning and execution of updates for the VMware and hardware environment in a critical infrastructure environment
- Deployment of Skyline Health Diagnostics
- Review of existing documentation
- Training and onboarding of new internal staff
- Support for migration and upgrade projects
- Preparation for moving scripts in the virtualization environment to GitLab
- Ticket handling with ServiceNow
Marco Fischer
Last position:
System Engineer–Vmware, Veeam at DCSO
- About 800 different server VMs, operation and lifecycle/asset management of about 40 ESXi hosts (Lenovo)
- Upgrade of all clusters to ESXi/VCSA 7.0U3 and 8. Planning patch management for all hosts
- Cleaning up the AD – many different domains that all needed to be migrated into the main environment. Planning/execution
- Veeam – check the configuration and migrate to a newer, partly virtual infrastructure to make the setup leaner and faster
- VMware – upgrades/updates, general maintenance
- Proxmox POC – evaluate if an alternative to VMware
- Documentation for Veeam/VMware/storage
- Implementation of the uniflow cloud solution
- NetApp migration to new storage, CIFS maintenance and administration of SVMs
Valentin Pfeil
Last position:
Student in Cloud Engineering at IAV GmbH
- Container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes clusters
- Operating cloud platforms like Rancher, Azure, and AWS
- Development with and use of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Kubectl, and Helm
- Analysis and use of Python, YAML, and JSON
Philipp Schmidt
Last position:
MS365 Consultant/Solution Architect at Self-employed
- Setup and configuration of an M365 tenant on a hybrid basis
- SSO integration of the existing app infrastructure like Metamost, Huhu, etc.
- License consulting, Entra ID initial configuration, MFA, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management
- Intune: initial configuration, Windows 11 Autopilot, iPhone AES
- Takeover of the tenant and preparation of a security audit
- Rollout of iPhones with AES (formerly DEP) as COPE (Corporate Owned, Business Enabled)
- Connecting external customers with enhanced security through Conditional Access
- Consulting on cloud-first strategy and migration to a cloud-only business
- Connecting various apps via SSO/SCIM (e.g. Atlassian, Personio, Adobe)
- On-premises AD: security audit and project management for replacing the local AD (migration of file servers, Navision2016, user clients joined to Entra ID)
- Copilot rollout with connection to external data sources and configuration via Intune
- Support for TISAX and ISO27001 preparation
- Setup and hardening of Entra ID, switching MFA to phishing resistant via Conditional Access
- Intune management for Windows and Apple clients, web enrollment switch to AES, introduction of Autopilot, app management, integration of Microsoft Defender
- Building a device baseline for Windows (COBO) and iOS/Android (BYOD)
- Teams/SharePoint Online: access concepts and integration into Teams
- Maintenance and backup of Entra ID and Intune tenants (drift management)
- M365 backup with Veeam
- Extending Conditional Access policies, introduction of Privileged Identity Management with hardware tokens and an on-premises admin tier concept
- Revision of existing GPOs regarding structure, security, and compliance
- Security audit and hardening of on-premises Active Directory and cloud tenant, SAML VPN, PIM introduction
- Support for the HR department in introducing a booking portal and general system engineering administration & security
- Introduction of Conditional Access and passwordless MFA, platform SSO, Defender for macOS/iOS, macOS compliance with Intune, Code2 signature configuration
Konstantinos Metaxas
Last position:
IT System Engineer at Client belongs to critical infrastructure
- IT infrastructure services
- IT services, networks, Exchange, Office 365 & 2016
- IT documentation
- Collaboration with external partner & managed provider
- Stakeholder management
Otto Haas
Last position:
Ubuntu Linux System Support at Self-employed
- Linux system support for clients in an enterprise DevOps environment
- Bash shell scripting
- Git
- SaltStack
- Foreman
- Podman/Docker
- Jira
- Confluence
- Daily Scrum meetings
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Statistics of experts using VMware ESXi
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years (Germany: 24 years)
Position duration
2.1 years (Germany: 2.4 years)
Positions per freelancer
15 (Germany: 18)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
57% (Germany: 67%)
Master's degree or higher
29% (Germany: 31%)
Doctorate
14% (Germany: 6%)
Certifications per freelancer
6 (Germany: 5)
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
88% (Germany: 95%)
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 Munich 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 Munich using VMware ESXi
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
Core role
VMware ESXi is the hypervisor layer that runs virtual machines on bare metal servers. It sits at the center of many vSphere environments and is used for consolidation, isolation, and predictable workload control. Companies bring in specialists when they need clean operations, not guesswork.
Typical work
- Host installation and image baseline setup
- Cluster capacity planning and resource tuning
- VM lifecycle work, templates, and migrations
- Storage, network, and datastore configuration
- Patch, upgrade, and maintenance planning
ESXi specialists also support backup design, failover checks, and recovery steps after outages or hardware replacement.
Ecosystem fit
Strong professionals know how ESXi works with vCenter, vSphere, HA, DRS, VMware Tools, and common storage stacks. They also understand NIC teaming, multipathing, and how guest workloads behave under pressure. In Munich, this matters for firms that run mixed on-site and remote infrastructure across office, lab, and data center environments.
When to bring help
Freelance expertise is useful when a team faces a migration from older ESX or legacy hosts, a cluster rebuild, or a hardware refresh with tight downtime windows. It also helps when performance drops, storage paths flap, or a patch cycle has to be executed without surprises. Companies often need short, focused support rather than a long handover.
What good specialists do
- Read host logs and isolate root causes quickly
- Keep maintenance windows short and controlled
- Document changes in a way ops teams can reuse
- Align platform work with backup, security, and app owners
Good VMware ESXi experts are precise. They know the difference between a host issue, a storage issue, and a guest problem, and they explain it clearly.
Where it runs
ESXi is common in virtual server farms, test and staging systems, business applications, and private cloud setups. It is often part of larger VMware estates that need stable operations, clear upgrade paths, and careful change control. The right specialist keeps the platform quiet, recoverable, and ready for the next workload.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about VMware ESXi.
VMware ESXi is used to run virtual machines directly on physical servers. It is the core hypervisor in many VMware environments and supports consolidation, isolation, and controlled resource use. Companies hire specialists to keep those hosts stable and ready for production workloads.
ESXi is often chosen when a team already runs a VMware stack and wants tight integration with vCenter, HA, and DRS. Compared with KVM or Hyper-V, the main difference is usually the surrounding ecosystem and operational model, not just the hypervisor itself. A good specialist can explain tradeoffs in migration, licensing, and day-to-day management.
A strong VMware ESXi specialist should also know vCenter, virtual networking, storage design, backup tools, and patch management. Scripting helps too, especially PowerCLI for repeatable admin work. In many projects, troubleshooting skills matter as much as configuration skills.
VMware ESXi help is useful during migrations, host refreshes, recovery work, or upgrades that must stay within a narrow change window. It is also common when performance problems are hard to isolate or when the internal team is already busy. Outside specialists bring focused attention without a long onboarding cycle.
Much VMware ESXi work can be done remotely through secure access, especially planning, review, patch preparation, and incident analysis. On-site time is more important for hardware swaps, cabling checks, or data center work. In Munich, many companies use a mixed model and ask for both remote and local availability.
The right level depends on the scope of the ESXi task. A simple host upgrade needs less depth than a cluster redesign, storage migration, or recovery after failure. Look for specialists who have handled similar environments, not just read the documentation.
A good VMware ESXi professional asks about storage, network design, backup coverage, rollback options, and who owns each change. They should explain risks in plain words and document every step clearly. Strong candidates also show how they verify success after the work is done.
Yes, VMware ESXi is still widely used in private cloud and internal platform setups where stability and operational control matter. It fits well when teams need mature tooling, predictable administration, and clear recovery paths. The best results come from specialists who understand the whole stack, not only the host layer.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used VMware ESXi in their recent projects is 93 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 746 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used VMware ESXi in their recent projects, 57% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 29% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used VMware ESXi in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used VMware ESXi in their recent projects are German (100%), English (88%), and French (38%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used VMware ESXi in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (63%), and Banking and Finance (63%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used VMware ESXi in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Operations (88%).
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