Marc Fischer
Marc Fischer

Marc Fischer

IT Consultant, Architect & Trainer

I am a freelance IT consultant, architect and trainer based in Berlin. For more than 15 years I have helped organisations design, build and run their IT infrastructure, including a spell at VMware Professional Services before I went freelance.

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About me

My work centres on VMware vSphere, vSAN and VCF, on Kubernetes platforms with Talos, Rook and Ceph, and on virtual desktops with Omnissa Horizon. Over the years, projects have taken me through every part of the data centre, from networking and storage to day-to-day operations, which means I get up to speed on new topics quickly.

As a certified VMware and NetApp instructor I have trained more than 400 people. I run training and workshops online or on site.

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I work across Germany and abroad. Get in touch to check my availability.

Services

Architecture & Design

Target architectures for vSphere, vSAN, VCF, Omnissa Horizon and Kubernetes, based on vendor best practices and your requirements for availability, security and operations.

Consulting & Implementation

Assessment, build, migration and modernisation of your platform, through to go-live.

Training & Workshops

Official VMware and NetApp courses through training centres, and workshops on architecture and troubleshooting built around your environment, online or on site.

Operations & Optimisation

Health checks, performance analysis, troubleshooting and automation that takes routine work off your team.

Focus Areas & Technologies

Virtualisation & Private Cloud

VMware vSphere, vSAN, NSX and VCF 9 including vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS).

Kubernetes & Cloud Native

Platform architecture, operations and proofs of concept with Talos, Helm and Argo CD.

End User Computing

Virtual desktops and apps with Omnissa Horizon, App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager.

Storage

NetApp ONTAP and MetroCluster, VMware vSAN, Ceph with Rook.

Automation

Ansible, PowerCLI and n8n for repeatable deployments and less manual work in operations, increasingly with LLM-based workflows.

Data Centre Design

How network, storage and compute fit together, with high availability, disaster recovery and a clear migration path.