Our CEO

Hazem Faraj Al Ghalban

ICT Program Manager & Consultant

Fields of Expertise:

1. Network Infrastructure — Campus, Data Centre & WAN

 

End-to-end LAN, WAN and data centre fabric design and delivery: L2/L3 architecture, spine-leaf and EVPN-VXLAN fabrics, inter-VLAN and dynamic routing, MPLS and SD-WAN edge, high-density and outdoor wireless with predictive and on-site RF survey.

 

Platforms: Cisco, Juniper, Aruba/HPE, Huawei, Fortinet, Extreme, Ruijie.

 

2. Cybersecurity & Network Defense

 

Perimeter and internal security architecture: next-generation firewalling, micro-segmentation and zero-trust access, secure web and email gateways, endpoint detection and response, and SIEM-backed monitoring with defined incident response workflows.

 

Platforms: Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Secure, Sangfor, Sophos, Barracuda.

 

3. Compute, Virtualization & Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

 

Server and virtualization platform design, from single-site clusters to multi-node HCI: sizing, host and cluster build, HA and DRS design, VDI, and physical-to-virtual and cross-platform migration with minimal service interruption.

 

Platforms: VMware vSphere & vSAN, Sangfor HCI, Nutanix, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix; Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Fujitsu, Cisco UCS.

 

4. Storage, Backup & Data Protection

 

Unified SAN and NAS design across FC, iSCSI, NFS and SMB; capacity and performance sizing, multipathing and fabric resilience; backup architecture with immutable and air-gapped copies, replication, and disaster recovery designed to agreed RPO and RTO targets.

 

Platforms: NetApp ONTAP, Dell EMC, HPE, Veeam, Commvault, Veritas NetBackup.

 

5. Cloud & Hybrid Services

 

Microsoft 365 and Azure adoption, hybrid identity, secure file and collaboration services, workload placement assessment, and phased migration from on-premises platforms — including hybrid designs where data residency requirements keep workloads in-country.

 

Platforms: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, SharePoint Online.

 

6. Data Centre Facilities & Environmental Infrastructure

 

Whitespace and facility design to TIA-942 and Uptime Institute tier objectives: rack and containment layout, precision and in-row cooling, UPS and standby generator sizing, power and heat-load calculation, earthing and bonding, and DCIM and remote-access management.

 

Platforms: Schneider Electric/APC, Vertiv, Rittal, Cannon Technologies.

 

7. Structured Cabling & Passive Infrastructure

 

BICSI-aligned copper and fibre design, intelligent and AIM-enabled cabling systems, pathway and containment design, and full test, certification and as-built documentation.

 

Platforms: Simeon, CommScope, Panduit.
Unified Communications, AV & Smart Building Systems

 

8. Enterprise voice and collaboration migration from legacy

 

PBX to IP and cloud platforms; meeting-room and auditorium AV, videoconferencing, digital signage and IPTV; CCTV, access control and BMS integration.

 

Platforms: Microsoft Teams, Cisco, Avaya, Asterisk; Extron, Crestron, Poly, ClearOne, Yamaha UC.

 

9. IT Service Management, Monitoring & Operations

 

ITIL-aligned service desk and NOC design, monitoring and observability, asset and configuration management, and structured handover with maintenance procedures and SLA frameworks.

 

Platforms: ManageEngine, BMC Helix, IFS assist, SolarWinds.

 

10. Applications, Data & Systems Integration

 

Middleware and API integration between ERP, CRM and line-of-business systems; database and registry design; business intelligence and executive dashboards.

 

Platforms: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics.