Nicolas Diaz
About Nicolas Diaz
Nicolas Diaz serves as the DevOps Lead at Stensul, where he has achieved significant cost savings through strategic cloud migrations and provider negotiations. He has a background in systems administration and platform management, with experience at HP Enterprise Services and Axeso5.
Work at Stensul
Nicolas Diaz serves as the DevOps Lead at Stensul, a position he has held since 2017. In this role, he has focused on optimizing cloud infrastructure and enhancing operational efficiency. His initiatives have resulted in significant cost savings for the company, including a monthly savings of $14,000 through the migration of physical servers to the cloud. Additionally, he has implemented the ELK stack for logging, which has improved system monitoring and analysis.
Previous Experience at HP Enterprise Services
Before joining Stensul, Nicolas worked at HP Enterprise Services as a System Administrator in the Wintel and Unix team from 2009 to 2011. During his two years there, he gained valuable experience in managing and maintaining server environments, which contributed to his expertise in DevOps practices.
Experience at Axeso5 | Xplay
Nicolas held the position of Gerente de Plataforma at Axeso5 | Xplay from 2011 to 2017. Over the course of six years, he was responsible for overseeing platform operations and implementing strategies that led to improved performance and cost efficiency.
Education and Expertise
Nicolas Diaz studied at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional and also attended the University of Buenos Aires, where he pursued studies in electrical and electronic engineering, completing the CBC from 2003 to 2005. His educational background has provided him with a solid foundation in technical skills relevant to his roles in DevOps and system administration.
Cost Savings Achievements
Throughout his career, Nicolas has demonstrated a strong ability to reduce costs through strategic planning and negotiation. Notably, he achieved $28,000 in monthly savings by renegotiating terms with the cloud provider Verizon and saved over $3,000 monthly by renegotiating with CDN provider Limelight. Overall, he has reduced company expenditures by more than $45,000 monthly.