Michael Hardy
About Michael Hardy
Michael Hardy is a professional in global business development, currently working with IBM Power for Google. He has extensive experience in cloud migrations, high availability solutions, and has held leadership roles in sales and marketing across various companies.
Current Role at Converge Technology Solutions Corp.
Michael Hardy currently serves on the Global Business Development Team for IBM Power at Google within Converge Technology Solutions Corp. He has held this position since 2022, contributing to the company's initiatives in cloud migrations and managed services. His role involves assisting with failover migrations for in-house IBMi platform upgrades and managing IBMi development environment refreshes.
Previous Experience at BCS Group, LLC
Prior to his current role, Michael Hardy was the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at BCS Group, LLC from 2021 to 2022. During his tenure, he played a significant role in the company’s achievement of over 1000 IBMi migrations across North America. His leadership in sales and marketing strategies contributed to the growth of the organization within the competitive landscape.
Experience at Software Information Systems (SIS)
Michael Hardy worked at Software Information Systems (SIS) as the Regional Vice President of Sales from 2006 to 2011. In this role, he was responsible for driving sales initiatives and managing client relationships. He later served as Vice President of the Cloud Services Group at SIS, LLC from 2011 to 2021, where he focused on cloud migration strategies and services.
Educational Background
Michael Hardy studied at the University of Kentucky, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with a concentration in Marketing. His educational background laid the foundation for his career in business development and sales, equipping him with essential skills for his roles in various organizations.
Technical Expertise and Services
Michael Hardy possesses extensive expertise in cloud migrations to public or partner IBMi datacenters. He provides 24x7 monitoring and managed services for Quick-EDD HA and conducts high availability replication testing and workload role-swaps. His knowledge includes handling database connectivity licensing for migrating or replicating DB2 to other databases and journal-based software replication licensing for high availability and disaster recovery solutions.