Yakir Orkabi
About Yakir Orkabi
Yakir Orkabi is an IT Infrastructure and Cloud professional currently working at Zerto in Herzliya, Israel, where he has been employed since 2018. He has extensive experience in cloud computing, IT infrastructure management, and virtualization technologies.
Work at Zerto
Yakir Orkabi has been working at Zerto since 2018 in the role of IT Infrastructure & Cloud. His tenure at the company spans six years, during which he has contributed to various IT infrastructure projects. Prior to this position, he served as an IT Administrator at Zerto from 2017 to 2018. His experience at Zerto reflects a commitment to enhancing cloud and IT infrastructure solutions.
Education and Expertise
Yakir Orkabi studied at The Open University of Israel, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management from 2013 to 2017. Additionally, he attended מכללת הייטק, completing a program in MTCS in 2012. His educational background supports his expertise in IT infrastructure and cloud computing, particularly with major providers such as AWS and Azure.
Background in IT Support
Yakir Orkabi has a diverse background in IT support roles. He worked as a Customer Technical Support Engineer at Calanit- Microsoft from 2012 to 2013. He also held positions as an IT Help Desk Specialist and ServiceNow System Administrator at TEVA from 2014 to 2017. These roles provided him with foundational skills in customer support and system administration.
Technical Skills and Experience
Yakir Orkabi possesses advanced skills in managing and maintaining complex IT infrastructure components, including Fortigate firewalls, HP MSA and 3PAR, Netapp, Equalogic, Infinidat's InfiniBox, IBM v7000, and HP and IBM blades. He has experience in virtualization technologies such as vCenter, NSX, vShield, vCloud Director, and SCVMM, focusing on deep debugging and infrastructure management tasks.
Cloud Computing Proficiency
Yakir Orkabi has gained significant experience in cloud computing, particularly with AWS and Azure. His responsibilities include managing tasks from VPC/vNet level to instance management. He is also involved in maintaining SQL failover clusters, which is a critical aspect of infrastructure management.