Summary
Eric Sola is a seasoned data center and hardware standards engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and optimizing large-scale cloud infrastructures. He has deep expertise across servers, networking, storage, and security technologies (Dell, HP, Cisco, F5, Arista, Juniper, Brocade, EMC, NetApp, Imperva) and a track record of improving availability and operational efficiency. Eric has progressed from hands-on installations and RMA diagnostics to leading DC operations, ticketing SLAs, and cross-functional teams at Rackspace and Epsilon. Now shaping hardware standards for Global Cloud Services at ServiceNow, he blends rigorous field experience with standards-driven approaches to scale reliable platforms. His background in aerospace propulsion maintenance with the U.S. Air Force hints at disciplined troubleshooting and documentation practices that underpin his engineering rigor. Based in Bartlett, Illinois, he’s committed to staying current with emerging data center technologies and translating them into practical, auditable improvements.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer