Summary
Harald Dumdey is a seasoned observability and storage expert with over two decades in IT and a decade of focused experience at NetApp, currently serving as SME Observability and Cloud & Software Solution Architect. He blends deep systems engineering knowledge—from SAN/NAS/Object storage and clustered Data ONTAP to ZFS, FreeBSD, Linux and OpenStack—with hands-on escalation and project leadership across global accounts. Known as a creative, autodidactic thinker since the 1980s, he brings a different view to complex high-availability and large-scale storage challenges. Harald’s background spans both vendor and support roles (Sun, SGI, Siemens), giving him rare insight into product internals and enterprise operations. He is also comfortable with web and observability stacks (Nginx, Icinga2, MySQL/MariaDB) and IPv6 deployments, enabling him to bridge infrastructure, monitoring and application needs. Based in Nuremberg, he combines pragmatic engineering with a long-standing passion for community-driven networking initiatives like Freifunk.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Industrieelektroniker, Fachrichtung Anlagentechnik, Industrieelektroniker, Fachrichtung Anlagentechnik at Siemens AG, Erlangen
Staatl. geprüfter Elektrotechniker - Schwerpunkt Datenverarbeitung, Elektrotechnik, Staatl. geprüfter Elektrotechniker - Schwerpunkt Datenverarbeitung, Elektrotechnik at Fachschule für Techniker der Stadt Erlangen
German, English