Summary
Yian Zhang is a seasoned Consulting System Engineer based in Beijing with 20 years of IT experience spanning hyperconverged infrastructure, storage, servers, and cloud across Cisco, IBM, NetApp and Lenovo. He helped build Cisco China’s HyperFlex practice from zero to multimillion-dollar revenue, authored the country’s complete HyperFlex technical ecosystem, and earned top-performing awards for sustained sales and technical impact. At IBM and NetApp he combined channel and partner-facing roles with deep storage architecture work—leading NAS expert groups, cloud IaaS initiatives, and major PB-scale storage designs for carriers. Known for hands-on POC leadership and repeatable solution design, he has a track record of turning complex performance and stability challenges into scalable customer wins. Colleagues cite his blend of technical depth, leadership, and rapid learning, reflected in a personal motto that “only by redoubled efforts can it seem effortless.”
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Tsinghua University