Samuel Parenteau

Expertise

Domains of expertise

Two decades of hands-on and advisory experience across the full technology stack.

IT Architecture & Advisory

Solution and enterprise architecture, RFI/RFP leadership, roadmap and prioritization, Archimate 3 modeling.

Infrastructure & Virtualization

Servers, Hyper-V and Nutanix VMware environments, SAN/NAS storage architecture (HNAS, HCP).

Networking & Security

Cisco, FortiGate, Netgate pfSense and Ubiquiti — wired and wireless networks, VPN, firewalls.

Identity & Data Protection

Active Directory, identity and access management, backup, replication and high availability (Commvault and others).

Cloud & Microsoft 365

SaaS/PaaS/IaaS adoption, Microsoft 365, Exchange, and Lync/Skype for Business deployments.

Automation & Scripting

PowerShell and VBScript automation, Group Policy (GPO), process tooling and reporting.

Team Leadership & Coordination

Global team leadership across time zones (US, UK, India, Japan), technical coordination, CAB governance, training and mentoring.