Marcus joined Prosperity 24/7 in January 2018 as a Consultant in the Technical Solutions Team. In March 2021, Marcus was promoted to Head of Cloud.
In his previous role at a large financial services business, Marcus gained vast technical experience by heading up the IT Infrastructure management for the VMware, Storage, Citrix and Microsoft estate. Marcus is an experienced and enthusiastic Consultant who is passionate about technology. His background enables him to understand the business requirement to integrate technology with a straightforward approach that drives productivity. He has recently over seen a successful, large pan-Channel Island Private Cloud deployment that enabled the business to pivot and quickly ‘spin up’ services, while providing redundancy against an external Island wide failure.
Specialist Areas
VMware vSphere
VMware Site Recovery Manager
Windows Server 2008 2012 and 2016
HPE Storage Systems including 3PAR
Fibre Channel networking
Server hardware
Blackberry Installation and Support
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
Citrix NetScaler
Microsoft Exchange 2013, 2016 and O365
Office 365
Azure Cloud Computing
Citrix Cloud
Professional Qualifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified - Enterprise Administrator Expert
CC-VAD-MA, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service Integration with Microsoft Azure Certified
CC-VAD-CC, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service on Citrix Cloud Certified
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
HPE Sales Certified - Product Portfolio (2020)
SNIA Certified Information Architect
SNIA Certified Storage Networking Expert
CMI Level 5 in Management and Leadership
HPE Master ASE - Storage Solutions Architect V3
Optimizing HPE Cloud Solutions with Microsoft Azure
HPE ASE - Storage Solutions Architect V3
HPE Sales Certified - Hybrid IT, Intelligent Edge, and Services [2018]
HPE ATP - Storage Solutions V2
HPE ATP - DataCentre V1
HPE ASE - Storage Solutions Integrator V2
SNIA Certified Storage Professional (SCSP)
VCP6-DCV: VmWare Certified Professional 6 Data Center Virtualization
Veeam Technical Sales Professional (VMTSP)
Veeam Sales Professional (VMSP)
CCA-N: Citrix Certified Associate - Networking
CCP-N: Citrix Certified Professional –Networking
CCP: Citrix Certified Professional – Virtualization
CCNET CCNA: Routing and Switching
BCS Foundation Certification in Business Change
ITIL Foundation
MCSA: Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate
MCITP: Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008
MCSA: Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator Windows Server 2003
MCTS: System Center Configuration Manager
MCP Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
Network+
A+
Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Associate
Microsoft Certified Azure Network Engineer Associate
