Specifications

xii Implementing IBM System Networking 10Gb Ethernet Switches
Sangam Racherla is an IT Specialist and Project Leader working at the ITSO in San Jose,
CA. He has 12 years of experience in the IT field and has been with the ITSO for the past
eight years. Sangam has extensive experience in installing and supporting the ITSO lab
equipment for various IBM Redbooks projects. He has expertise in working with Microsoft
Windows, Linux, IBM AIX®, IBM System x®, and IBM System p® servers, and various SAN
and storage products. Sangam holds a degree in electronics and communication
engineering.
Ionut Bunea is a Certified IT Specialist working for IBM Global Technology Services® in
Romania with more than 9 years of networking experience in designing implementations of
wide area, campus, and data center network solutions. Ionut joined IBM in 2008 and is a
Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Design Professional
(CDDP), and Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS).
David A Gray is a Senior IT Specialist working for the System x and IBM System Storage®
brands at IBM Australia in Brisbane, Queensland. He has over 27 years of professional
experience in the IT industry, over 20 of them in the finance sector, and the last three of them
with IBM. He instructs IBM Business Partners and customers about how to configure and
install System x, BladeCenter, Systems Director, System Storage, and VMware. He is an IBM
Certified Systems Expert - System x BladeCenter.
Sebastian Oglaza joined IBM Global Technology Services in 2006. Since then, he has been
working as a Network Specialist in the Integrated Communications Services group. During
this time, he participated in numerous projects in both design and implementation roles. He is
an expert in data and voice networking. He holds a CCIE certification in Routing
and Switching.
Jose Rodriguez Ruibal is a Technical Sales Leader for the IBM System x Networking team
that covers the southwest Europe region. He has more than 15 years of experience in IT, and
has worked for IBM for almost ten years. His experience includes serving as Benchmark
Manager in the IBM PSSC Benchmark Center in Montpellier, working as an IT Architect for
Nokia Siemens Network in Finland, and IT Architect and Team Leader for the IBM STG OEM
and Next Generation Networks teams in EMEA. Before joining IBM, he worked for Red Hat
and other consulting firms. He holds MSc and BSc degrees in Computer Engineering and
Computer Systems from Nebrija University, Madrid. His areas of expertise include Business
Development, Strategic OEM Alliances, long-term IT projects in the telecom, media, and
defense industries, high-level IT architecture and complex solutions design, Linux, and all x86
hardware. Jose has co-authored other IBM Redbooks publications on networking products
from Juniper, Linux solutions, IBM x86 servers, and Performance Tuning for x86 servers.