Maciej Brzezniak - IT, PSNC

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Maciej Brzezniak is a seasoned IT specialist at Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC), where he spearheads innovative projects in cloud computing and cybersecurity. With over a decade of experience, Maciej has been instrumental in optimizing the center's infrastructure, significantly enhancing data processing speeds and security protocols. His leadership in cross-functional teams has driven successful collaborations with international tech firms, solidifying PSNC's reputation as a leader in technological advancements. Maciej holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Poznań University of Technology and is a frequent speaker at global IT conferences.

Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center / Poznańskie Centrum Superkomputerowo-Sieciowe (PCSS)Storage and Cloud Systems Architect

Jan. 2007Poznan, Greater Poland District, PolandLead architect of PSNC's scalable, reliable and secure storage systems. PSNC's data centre and cloud storage systems architect. Involved in following projects: - National Data Storage (NDS) - distributed, reliable data storage system with geographical data and meta-data replication - coordinated design, software implementation, testing, pre-production, deployment and operation; the team included 7 people at PSNC and 10+ people in HPC centres and universities in Poland; software deployed as country-wide production service in 2010; - Archival Services of the PLATON project - backup/archive service offered for academic community in Poland, based on 10 DCs distributed across the country; used by 200+ public institutions - leaded the infrastructure design, coordinated procurement, deployment, acceptance testing (benchmarking) and maintenance; project involved 10 sites with various hardware and software infrastructure as well as more than 30+ people at various positions: engineers, managers and directors; - National Data Storage 2 (NDS2) - secure storage system with efficient, transparent and hierarchical data and meta-data encryption; leaded design of the system architecture, coordinated software development and supervised R&D work related to the project, organised software testing and PoCs; the team included 8 people at PSNC and 20+ people in HPC centres; - PRACE-LAB project - high-performance computing (HPC) project - architected, coordinated procurement, deployment and configuration of 50+PB storage infrastructure based on Intel and ARM servers; the team included 5 people at PSNC and 20+ people in HPC centres in Poland; - National Data Storage (NDS3) project - country wide project on developing and providing data management, storage, access infrastructure and services - architected the system, prepared project project proposal, technical coordinator of the project; the team include 5 people at PSNC and 20+ people in HPC centres in Poland;

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