Technology strategist, solutions architect, and advisor focused on the future of enterprise IT.

With more than 20 years of experience and 500+ customer engagements, I help organizations navigate AI adoption, cyber resilience, data governance, and technology transformation. My passion is translating complex technical concepts into practical strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.

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Bryan Adelman
About

I'm a Pre-Sales Solutions Architect with over 20 years in data center technologies, hybrid cloud, and enterprise IT infrastructure. Currently at Veeam, I specialize in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 and Entra ID across AMER East.

Day-to-day that means running demos, guiding technical evaluations, designing cloud-native backup architectures, and helping account teams build confidence with enterprise stakeholders. I've worked with organizations across financial services, healthcare, retail, and public sector.

Earlier in my career I led global IT operations, ran pre-sales architecture at CDW and AWS, and taught graduate-level coursework at RIT. The throughline is always the same: translate complex technical problems into decisions people can act on.

20+
Years in enterprise IT and pre-sales architecture
M365
Modern workforce data protection specialist
AI
Author of The Augmented Knowledge Worker — weekly on AI systems & knowledge design
RIT
MS & BS IT. Adjunct faculty '96–'98
What I Do

Three things, done well.

01

Technical Evaluations

Lead end-to-end proof of concept engagements. Design architecture, validate fit, and build stakeholder confidence — from initial discovery through technical sign-off.

02

Cloud & M365 Architecture

Design cloud-native backup and recovery architectures for Microsoft 365 environments. Integrate with existing enterprise compliance frameworks and hybrid cloud ecosystems.

03

Enablement & Content

Build reusable technical assets — architecture diagrams, integration patterns, security guidance, and policy templates — that scale solution delivery across large accounts.

Experience

Career timeline.

Pre-sales architecture across SaaS, cloud, storage, and data center infrastructure — spanning VAR, vendor, and operator environments.

May 2024 — Present
Veeam Software

VDC M365 Pre-Sales Engineer

Enterprise pre-sales engineer supporting Veeam Data Cloud, a SaaS platform for Microsoft 365 data protection focused on enterprise-scale adoption and platform integration. Serve as the primary technical advisor for enterprise customers evaluating the platform, guiding strategic adoption and solution alignment within their cloud ecosystems.

Design and validate cloud-native backup and recovery architectures for M365 environments, integrating with existing enterprise IT and compliance frameworks. Collaborate with sales and customer success teams to translate business requirements into scalable, secure solutions — accelerating time-to-value and increasing win rates.

Deliver customized product demonstrations and hands-on PoC implementations to validate technical fit, reduce friction, and build stakeholder confidence. Create reusable technical assets — architecture diagrams, integration patterns, security guidance, and policy templates — to support consistent solution delivery across large accounts. Function as a customer advocate to product and engineering teams, identifying platform gaps and influencing roadmap decisions.

Mar 2024 — May 2024
Paragon Micro

Cloud & Modern Workplace Architect

Pre-sales solutions architect with a focus on Microsoft-centric modern workplace M365 offerings and Azure cloud adoption and expansion strategies for mid-market commercial and government customers. Served as the technical resource for strategic account managers by gathering business requirements, completing technical assessments, and mapping professional services to execute on deployment plans.

Nov 2021 — Jan 2024
CDW

Azure Pre-Sales Solutions Architect

Designed and implemented hybrid cloud architectures leveraging the benefits of both on-premises private cloud and external public cloud services. Ensured cloud infrastructure remained secure, scalable, and cost-effective across complex enterprise environments.

Developed and implemented cloud governance frameworks to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations. Conducted financial analysis to determine total cost of ownership (TCO) for cloud-based solutions, providing customers with the economic justification needed to accelerate adoption decisions.

Oct 2020 — Nov 2021
SHI

Strategic Solutions Pre-Sales Engineer

Datacenter technology generalist working with commercial mid-market and enterprise accounts. Led technical deep-dive engagements centered on hybrid cloud technologies, automation and orchestration, business continuity and disaster recovery, and cloud-native workload mobility.

Led technical conversations surrounding private cloud technologies — server, storage, and networking — as well as public cloud IaaS and SaaS transformation initiatives. Authored professional services statements of work and associated project plans for complex multi-phase deployments.

Mar 2020 — Oct 2020
Amazon Web Services

Senior Partner Solutions Architect

Provided the architectural guidance and recommendations necessary to promote successful partner engagements worldwide. Assisted solution providers with the definition of technical strategies that enabled them to sell more of their offerings on the AWS platform.

Captured and shared best-practice knowledge with the broader solutions architect community. Assisted partners with customer-focused technical labs and AWS online training events, helping partners build competency and deepen technical credibility with enterprise buyers.

Aug 2011 — Mar 2020
CDW

Principal Field Solutions Architect — Data Center

Served as a technical consultant and architect for organizations looking to leverage private and public cloud technologies, with emphasis on current environment assessment, roadmap planning sessions (technical reviews, ROI analysis, risk mitigation, process modification, and education), and solution architecture and integration.

Architected, planned, designed, and executed hybrid cloud projects and programs across a broad technology stack: data storage infrastructure (NAS, SAN block and object), hyper-converged infrastructure, public cloud hybrid solutions (IaaS, SaaS, DR and BC), automation and orchestration platforms, and containerized services including Docker, AKS, EKS, and local Kubernetes implementations.

Maintained deep expertise across products, market conditions, and competitive landscape. Conducted in-person and online presentations and demos for existing and prospective customers. Authored professional services statements of work and associated project plans for complex enterprise engagements across nearly nine years.

Jun 2009 — Aug 2011
Nukote International

Director of Information Technology

Department head of IT operations supporting a custom-developed PaaS cellular telecom ERP billing system. Developed the CMDB (Configuration Management Database) for integration into the production ITIL v3 incident management system.

Designed and deployed team collaboration tooling for software development and commercial support organizations leveraging Microsoft SharePoint and Webex technology stacks. Drove server consolidation through introduction of VMware virtualization — supporting high-availability, centralized scalable SAN and NAS, consolidated backup, dynamic resource allocation, image lifecycle maintenance, and dynamic site recovery.

Introduced data center analysis and alarm management systems to automate incident workflows, collect and trend capacity growth requirements, and build KPI dashboards for senior management.

Dec 2007 — Jun 2009
Nukote International

Senior Director of Information Technology

Led global IT operations for a multinational office products manufacturer, overseeing infrastructure across six U.S. sites and international locations in the UK, China, and Mexico.

Designed and deployed a carrier-class data center supporting enterprise systems, web environments, and JD Edwards ERP. Spearheaded a supply chain tech review that led to a JDE-integrated data warehouse for KPI reporting and a custom labeling system for mid-tier product branding. Implemented a company-wide VoIP platform with 24/7 call center ACD, reducing long-distance costs by approximately $7,500/month.

Built and staffed a new web development team to relaunch nukote.com, drive B2B and B2C e-commerce growth, and develop internal analytics tools tied to ERP data.

Sept 2004 — Nov 2007
Current Communications

Director, Network Planning & Architecture

Led strategic network planning and customer engagement for broadband-over-power-line (BPL) initiatives within electric utility infrastructures. Directed end-to-end planning for BPL deployments, integrating broadband, VoIP, and Smart Grid services into legacy power grid infrastructure.

Acted as the principal advisor during pre-sales engagements — evaluating utility business drivers and electrical distribution topologies, then translating them into high-level network designs and multi-year financial models. Engaged with executive stakeholders and utility operations teams to define technical requirements, lead discovery sessions, and present solution roadmaps aligned with infrastructure goals.

Oversaw internal engineering and software development initiatives to ensure timely delivery of customer-driven features and deployment milestones. Designed and implemented an extensible financial modeling tool that reduced network deployment planning time for large-scale rollouts (e.g., 2M homes passed) from 3 months to under 2 weeks.

Education & Skills
Master of Science, Information Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
1997
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
1996
Adjunct Professor, IT Department
Rochester Institute of Technology
1996 – 1998
Cloud IaaS Design M365 Data Protection Hybrid Cloud Architecture Storage Infrastructure — SAN / NAS / Object Azure Pre-Sales AWS Partner Architecture SaaS Backup & Recovery Solutions Selling PoC Delivery Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Azure Foundations GCP Digital Leader
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