Hadi Rashid is the Systems Administrator at COSMOS research center as well as the Emerging Analytics Center (EAC). His main focus is in automated configuration of pools of computing, storage, and networking resources to build an OpenStack-based cloud and a high-performance computing (HPC) platform in the UA Little Rock EIT’s data-center facility. Previously, Hadi worked as a lecturer and Cisco Networking Academy manager and instructor at the University of Duhok, Iraq. He received an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Duhok (2009) and a BSc in Computer Science (2003) from the University of Mosul, Iraq.
Areas of Expertise
- Open Source Cloud & Virtualization
- Cloud Platform Deployment & Automation
- Virtual Machines & Containerization
- Systems and Data Center Management
- Linux & Windows Server Administration
- Active Directory & Identity Management
- File System Deployment & Provisioning
- Networking & Security
- Enterprise Networking
- Firewalls & Network Security
- Troubleshooting & Performance Optimization
- IT Infrastructure & Deployment
- Hybrid Classroom & AV System Integration
- Hardware Setup & Maintenance
- Rapid Deployment via Automation