Arbaz Shaikh

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About Arbaz Shaikh

Arbaz Shaikh IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Specialist Certified in Turning Tech Nightmares into “Why Didn’t We Hire Him Sooner?” Stories Why Boring IT Profiles Hate Me (I actually fix stuff instead of PowerPoint-ing about it) ✅ Certified to Out-Geek Your Geekiest Geek Fortinet NSE 4 | FortiGate 7.4 Operator (scored 95% – no I didn’t cheat) Dell PowerEdge Whisperer (Yes that’s a real cert. No I won’t fix your PlayStation.) Google Technical Support Jedi AWS Certified (Because cloud = magic right?) ✅ 4 Years of Saving Companies From Themselves SAP on a Shoestring: Gave 150+ employees secure SAP access via free FortiGate VPN (saved ₹18L on licenses). “But how?!” – Every CFO ever. 40% Cheaper Hardware: Built servers for half-price using shady(ish) offline markets. Legal? Yes. Ethical? Ask my 3-year warranties. Automated 200+ Servers: Patching while you sleep. Breaches? Never heard of her. ✅ My “Unfair” Advantages Procure Like a Drug Dealer: Get GPUs/RAM during shortages. Distributor said “no”? Hold my chai. Build PCs That Don’t Suck: No bloatware. No ₹1L “gaming” tax. Just raw ROI-spewing machines. What I Fix While You Scroll Cat Memes 🔧 Email Security That Doesn’t Hate Your Business → Trend Micro setups where actual emails reach inboxes. Revolutionary I know. 🔧 USB Sticks from Hell → Scans devices in Timbuktu. Blocks ransomware offline. Because hackers vacation too. 🔧 Microsoft 365 Cost Carnage → Deleted 120+ “ghost” licenses (saved ₹9.6L). Yes Karen from HR left in 2019. 🔧 Dell Servers on Steroids → Upgraded 50+ with NVMe SSDs. Boots faster than your intern’s excuses. 🔧 SAP Without Bankruptcy → AWS + FortiGate = secure cheap access. Your old IT guy cried. Open to Roles Where You need a FortiGate VPN Gandalf (“You shall not pass… without savings!”) Hardware budgets ≠ “Let’s burn cash” Certifications matter but results matter more PS: DM “BYE-BLOAT” for my free guide: → “5 IT Costs You’re Wasting (Like That ₹8L SAP License)” → “How to Look Smart in Meetings Using Words Like ‘Immutable Backups’”