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Ratna Arikrevula & Ajay Wisawe
Big data specialist & Software specialist
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ratna Arikrevula, a big data specialist for HPE Pointnext Services, has extensive skills in managing and troubleshooting analytical workloads on big data and cloud platforms. With more than 12 years of experience in supporting secure, uptime-critical environments with a business focus, she manages build, release, configuration management, and continuous deployments using the latest tools. Ratna has an unwavering commitment to client service, with the ability to build productive relationships, resolve complex issues, and win customer loyalty.
Ajay Wisawe is a software specialist on the Big Data Center of Excellence team at HPE. With more than 14 years of experience in Linux and telecom and more than six years of experience in the big data world, he helps solve customer issues related to data fabric (MapR). Ajay previously worked as a technical account manager for UnitedHealthcare, managing analytical workloads running on Spark and Hive big data technologies. He also spent seven years at Vodafone’s network operations department in various technical and management roles. Ajay holds a master’s degree in information technology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He with his wife live in northwest Texas, where they enjoy the Texan countryside.