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Julius Lorenz

System Manager / data center virtualization & infrastructure

Hannover, DE  ·  currently @ üstra
Julius Lorenz JL

01 About

I'm an early-career System Manager working in a data center environment, specializing in virtualization technologies and infrastructure management. I've built a solid foundation in designing, implementing and maintaining virtualized systems that keep IT operations reliable, scalable and secure.

My work focuses on optimizing performance, automating repetitive processes and ensuring high availability across enterprise systems. I like integrating modern virtualization solutions, improving efficiency, and pushing infrastructure a little further with every iteration.

02 What I do

Virtualization

Efficient, scalable virtualization for modern infrastructure — from host design to day-2 operations.

vSphereESXi ProxmoxHyper-V

Data Center

Reliable, high-performance data center ops with storage and backup you can actually restore from.

VxRailSAN VeeamHigh Availability

Hardware

Enterprise-grade compute, storage and fabric — racked, cabled, firmware-checked and documented.

DellHPE HuaweiBrocade

Open Source

Self-hosted services in the homelab — containers, automation and everything that saves a manual step.

DockerNextcloud PBSBookstack n8nNginx

03 Journey

2024now

üstra

Virtualization Specialist since 2024 IT Solution Architect since 2026
  • vSphere administration
  • Data center management
20192024

Ludwig Bertram GmbH

  • First-level support
  • WatchGuard firewall
  • Quantum & Veritas backup
  • Aruba switch configuration
20162019

Region Hannover — IT apprenticeship

  • Telephone service and first-level support
  • MDM administration
  • Check_MK monitoring