Phillip de Waal is the Systems Engineering Manager at Nutanix for the Sub-Saharan region. A formative member of the local offices, is responsible for advancing the Nutanix technical portfolio, growing its engineering resources and evangelising its technologies across the continent.

With over 24 years of experience in IT, de Waal joined Nutanix from Bitrate, where he worked in the capacity of services manager. He also served a tenure at AxizWorkgroup, MICROmega Technologies, Stortech and First Technology Group. He boasts an exceptional understanding of the inner workings of the IT channel and in-depth knowledge of customer support relationships. Outside of his extensive technical training and Nutanix certifications, de Waal was initially certified by the Aerospace Industry Education and Training Board as an Aircraft Avionician.

De Waal joined Nutanix in 2014 and, over the past seven years, has worked closely with customers and partners, first helping them design better hyperconvergence solutions and more recently defining their approach to their private and multi-cloud environments.

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