With more than two decades of industry experience—including over five years of deep specialization in Microsoft Azure Administration—Krishnamurthy Oku has established himself as a leading expert in cloud architecture, enterprise infrastructure modernization, automation, and data protection services. His career reflects a blend of technical mastery, strategic foresight, and hands-on leadership across some of the world’s most advanced enterprise environments.
Krishnamurthy brings extensive expertise across multi-platform ecosystems, including Windows, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux, CentOS, Solaris, and AIX, supporting high-availability production, development, and test systems. His capabilities span cloud migration strategy design, detailed on-prem to Azure assessments, and the development of migration roadmaps that align with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
As a certified Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) and Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), Krishnamurthy has architected robust solutions leveraging Azure governance, security frameworks, Role-Based Access Control, enterprise networking architectures, and cost-optimization strategies. His educational foundation includes a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, reinforcing his analytical rigor and problem-solving capabilities.
Key Technical Strengths & Impact
Azure Cloud Transformation & Infrastructure Modernization
Krishnamurthy has successfully executed large-scale cloud migration programs, optimizing virtual machine performance, applying reserved instance strategies, and implementing Azure Site Recovery along with geo-redundant failover architectures. His work consistently strengthens reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
Governance, Security & Assessment Leadership
He has developed comprehensive Migration Assessment Templates, conducted periodic vulnerability assessments, and ensured enterprise-grade compliance for Azure AD resources. His security-first approach strengthens confidentiality, integrity, and availability across all cloud workloads.
DevOps, Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code
Krishnamurthy has built and optimized CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, automated infrastructure provisioning with IaC, and integrated Packer to create custom Azure VM images for streamlined deployments.
Linux Modernization at Scale
He has led large modernization initiatives such as RHEL in-place upgrades (6 to 7.8), achieving zero-disruption execution for critical enterprise platforms.
Leadership Journey & Enterprise Contributions
Krishnamurthy’s foundation was shaped through key technical roles at Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. and AT&T Global Business Services, where he developed advanced capabilities in UNIX/Linux administration and large-scale data protection.
At UBS Financial Services (2014–2020), he led a landmark $11 million data-migration program, transitioning more than 10 PB of enterprise data from Veritas NetBackup to Commvault. This initiative resulted in:
-
35% cost reduction
-
Elimination of 500+ TB redundant data
-
Recognition as a modernization benchmark highlighted in TechBullion
Since 2020, as Tech Lead – Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture at AT&T Services Inc., he has played a central role in modernization efforts supporting the company’s national 5G and fiber expansion initiatives.
One of his flagship achievements includes:
RHEL 5 & 6 Upgrade Modernization Program
-
Architected a phased, firmware-first upgrade strategy for 600+ servers
-
Prevented more than 1,200 hours of potential downtime
-
Protected mission-critical Oracle databases
-
Secured $4 million in funding
-
Standardized as an organizational best practice
Awards, Recognition & Research Contributions
Krishnamurthy’s excellence has been acknowledged through prestigious recognitions, including:
-
AT&T Employee Recognition Award (2012)
-
Customer Service Week Award (2013)
-
Titan Business Award (2024)
-
Global Technology Leaders Award (2025)
He actively contributes to the technology community through mentorship, technical writing, and applied research in cloud governance, cybersecurity, automation, and AI-driven resilience frameworks.
Vision & Future Direction
Krishnamurthy is committed to advancing technological innovation in the United States through leadership in modernization programs, mentoring emerging cloud engineers, and producing research that bridges academic insight with real-world impact. His proven ability to deliver large-scale, high-impact cloud solutions positions him as a key contributor to national technology leadership and enterprise competitiveness.