Olaf Menke is a consultant and subject matter expert for systems management in the IBM Technical Sales Support (TSS) Software Service in IBM Germany for the past two years. Prior to this position, he was a Systems Engineer and IBM System x and BladeCenter specialist in the System x Pre-Sales team in Germany. He has over 16 years of experience in support of computer systems and software. He holds a degree in Information Technology from the Technische Universitaet in Dresden. His areas of expertise include System x, BladeCenter, IBM PureFlex, IBM Systems Director, and management hardware. He is an IBM Certified Specialist for PureFlex and IBM Certified Expert for IBM System x and BladeCenter.