Silvio Erdenberger is a Client Technical Sales expert in IBM Germany for IBM PureFlex and has been working in the IBM Systems and Technology Group for the past two years. Prior to this position, he was a Systems Engineer as well as an IBM System x and IBM 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 Electrical Engineering from the Otto-von-Gueriecke Universitat in Magdeburg. His areas of expertise include System x, BladeCenter, IBM PureFlex, and management hardware. He is an IBM Certified Specialist for IBM PureFlex and IBM Certified Expert for IBM System x and IBM BladeCenter.