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The role partners with account teams, solution architects, services, partners and other specialists to understand customer business and workload requirements, translate them into credible server configurations or reference architectures, and guide customers toward secure, supportable and operationally efficient outcomes.\nThis role requires strong technical depth across Dell PowerEdge rack, tower, modular and edge servers; Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC architectures; server management and automation; operating systems; firmware and lifecycle management; and enterprise workloads. 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virtualization, cloud, services or industry specialist when the opportunity requires broader solution expertise.\n\nBuild trusted-advisor relationships with customer infrastructure, architecture, operations, security and procurement stakeholders.\n\nMaintain current knowledge of PowerEdge platforms, competitive server offerings, workload trends, operating systems, virtualization technologies and data-center practices.\n\nProvide field feedback to product, engineering, marketing and enablement teams to improve server positioning, solution quality and repeatability.\n\nServer Management and Operations Expertise\nDemonstrate working knowledge of OpenManage Enterprise (OME), Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), Lifecycle Controller (LC) and Chassis Management Controller (CMC).\n\nApply Dell Repository Manager (DRM) and OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMEVV) concepts in lifecycle and virtualization-management discussions.\n\nUnderstand ServiceNow integrations, IT 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