THE DATA STORAGE GUY
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS EXPERT
Simple and realistic recommendations for Disaster Recovery
Utilize latest tools and processes for best of breed solutions.
Holistic analysis for scripting, automation, or analysis needs.
What I help solve
Critical Outage Response
Production systems down? Unknown cause? Severe slowdown? I help identify the real problem quickly and guide recovery.
Data Loss / Storage Failure
RAID collapse, corruption, failed migrations, backup uncertainty, filesystem issues, and recovery strategy.
Expert Witness Services
Independent technical analysis for attorneys and organizations involving outages, data loss, infrastructure disputes, and failed IT implementations.
Fractional Senior Advisory
Need executive level technical judgment without hiring full-time leadership? Strategic support
available.
why clients hire me
Real Experience
Decades inside enterprise systems where downtime is expensive and mistakes matter.
Calm Under Pressure
Experienced in escalations, mission-critical incidents, and technically complex environments.
Deep Technical Range
Linux, storage, filesystems, networking, performance, automation, code analysis, and recovery.
Clear Communication
Able to explain technical realities to executives, attorneys, engineers, and non-technical stakeholders.
Independent Thinking
Practical, evidence-driven recommendations focused on outcomes.
representative case studies
Catastrophic RAID Recovery
Recovered critical business data after a multi-disk collapse using cloning, filesystem reconstruction, and custom tooling.
Severe Performance Mystery
Identified hidden bottlenecks across storage, OS, and workload layers impacting production operations.
Escalation Reduction Initiative
Built tools and workflows that reduced recurring escalations and improved response efficiency.
Infrastructure Dispute Review
Provided independent analysis of technical decisions, documentation, and likely root cause.
Industries supported
- Enterprise IT
- Healthcare
- Legal / Litigation Support
- Media & Broadcast
- Managed Services Providers
- Manufacturing
- SaaS / Technology Firms
- SMB to Enterprise Organizations
who this is for
You may be a fit if:
- Your outage is expensive and no one knows why
- A vendor says “everything looks fine” but it isn’t
- You suffered data loss and need real answers
- You need senior guidance before making a risky change
- You need an expert opinion for a dispute or case
about ben patridge
With now over 35 years experience in Enterprise systems and data storage environments, I’ve spent more than three decades solving complex technology problems in high-pressure customer environments.
My background includes escalations engineering, catastrophic disaster recovery, root cause investigations, technical writing, and executive-facing reporting.
I built datastorageguy.com to offer experienced, direct, senior-level help without layers of bureaucracy.
call to action
Whether it’s urgent, sensitive, or simply complex, I’m happy to review the situation and let you know if I can help.
