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Sriprasad Bhat Kasargod

Leading Azure File Storage Group @ Microsoft India

Bengaluru

15+ years of work experience

Microsoft
Mar 20266 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I lead the Azure File Storage group in India, managing multiple teams and driving the Azure Files business, and providing customers with best in class File Storage solutions in the cloud. Microsoft Azure Storage - Azure Files https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/files
Microsoft
Apr 20196 yrs 11 mosFeb 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I built the Azure File Storage team in India from the ground up, growing the team from initial seed of 2 engineers to now leading multiple managers/teams towards the goal of making Azure Files the best in the class file sharing experience in the cloud. Microsoft Azure Storage - Azure Files https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/files
Microsoft
Sep 20188 mosApr 2019

Greater Seattle Area

Microsoft Azure Storage Azure File Sync https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-introduction Azure Files https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/files
EMC
Jul 20092 yrs 2 mosAug 2011

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

EMC Networker https://www.emc.com/data-protection/networker.htm
Microsoft
May 20081 yr 3 mosJul 2009

Greater Hyderabad Area

System Center - Data Protection Manager https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/dpm/dpm-overview
Adaptec India Pvt. Ltd.
Jun 20053 yrsMay 2008

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Adaptec Storage Manager for iSCSI, SAS, SATA and SCSI controllers.
Hewlett Packard ISO
Jul 20041 yrJun 2005

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

HP Command View Storage Device Manager.

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Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University

20004 yrs2004

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Headline

Leading Azure File Storage Group @ Microsoft India

About

As a Principal Group Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft, I have more than two decades of hands on experience in the data storage domain, both in the cloud and on-premise systems. I lead the Azure File Storage group in India, managing multiple teams and driving the Azure Files business, and providing customers with best in class File Storage solutions in the cloud. I am passionate about building innovative and scalable solutions that empower organizations with reliable and efficient cloud storage services. I have strong multi-faceted expertise in product design, development, test, program management, and engineering leadership. Some of the other products I have contributed to include Azure File Sync, Azure Blob Storage, Windows Server and Azure Backup. I also have extensive knowledge of file storage technologies, distributed storage systems, backup and replication software and on-premises storage technologies such as NTFS, VSS, deduplication, and many more.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Principal Group Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft, Mar 2026 - Present · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, I lead the Azure File Storage group in India, managing multiple teams and driving the Azure Files business, and providing customers with best in class File Storage solutions in the cloud. Microsoft Azure Storage - Azure Files https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/files

Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft, Apr 2019 - Feb 2026 · 6 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, I built the Azure File Storage team in India from the ground up, growing the team from initial seed of 2 engineers to now leading multiple managers/teams towards the goal of making Azure Files the best in the class file sharing experience in the cloud. Microsoft Azure Storage - Azure Files https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/files

Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, Sep 2018 - Apr 2019 · 8 mos, Greater Seattle Area, Microsoft Azure Storage Azure File Sync https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-introduction Azure Files https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/files

Associate Principal Software Engineer at EMC, Jul 2009 - Aug 2011 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, EMC Networker https://www.emc.com/data-protection/networker.htm

Software Development Engineer in Test II at Microsoft, May 2008 - Jul 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos, Greater Hyderabad Area, System Center - Data Protection Manager https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/dpm/dpm-overview

Software Engineer II at Adaptec India Pvt. Ltd., Jun 2005 - May 2008 · 3 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Adaptec Storage Manager for iSCSI, SAS, SATA and SCSI controllers.

Software Engineer at Hewlett Packard ISO, Jul 2004 - Jun 2005 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, HP Command View Storage Device Manager.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University