Mahesh Alkanti

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DISC Type : C

Principal Member Of Technical Staff at Oracle

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Mahesh Alkanti is a software engineer with a 16-year career focused on Cloud, DevOps, and SRE at major tech companies like Oracle and IBM. A graduate of Ganapathy Engineering College, he holds certifications in strategic thinking and has expertise across a wide range of modern cloud and automation technologies.

Personally, Mahesh is a polyglot, speaking four different languages: English, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada. He is also a blood donor and has expressed a clear interest in entrepreneurship, with ideas for starting his own company.

He is multilingual and open to opportunities for brand endorsements.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

Critic

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Cloud & DevOps
His 16-year career at Oracle and IBM has been centered on Cloud, DevOps, and SRE principles, using tools like Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Ansible.
AI in Operations
He explicitly mentions using AI tools as a way to automate day-to-day tasks and improve the efficiency of existing systems.
Strategic Thinking
Demonstrates a focus on high-level planning by holding certifications in "Strategic Thinking" and "How to Make Strategic Thinking a Habit. "

Media Appearances

Mahesh has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2021 - 9-2025
Principal Member Of Technical Staff at Oracle
12-2016 - 4-2021
Advisory Consultant at IBM
1-2016 - 12-2016
Senior DevOps Engineer at Relevance Lab
7-2014 - 1-2016
Consultant at GENISYS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

Education

2005 - 2009
Bachelor’s Degree from Ganapathy Engineering College

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Insights For Selling To Mahesh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mahesh is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mahesh

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mahesh move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Mahesh take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Mahesh

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