About Malik Benmekki

I'm Malik Benmekki, a Senior Systems Engineer with over a decade of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, specializing in Zimbra Collaboration Suite, Linux systems administration, and LDAP directory services. Based in France, I work with organizations worldwide to deliver robust, scalable email and collaboration solutions. As a Certified Zimbra Collaboration Suite Instructor (since April 2015), I've trained hundreds of IT professionals and led major deployments for prestigious clients including Université de Montpellier (60,000 users), Toulouse Métropole, Ville de Luxembourg, and SFR (26 million users). My expertise spans architecture design, migration planning, high availability setups, and performance optimization. Through this website, I share technical knowledge, maintain Zimbra 10 FOSS builds, publish tutorials and best practices, and offer professional services including training, consulting, migration support, and technical audits. I'm passionate about open source technologies and believe in empowering the community with knowledge and tools. With over 11 years as a Technical Consultant at StarXpert and over 6 years as a Zimbra Consultant at Prosodie-Capgemini, extensive experience in system design and software engineering has been developed. The focus remains on advancing innovative technologies to empower organizational goals and achieve meaningful results.