About Kelri

Engineer-led independent support, built around real OEM expertise

Kelri was founded by infrastructure support experts who believe stable, capable hardware deserves senior support — not an early retirement dictated by a lifecycle calendar.

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Our story

Built around former NetApp support talent

Kelri is built around senior former NetApp Support and Escalation engineers — the depth enterprise tickets used to get escalated to.

We started Kelri because we kept seeing the same pattern: capable infrastructure pushed toward early refresh, and support quality declining exactly when teams needed it most. Independent, engineer-led support is the alternative.

Meet the engineers behind Kelri →
Senior escalation experience
Engineers with deep OEM support and escalation backgrounds
Hands-on NetApp expertise
ONTAP, FAS, and AFF environments beyond OEM support
Independent by design
Guidance that serves your environment, not an OEM roadmap
Risk-based lifecycle
Extend when safe; migrate or refresh when that's the better call
What we stand for

An engineer-led, vendor-neutral support model

People first

We believe people are the most important part of making infrastructure support work — senior engineers, available directly to your team.

Focused on extending value

Our goal is to extend the useful life and value of your infrastructure — not to sell you the next refresh cycle.

Vendor-neutral

Independent by design. Our guidance serves your environment and your budget — not an OEM's roadmap.

How we work

A clear, practical engagement

1

Assess your environment

We review your NetApp and infrastructure estate, lifecycle dates, and current support posture.

2

Identify support gaps and lifecycle risks

We pinpoint EOL/EOSL exposure, escalation gaps, and where OEM cost no longer maps to value.

3

Build a support plan

A practical coverage plan scoped to your assets, workloads, and risk tolerance.

4

Transition from OEM-only dependency

We move you onto flexible, senior-led support — at your pace, with no forced refresh.

5

Support, troubleshoot, and optimize

Ongoing escalation-grade support, performance guidance, and lifecycle planning.

Depth first, by design. Kelri supports NetApp and Dell Technologies today. Additional platforms—HPE, Cisco, Lenovo, Pure Storage, and Hitachi Vantara—are roadmap areas, not services currently offered, and are added only as delivery capability for each is validated.

Work with senior infrastructure engineers

Tell us about your environment. We'll show you what independent, engineer-led support could look like for your team.

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