An Odyssey of Systems and Architecture
Stephen Ollis 
I have been playing with some systems designs to prepare for a project I am working on. It has been interesting to see how my design principles have actually aligned with some existing recommendations and documentation. For example, this great write-up by Donne Martin, tech lead at Facebook reaffirmed what my experiences at OzEmail/UUNet had … Read more
As a carry-over from my WordPress work, I host a few WordPress sites for friends and family on a virtual private server on SSDnodes. One of my focus areas in my WordPress side hustle was website performance – the faster the website, the more likely your end customer will spend time reading your content and … Read more
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. Today marks a change in direction for The IT Juggler. Before the COVID19 pandemic, I had been providing assistance for WordPress websites with a focus on performance. This was an area that was ‘interesting’ but wasn’t ‘challenging’ – it made use of my existing background skillsets as a Systems Admin but there … Read more