01 / Services

Core services

Cut to the chase.

01

Linux infrastructure

  • Linux systems administration
  • Upgrades and patch management
  • Performance optimisation
  • DevOps automation

02

AI and automation

  • LLM AI swarms
  • Multi-agent orchestration
  • Deterministic automation
  • Cognitive Automation

03

Network monitoring

  • Zabbix partners
  • Bespoke monitoring solutions
  • LLM triage integration
  • Custom operations dashboards

04

Network Architecture

  • Mikrotik specialists
  • Service provider and enterprise routing
  • Site-to-site and remote access VPN
  • Firewalling and security

05

Proxmox hypervisor

  • VMWare to Proxmox migrations
  • Proxmox clustering
  • Bulletproof backup & DR
  • Storage solutions

06

Docker & DevOps

  • Ansible deployment and management
  • Container orchestration
  • Containerised development environments
  • Docker troubleshooting

02 / Linux

100% Linux

Most days start and end in a terminal. The Internet runs on Linux for a reason.


  • Zero licensing fees
  • No ads or nagware
  • Superior privacy and security
  • Rock-solid uptime
  • Maximime resource efficiency
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03 / AI

Operations, augmented

Network Operations LIVE
CPU %
23
avg across fleet
MEM %
58
avg across fleet
NET Mbps
124
total throughput
AGENTS
5
active / 8 total
incident-triage scanning CVE-2024-6387 on infra
capacity-forecast analysing capacity trend db-3
log-anomaly idle
runbook-fetch indexing runbooks for failover
patch-advisor comparing patches across fleet

Local LLMs and agent pipelines augment our operations. They triage alerts, and can flag issues before they escalate.


What could they do for you?


The explosion of AI and LLM has changed the landscape overnight. It is one of those "Keep up or become obsolete"


  • Build software that fits in with your workflow, not the other way round.
  • Analysis and reporting
  • Software testing
  • Realtime R&D

04 / Skills

Other skillsets

Beyond the core three, areas I work in regularly.

Proxmox VE virtualisation & clusters Zabbix monitoring & alerting Network engineering routing, switching, firewalling Security hardening, auditing, incident response Automation Ansible, Python, CI AI ops agent pipelines, LLM integration Containers Docker, Podman, Kubernetes Storage Ceph, ZFS, Proxmox Backup Server CI/CD GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD Databases PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB DNS PowerDNS, Unbound, BIND VPN WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec

05 / About

About me

Sam, NOC Tools engineer

I am one of the lucky few that have a career that is also a hobby. Loving the job makes me good at it.

I have 20+ years of network engineering and linux devops experience, most of that being service provider, some being enterprise.

Network engineering and devops have evolved, and I have to evolve with it. This means I have now harnessed AI and LLMs to the full extent.

I have a fantastic network of trusted partners and people that I have been colaborating with for decades. No job is too big or too small.

Location New Zealand
Availability Open to contracts and consulting
Focus Linux, networking, monitoring, AI tooling

06 / Contact

Work with me

If you need someone who understands Linux, networks, monitoring, and AI tooling from the command line up, get in touch.

Let's talk about your infrastructure

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