Dave Conroy

Digital Sovereignty Proponent | British Columbia, Canada

IT veteran who hit burnout and went for a bicycle ride around the world in the 2000s. Found balance after 8 years on the road and reentered the industry to do good.

I provide global consulting services, with a focus on open source, digital sovereignty, and data operatability. I reduce friction with technology.

I’m helping a limited number of teams and organizations as an external consultant. If you would like to have my help with your team and product, feel free to contact me.

If my open source projects are useful for your product/company you can also sponsor my work on them.

Dave Conroy 2023-03-21

Services Offered

Linux
Linux

Administration, tuning, and automation. Fluent in most distros using libc and musl

Mail
Mail

Be in control of your own messaging with anti spam measures and powerful groupware capabilities

Software
Software

Define your requirements and source a package that will satisfy requirements. Custom development available

Integration
Integration

Help with joining data from disparate environments or sources

Architecture
Architecture

One environment isn’t the same as the other, customize based on your needs

Orchestration
Orchestration

Run your operations within an existing cloud provider, or your own at a fraction of the cost

Containerization
Containerization

Get the benefits of version controlled, consistent portable runtime environments for your application.

Hosting
Hosting

If running your own infrastructure is too much, let me take care of it.

Security
Security

Ensure that your services are protected from bad actors and maintain legal compliance

Monitoring
Monitoring

Get the metrics you need to be in the know of problems before users do.

Networking
Networking

DNS, Zero Trust VPN, Bridging, Clustering

Real Time Communication
Real Time Communication

Converse via text, Voice over IP, and Video Conferencing on desktop and mobile

Work with me

I’m available for support services, along with both short and long term consulting for your projects or needs.
Project / Short Term
1-100 hours

Example: Implement mail system

This level of engagement typically involves some sort of development along with subsequent implementation, working with you either remote or onsite.

Scope is defined in advance and timelines are set to for start/finish dates along with a fee proforma. Upon commencement any changes to scope incur additional fees on an hourly basis.

Residency / Long Term
Recurring

Example: Architect | CIO | Advisor

Organizations sometimes need assistance in transitioning roles, or have lengthier advisory needs.

Services, Deliverables and Durations are outlined before commencement along with usually a flat fee divided equally throughout the length of the engagement.

On Demand / Support Services
À la carte

Example: Fix non performant application

If you need help configuring, operating tuning existing applications, or general advisory services.

These on-demand services are typically performed remote with the exception of special cases.

Work is billed by the hour.

Before committing, we should discuss requirements, expectations, and my availability.

References are available upon request.

If you are looking to sponsor development of Docker images visit the sponsor page