About Viktor
With more than 10 years of experience with Open Source-software, it is safe to say that I’m not just using Open Source and Linux as a buzz-word. I grew up with Open Source technology and I embrace the mindset. I have even devoted an entire page to Open Source, where I publish tools and solutions (assuming the client agrees to it).
At the same time, I also understand the business aspect. Being the co-founder of WireLoad and with a degree in Management from Santa Clara University, I certainly understand business aspect too!
A large part of my consulting is within process innovation. This oftentimes include bringing in components from the Open Source as part of the solution. For instance, I developed SimpleSlide for client who wanted to have a professional looking slide deck in his store-front without the fuzz of needing to create a new slide deck for every update. With SimpleSlide, he simply drag and drops an image file over the network and SimpleSlide takes care of the rest.
I also perform generic technology consulting for Small and Mid-size Businesses (SMB). Where my main focus is on the network and server side. An example of technical consulting I’ve developed for a customer is a thin client solution. The interesting twist here is that the entire infrastructure that can support up to 10+ users was less than $3,000. For more information about this, see the blog articles I wrote while setting up the solution (part 1, part 2).
Articles I have compiled
- How Can We Keep Email Safe In The Cloud?
- Why The Heck Are People Still Using POP3?
- Open Source and usability: Joomla! vs. WordPress. Featured on Slashdot. Compares the usability of two popular Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS).
- Bye Bye Binders, I Won’t Miss You at All. Featured on Lifehacker. Talks about how to create a digital filing system for your physical documents.
- Building a sub-$3,000 IT infrastructure with 10+ clients (part 1, part 2). A guide on how to use LTSP in a Small or Medium Size business to save costs.
- Monitoring Remote Hosts With Cacti (part 1, part 2). Instructions on how to use the popular server/equipment monitoring tool Cacti to monitor remote servers using secure tunnels.
- Unleash the Power of Samba Under OS X. Written in the early days of Mac OS X. Talks about how to set up file shares accessible to all major platforms using Samba.
- Build your own IP-KVM. Talks about how to build your own equivalent to an IP KVM (on *nix) using RS232 cables and some minor changes to the system.
