About Keith Herron

Hi, my name is Keith. I’m a Linux consultant and open source systems engineer of over 10 years from the greater Boston area. Available for work nationwide, my focal points are Linux systems administration, Xen virtualization, Puppet configuration management, automation, and cloud provisioning and management.

I build and support robust, affordable and scalable solutions using open source software and cloud technologies. I have extensive experience in the design, implementation and support of many different aspects of IT systems infrastructure.

If you need a systems engineer experienced with…

  • GNU/Linux Systems, specifically Red Hat, Debian and Ubuntu.
  • Puppet Configuration Management
  • Xen Virtualization
  • Storage including RAID, DAS, SAN, NAS and Cloud Object Storage
  • Amazon EC2 and S3
  • Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • Automated Provisioning
  • Monitoring and Log Analysis
  • Apache, MySQL, PHP
  • Subversion
  • Server Hardening & Security
  • Performance Optimization
  • Scalability
  • Core Internet Protocols: IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP

    • Let’s talk about how I can help you.