I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours...

I’m usually working on something. If it’s not a home project, it’s a fun tech-project for SMB applications. This is where to get a nice breakdown of all current projects, tech or otherwise, that I’m managing. Every now and then the two sections may converge on a single project, such as those involving the implementation of monetary projects from work with personal household projects. On-going biggies:

Zimbra Collaboration Suite – Completed

  • Testing
  • Implementation as a virtual machine/appliance on Linux Host OS (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS)
  • Implementation with 100+ users
  • Integration with [existing] Active Directories (Windows Server 2003 Platforms only)
    • Leverage existing usernames and passwords via OpenLDAP
    • Leverage existing domain- & forest-wide Global Account Listings (GAL)
  • Migration of existing domain(s)
  • Initiation of recently registered domain(s)

MailArchiva OSS E-mail Archiving Solution – Completed

  • What’s an e-mail system without an archiving solution to complement it? Everyone should know e-mail record compliance is a hot topic among SMBs, but anyone should know it’s even more vital & strict in government applications.
  • Zimbra utilizes a modded version of Postfix as its internal MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) and MailArchiva, much like Zimbra, provides a FOSS version of their software that plays nice with Postfix (2.4.6 or greater).

Telco Carrier Migration (PRI + 250 DID No.’s) - Completed

  • Move a single PRI from Windstream to Cox Communictions.
  • Port 250+ DID Numbers.
  • Partition new PRI service using Adtran Atlas 550; Route sub-blocks of DIDs to multipe PBX systems.
  • Minimize downtime associated with service migration and number porting.

Untangle UTM Deployments (with ntop monitoring) – Completed

  • Utilize FOSS to create a transparent proxy/gateway for multiple VLANs/Subnets.
  • Configure protocol, web, spyware, and spam filters on each UTM.
  • Configure detailed client reporting (Untangle).
  • Configure traffic and network usage analysis (using ntop).

Replacement of Cisco equipment with Open Source alternatives (Cisco – > pfSense) – Completed

  • Migrate/Translate all ACLs and rules from an overworked Cisco 1800 Series router to a pfSense box.
  • Redeploy Cisco VPN services on the new box using PPTP (128-bit encryption) and OpenVPN (256-bit encryption).
  • Enable remote syslog logging and monitoring.