About me

I’m Tom, I’m a freelance systems designer and administrator based in the UK. I have worked with data systems for the past decade, deploying, managing and maintaining them. Over that time, we’ve moved from Unix and Windows being the mainstream data center operating systems, to Linux being the operating system of choice in data centers and the cloud. In 2016 I setup Spicule to offer those same services to clients, customers and friends who all suffer from problems caused by legacy or, in some cases, questionable data center design and deployment. At Spicule we offer on site or remote operations support for businesses looking to fix problems, increase stability or develop a roadmap for growth.

I enjoy working with large scale platforms and data systems, over this past year we have worked some remarkable and worthwhile projects including work with NASA JPL in designing and implementing a large genomics research platform and working with DARPA to help automatically detect human trafficking and the drugs trade on the dark web. It is truly amazing what computers can be used for in the 21st Century.

Anyway enough about me I hope you enjoy the book. You can find out more about me and Spicule at http://spicule.co.uk