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Jun 28 2021 4 min read

Cloud Infrastructure Migration (AWS → DigitalOcean): Propose Solution

Migrated the full production environment off AWS onto DigitalOcean in a one-week window between sales cycles — 30+ services, five platforms, ~4TB of data — and cut infrastructure cost roughly in half: Why the chosen direction fit the constraint better than patching around the edges.

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Jun 14 2021 4 min read

Cloud Infrastructure Migration (AWS → DigitalOcean): Discovery

Migrated the full production environment off AWS onto DigitalOcean in a one-week window between sales cycles — 30+ services, five platforms, ~4TB of data — and cut infrastructure cost roughly in half: How the problem surfaced, what the evidence showed, and why the old path stopped holding up.

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Jun 1 2021 5 min read

Cloud Infrastructure Migration (AWS → DigitalOcean): Introduction

Migrated the full production environment off AWS onto DigitalOcean in a one-week window between sales cycles — 30+ services, five platforms, ~4TB of data — and cut infrastructure cost roughly in half: A practical overview of the system, the constraint that shaped it, and the work flow behind the build.

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Jun 15 2018 4 min read

ComoreTel — Telecom Provisioning & Routing Automation: Lessons Learned

Replaced spreadsheet-driven telecom provisioning with a self-service platform that let customers manage their own numbers and routing, cutting provisioning turnaround from 24–72 hours to about 15 minutes: What the project proved about the system and what should carry forward into the next build.

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Apr 12 2018 4 min read

ComoreTel — Telecom Provisioning & Routing Automation: Conclusion

Replaced spreadsheet-driven telecom provisioning with a self-service platform that let customers manage their own numbers and routing, cutting provisioning turnaround from 24–72 hours to about 15 minutes: What shipped, what changed operationally, and what still needed to be watched after delivery.

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Feb 6 2018 4 min read

ComoreTel — Telecom Provisioning & Routing Automation: Build Process 4

Replaced spreadsheet-driven telecom provisioning with a self-service platform that let customers manage their own numbers and routing, cutting provisioning turnaround from 24–72 hours to about 15 minutes: The final build step before the system was ready to ship and operate.

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