The IT Juggler https://www.theitjuggler.com/ An Odyssey of Systems and Architecture Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:29:54 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 Cloudflare Observatory and WAF https://www.theitjuggler.com/thoughts/cloudflare-observatory-and-waf/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:26:54 +0000 https://www.theitjuggler.com/?p=131 Following on from my previous post about Cloudflare WAF – doing more with less, I thought I would have a play with a beta feature I saw in the “Speed” section called “Observatory”. I couldn’t get it to work until I discovered an interesting interaction between Cloudflare Observatory and Cloudflare WAF. To get started, Cloudflare ... Read more

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]]> Cloudflare WAF – doing more with less https://www.theitjuggler.com/architecture/cloudflare-waf-doing-more-with-less/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:41:45 +0000 https://www.theitjuggler.com/?p=120 I often get asked what blogging platform I recommend for individuals and small organisations, and I invariably suggest WordPress – it is commonly available across multiple web hosting providers, has plugins to cover almost every requirement, and can scale to grow to support almost all usage patterns. However, the common use of WordPress is both ... Read more

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]]> Playing with Systems Designs https://www.theitjuggler.com/architecture/playing-with-systems-designs/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 07:19:48 +0000 https://www.theitjuggler.com/?p=105 I have been playing with some systems designs to prepare for a project I am working on. It has been interesting to see how my design principles have actually aligned with some existing recommendations and documentation. For example, this great write-up by Donne Martin, tech lead at Facebook reaffirmed what my experiences at OzEmail/UUNet had ... Read more

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]]> ProxySQL and improving database performance https://www.theitjuggler.com/architecture/proxysql-and-improving-database-performance/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 02:03:31 +0000 https://www.theitjuggler.com/?p=64 As a carry-over from my WordPress work, I host a few WordPress sites for friends and family on a virtual private server on SSDnodes. One of my focus areas in my WordPress side hustle was website performance – the faster the website, the more likely your end customer will spend time reading your content and ... Read more

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]]> Hurtling Towards a Change in Direction https://www.theitjuggler.com/thoughts/a-change-in-direction/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:07:16 +0000 https://www.theitjuggler.com/?p=7 Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. Today marks a change in direction for The IT Juggler. Before the COVID19 pandemic, I had been providing assistance for WordPress websites with a focus on performance. This was an area that was ‘interesting’ but wasn’t ‘challenging’ – it made use of my existing background skillsets as a Systems Admin but there ... Read more

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