Vendor-neutral · AI-augmented · On Prem, Cloud & Hybrid

Architecture that fits.
Infrastructure that lasts.

Vendor-neutral solutions architecture and consulting — on-premise, cloud, and hybrid. We integrate AI tooling into the delivery pipeline to accelerate outcomes without sacrificing quality.

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Approach

Architecture that fits.
Infrastructure that lasts.

Six principles that keep every engagement grounded in reality.

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Business First

Every engagement starts with your business requirements, constraints, and goals — not a technology shortlist. The architecture follows the business, not the other way around.

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Technology that Fits

Platforms and tools chosen because they fit your workflows, your team, and your operational reality — not because they're on a preferred vendor list or familiar from the last engagement.

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Built to Last

Systems designed for longevity — maintainable by your team, documented for the long haul, and able to grow with the business without requiring a rearchitecture every few years.

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AI-Augmented Delivery

We integrate AI tooling into the delivery pipeline — code generation, automated testing, documentation, and infrastructure-as-code — to accelerate delivery without sacrificing quality.

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Efficiency Through Insight

We audit how you actually work — your processes, workflows, and customer touchpoints — then recommend technologies that enable efficiency, not force it. Understand your reality first; technology follows.

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Long-term Partnership

Every engagement is the beginning of a partnership, not the end of a project. We're invested in your success long after delivery — available for guidance, evolution, and adaptation as your business and technology landscape change.

Services

What I do.

Senior-level expertise across the full stack. No preferred vendor list — just what actually fits.

Solutions Architecture

End-to-end technical design from business requirements through detailed implementation blueprints. Includes documentation, reference architectures, and technology selection rationale your team can own long-term.

Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure

Workload placement strategy, migration planning, and cost optimisation across Azure, AWS, and on-premise environments. Designed for operational reality, not theoretical best practice.

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🔍 Business Process Audit & Optimization

Structured audit of how work flows through your organization. We map current-state processes, identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks, then recommend specific technologies and workflow improvements that deliver measurable ROI. Focuses on operational reality: where manual handoffs waste time, where data re-entry happens, where approvals bottleneck — and what specific tools actually solve it.

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💬 Customer Experience & Q&A Audit

See your products and services through the eyes of your customers. We audit the customer journey — from awareness through support — identifying friction points, unanswered questions, and missed opportunities. Deliverables include a prioritized roadmap of process, technology, and messaging improvements that reduce churn, accelerate sales, and improve customer satisfaction.

Systems Integration

Connecting disparate platforms into coherent, maintainable workflows — APIs, middleware, identity federation, and data pipelines. Eliminates the manual bridges that accumulate over time.

AI-Assisted Delivery

AI agents handle the boilerplate, research, and iteration cycles — code generation, testing, documentation — so senior expertise stays focused on decisions that actually need a human brain.

Pre-Sales & Sales Engineering

Technical scoping, RFP responses, proof-of-concept builds, and stakeholder presentations. Translates complex solutions into clear business outcomes for procurement, leadership, and technical audiences. Can also embed as a technical SME supporting your sales team through complex deals and vendor evaluations.

🎓 Capability Building & Technical Mentoring

Strengthen your team while we work. Structured mentoring, hands-on pairing, and focused training sessions transfer expertise directly — your team leaves not just with systems, but with the knowledge to maintain, evolve, and improve them.

Infrastructure Assessment

Structured review of your current environment — identifying risks, gaps, and technical debt. Delivered as a prioritised modernisation roadmap with clear rationale and sequencing.

Implementation & Delivery

Hands-on execution when the project needs someone who can both design and build — standing up infrastructure, configuring systems, validating against the design, and handing off cleanly to operations.

Resilience & Recovery

Backup architecture, disaster recovery planning, and restoration validation. Covers on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments — including RTO/RPO target setting and documented, tested recovery procedures.

Vendor-Neutral

No vendor lock-in. Open-source tools, open standards, open relationships. Your infrastructure, your rules. Azure, AWS, on-prem, or any combination thereof — the right solution for your environment.

Engagement

How an engagement works.

A structured process that keeps scope clear, stakeholders aligned, and delivery predictable.

Project-Based

Defined scope, timeline, and deliverables. Best for discrete initiatives — migrations, platform rollouts, and architecture engagements.

Fixed Scope · SOW-Driven

Retainer & Advisory

Ongoing access for strategic guidance, design reviews, and vendor evaluations. Keeps a senior technical voice in the room without a full-time hire.

Monthly Hours · Flexible
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Embedded & Staff Aug

Working inside your team for the duration of a programme — attending standups, contributing directly to delivery, and transferring knowledge as the engagement progresses.

Team-Integrated · Knowledge Transfer
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Audit & Strategy

Deep-dive assessment of processes, infrastructure, or customer experience — delivered as a comprehensive roadmap with prioritization, cost-benefit analysis, and implementation sequencing.

Research-Driven · Actionable
In Public

Built in public.
Proof of depth.

Six active infrastructure projects developed under the Parallax Group umbrella — working software that demonstrates the range and rigour applied to every client engagement.

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Aperture

Network observability and operations platform — real-time monitoring, device interactions, performance metrics, and diagnostic tools for network engineers, unified in a single interface.

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Array

Distributed firewall management platform for Proxmox VMs — token-authenticated onboarding, nftables rule engine, WireGuard tunnels, DHCP/DNS, and drift detection across the topology.

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Prism

Self-hosted AI inference server — provisions a complete AI stack (Ollama, Open WebUI, n8n, LightRAG) in a single guided workflow, from bare metal to running inference.

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Refract

Duplicate file finder and manager — scans storage, identifies redundant files across directories, and provides a safe interface for reviewing and resolving duplicates without mass-deletion risk.

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Lens

Proxmox datacenter manager — unified management for Proxmox VE, PBS, UPS, and switching — four separate admin surfaces collapsed into one clear view.

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Flux

NUT UPS management dashboard — centralised status, load, runtime estimates, event history, and configuration — without touching config files directly.

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