Python development and Linux consulting from the original experts
We are a micro-boutique consulting firm run by Sam Ockman, who founded the largest Linux server company, Penguin Computing (now Penguin Solutions).
We can take your old Python code, and upgrade it to the latest version, fixing bugs and adding new features. Or we can create a whole new application for you.
If you need Linux help, we can update and maintain both your hardware and software. Or we can transition your old servers and applications to the cloud.
Need immediate help? Call us at +1-415-992-8090.
Tell us about your Python or Linux project
What can we do for you?
Data Science, Machine Learning and AI
Need help with lots of data? We're experts on Postgres, MySQL, Pandas, and Redis. We can optimize and upgrade your databases, clean up your data, and help you gain the insights you need for your business.
Web Development
We create scalable easy to deploy web applications in Python using FastAPI, Django, or Flask. On the front end we use React. This lets us develop faster and decrease ongoing maintenance costs.
Custom Applications
If it can be written in Python, we can write it. Whether you need to crawl competitors sites to extract data or control machinery in a manufacturing facility, if it can be done in Python we can do it.
Migrate From Python 2 to 3
Do you have an old Python application that is still running on Python 2.x or even earlier versions? We can update it to the latest version of Python. While we are doing it we can document how the code works, add new features, and find and fix bugs and security issues.
Linux Server Upgrades and Administration
Do you have old servers that need upgrading? We can upgrade both the hardware and the software, eliminating any security and performance issues. Whether you're using Red Hat, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, or something more obscure; we have experience with it.
Moving to the Cloud and Cost Optimization
Have some old servers and need to get them into the cloud? We can upgrade and move your applications. Are costs in the cloud too high? We can evaluate whether it makes more sense to optimize your cloud spending or to invest in your own servers co-located in a data center.
Python and Linux Expertise
Work with the original Linux and Python experts who invented Open Source
We've been involved in the Open Source movement since the beginning, helping create it along the way.
Sam was one of the five people that originally coined the term Open Source. He also conceived and co-edited the definiteve O'Reilly book: "OpenSources: Voices From The Open Source Revolution".
“Sam Ockman is a Linux luminary and visionary in the Silicon Valley.
Author of HarvestMan (Python webcrawler)
Improve code quality and iterate faster
Is your code clean and documented? Does it rely on libraries that are no longer maintained? Does it have proper comments and a full testing suite? We can improve it so new features can be added quickly and securely.
Staff augmentation and level up your developers
Do you have a team of developers already? We can work along them on your project, mentoring them and helping them improve along the way. That way when the project is done, they can maintain it and add new features on their own. Or if you don't have your own team, but want one, we can help you recruit and interview developers.
When you need the best expertise in the business
When Sam was running Penguin Computing they invented the first AMD 1U servers and the first eight processor Linux systems. They then revolutionized High Performance Computing (HPC) with the Scyld Linux operating system.
Since then we've consulted and written code for two Google X moonshots, including writing a custom testing framework for the first Google moonshot spinout, Flux.
When Intuit needed a strategy to redo the way their largest data lake was managed they called us. Let's see what we can do for you.
“I've hired Sam to do consulting at three different companies. Whenever my team needs extra help with Python, he's the first person I turn to.
Founder and former CTO of Ask.com (Ask Jeeves)
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