Enterprise systems that are reliable, secure and well documented
Four connected disciplines — SAP, cloud, security and research — applied with one approach: understand first, change carefully, and leave things better documented than I found them.
SAP & Enterprise Systems
Administration, monitoring and optimisation of the core business systems organisations depend on every day.
DetailsCloud Computing
Scalable, cost-controlled infrastructure — provisioned, monitored and governed end to end.
DetailsCybersecurity
Access governance, continuous monitoring and incident readiness built in from day one.
DetailsResearch & Writing
Applied research and practical write-ups that turn field experience into shared knowledge.
DetailsSAP & Enterprise Systems
Keeping SAP landscapes healthy, fast and upgrade-ready — from daily Basis operations to planned upgrades and performance tuning.
What’s included
- SAP Basis administration for S/4HANA and HANA
- System health checks, monitoring and alerting
- Transport management and change control
- Upgrades, support packs and kernel updates
- Performance analysis and tuning
Toolkit
- SAP S/4HANA
- SAP HANA
- Solution Manager
- STMS
- Linux
Cloud Computing
Designing and migrating workloads to AWS and Azure with sensible account structure, automation and cost visibility from day one.
What’s included
- Landing zones and multi-account / subscription design
- SAP and application migrations to the cloud
- Infrastructure as code with Terraform
- Monitoring, backup and disaster recovery
- Cost reviews and right-sizing
Toolkit
- AWS
- Azure
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Docker
Cybersecurity
Practical security for enterprise systems: least-privilege access, hardened configurations and the monitoring to notice when something changes.
What’s included
- Access reviews and role design (including SAP authorisations)
- System hardening and configuration baselines
- Security logging, monitoring and alerting
- Audit preparation and evidence collection
- Incident response runbooks
Toolkit
- IAM
- SIEM
- CIS Benchmarks
- SAP GRC
- Vulnerability scanning
Research & Writing
Turning hands-on experience into clear documentation, research notes and articles that help teams make better decisions.
What’s included
- Technical documentation and runbooks
- Research reports on cloud and security trends
- Architecture decision records
- Knowledge-base and training material
- Blog articles and talks
Toolkit
- Markdown
- Diagrams
- Data analysis
- Python
A simple, repeatable process
The same four steps for a one-week health check or a six-month migration.
- 01
Assess
Understand the landscape, the business goal and the constraints before changing anything.
- 02
Plan
Agree scope, risks and a rollback path. Write down decisions so they can be reviewed.
- 03
Deliver
Implement in small, tested steps — automated where possible, with security built in.
- 04
Document
Hand over runbooks, diagrams and monitoring so the team can operate it confidently.
Common questions
Do you work on short engagements or only long-term projects?
Both. Short engagements such as a health check or access review typically run one to three weeks; migrations and platform work run longer.
Can you work with our existing team and tools?
Yes. I work alongside in-house teams, follow your change process and use your existing tooling wherever it does the job.
Do you work remotely?
Yes — most work is remote. On-site visits can be arranged for workshops or cutover weekends.
What do we get at the end of an engagement?
Working systems plus documentation: runbooks, architecture notes and a summary of decisions, so nothing depends on me staying involved.