Practice

Design the right technology foundation.

I design complete technology platforms for web hosting, specialized applications, private video, media, and development environments. The work can include server specifications, operating systems, hypervisors, containers, deployment architecture, and a clear plan for who will operate the system.

Common starting points

An application has outgrown commodity or shared hosting.
The organization needs to choose between its own infrastructure, a cloud platform, and a managed provider.
Docker, LXC/LXD, or a traditional virtual machine could all work, but the operational tradeoffs are unclear.
The team needs to choose an operating-system family such as Ubuntu or Red Hat.
A Proxmox or other hypervisor environment is being considered for development, testing, or specialized workloads.
A private Jitsi environment, media server, or other specialized service needs a supportable architecture.
A proposed server appears oversized, underspecified, or disconnected from the actual workload.

Scope

What the work can cover

Requirements and workload

Define what the platform must run, who depends on it, how demand changes, and which constraints matter before selecting products.

Server and environment specifications

Translate the workload into practical compute, memory, storage, operating-system, access, and deployment requirements.

Virtualization and containers

Compare hypervisors, virtual machines, Docker, LXC/LXD, and other deployment patterns based on isolation, maintainability, staffing, and the applications involved.

Application and hosting architecture

Design the relationship among the operating system, runtime, databases, storage, application services, private collaboration tools, media services, and administrative access.

Deployment and operating model

State who owns the accounts, who maintains each layer, how changes are deployed, and where ongoing management begins and ends.

Technologies these decisions involve

Examples rather than a compatibility list. The architecture and the decision criteria are the service; the products are supporting evidence.

Docker
LXC/LXD
Ubuntu
Red Hat-family platforms
Proxmox
Jitsi
Web-hosting stacks
Media servers
Specialized application servers
AWS
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure

Flexible deployment

Our infrastructure or yours.

Robinson Consulting: architecture and delivery

Requirements, platform design, server specifications, deployment planning, implementation leadership, and clear operating responsibilities.

Hosting and deployment

CR Hosting can provide a fully managed environment, or we can deploy to AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, another hosting provider, or infrastructure you already control.

We can handle the complete platform—from architecture and specifications through deployment and ongoing management—or work within your preferred technology environment. The hosting model follows the needs of the project.

Process

How the work proceeds

Define the workload
Document the application, users, data, dependencies, constraints, and operating expectations.
Compare architectures
Evaluate realistic options using the same decision criteria, so the comparison is honest rather than a preference dressed up as analysis.
Specify the platform
Produce an architecture, server and environment specifications, ownership boundaries, and a deployment plan.
Deploy or hand off
Implement through the agreed delivery model, or provide the specifications to your chosen team.

Where the other brands fit

Need managed hosting? Explore CR Hosting.
Need Chicagoland installation, networking, or ongoing local support? Visit Oak Park Technology Solutions.
Already have a cloud or hosting provider? Robinson Consulting can design and deploy within that environment.

Building the application itself rather than the platform under it? Explore AI and automation.

Start with the workload.

Tell me what the platform needs to run, what exists today, and who will be responsible for it after deployment.

Discuss a platform decision