Taylor Consulting

We specialize in Developing custom solutions Overhauling IT infrastructure Remote management of IT systems Modernization of systems Building and securing networks helping our clients leverage technology to streamline their operations

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About.

A Brief History

When I started programming games for our first computer a ZX spectrum back in 1983 at the age of 6 I knew I had a future in technology. After joining the job market in earnest and trying my hand at various posts around South Africa I gained just enough IT experience to be dangerous and headed out for greener pastures.

In 1999 I went over to London and after a few months of contracting in the IT market I joined a .com start-up which had just raised seed funding and had only 5 staff. Over the next 8 years the company raised several million pounds and grew to over 50 employees - we had a lot of fun playing with all the best toys and building an enterprise level network along the way.

After the intense pressure of the London .com environment I needed a break, and so I loaded all my belongings into a Landcruiser and travelled home across Europe and Africa for a year.

Now settled back in South Africa I operate several businesses in the IT industry and focus on building and integrating systems for my clients across Africa.

Personal Information

NameSimon Taylor
LocationBallito, South Africa
Email
Phone(+27) 78 544 0412

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Services

Systems Specialist

Having an in-depth understanding of all things IT I can provide holistic advice on solutions to improve your business.

Communications

I help my clients with communications on a global scale using whatever technology is available be it Fibre networks, VoIP, Sattelite, Wireless or Carrier Pidgeon.

Developer

I have designed and developed systems for many applications from ERP, CRM, Retail through to Smartphone Apps that integrate with them.

Security

I am more paranoid than most having been involved in a Security company for 30 years, this has made a natural extension into the IT Field.

Enterprise Hosting

Designing, deploying and operating robust hosting environments on‑site or in the cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP). High‑availability by design, automated scaling, backups and DR.

HA & Clustering

Experience with Galera/MySQL clusters, NGINX load‑balanced fleets, reverse proxies, caching layers, message queues and resilient storage.

Enterprise Environments — what I deliver

I build production‑grade platforms tailored to your business: on‑premises, cloud or hybrid. Typical stacks include Galera database clusters, NGINX ingress/load balancers with SSL termination, HAProxy/Traefik reverse proxies, centralized logging, and full monitoring/alerting (Prometheus/Grafana/Alertmanager). I use Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Ansible/Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, automated backups, disaster recovery planning, and security hardening so your services are reliable, observable and easy to operate.