Volutico, IT consulting for small businesses
Volutico is a family-run IT company, here to support the needs of other small businesses like yours.
We specialize in creating, launching, operating, and securing web applications and networking services. We use technologies like Rust, Go, simple HTML/CSS/JS, Linux, CloudFlare, HAProxy, and Varnish, along with the latest algorithms and cryptography.
If you'd like to get in touch, feel free to email us at volutico@gmail.com and we'd love to set up a quick call to chat more about how we can help.
Thank you for stopping by!
If one of our wonderful clients sent you our way, thank them for us -- we really appreciate their support.
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How can we help?
Every business is different, and so are their needs. That's why we take the time to listen and understand what matters to you.
We've spent years helping businesses like yours, so whether you're facing a challenge or have a new idea you want to bring to life, we'll work together to find the right solution.
Meet our team!
We're Ciprian Craciun and Andreea Pitici, along with our little daughter Ema (who keeps us on our toes with her honest feedback). :)
For over ten years, we've been helping a small group of businesses with their tech needs.
But our story goes back to 2006, when we started our journey in IT. We've done a bit of everything -- from working in big companies to university research and teaching. Along the way, we've seen tech trends come and go, and we've learned what really works.
Before we talk about how we can help you,
here's what matters most to us:
we're not here for quick projects.
We want to build
lasting relationships with our clients
-- the kind that turn into real friendships.
Whether you need us for a few hours now
and then or full-time for years,
we believe in building trust that lasts.
What have we built?
We prefer to work on projects that last, giving us time to really understand and help our clients grow. Each project has taught us something new and pushed us to find better solutions.
We've helped build everything from medical record systems to cloud platforms, always focusing on making them secure and reliable.
Since tech is both our work and passion,
we also create open-source projects you can find on GitHub at
github.com/volution.
And if you're curious about what we're learning and thinking about, check out our blog at
notes.volution.ro.
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- EMR (Electronic Medical Records) system for the healthcare industry;
(encompassing design, architecture, development, deployment and operational aspects;) - legal compliance platform addressing GDPR and related aspects;
(focusing on deployment, operational aspects, and the development of specialized services;) - email marketing for a former leading eBay integrator;
(involving deployment, operational aspects, and the creation of analytics and reporting functionalities;) - cloud-based platform for application development and deployment;
(a research initiative during the early days of cloud technology;) - online realtime bidding platform;
(providing architectural consulting, stress testing and benchmarking;) - prototyping a data-analytics platform tailored for auditing firms;
(covering development, deployment, operational aspects, and data-ingestion;) - various data-mining projects to extract actionable business intelligence from extensive data accumulations;
- internal business tools for the sales and network design teams at a major telecommunications company;
- designing and implementing disaster recovery and backup system for a large data-lake housing highly confidential and sensitive files;
- consulting on security, cryptography and privacy for various colleagues, partners, and clients;
- github.com/volution/kawipiko
blazingly fast static HTTP server, focused on low latency and high concurrency; - github.com/volution/z-run
lightweight automation and scripts library tool; - github.com/volution/z-tokens
random tokens generation, encryption and related tools; - github.com/volution/z-scratchpad
lightweight console and web notes tool; - github.com/volution/md5-tools
MD5/SHA1/SHA2/SHA3 (and others) parallel and recursive hashing; - github.com/volution/vonuvoli-scheme
an R7RS interpreter focused on systems programming and scripting; - github.com/volution/simple-console-editor
minimalist portable console editor; - github.com/cipriancraciun/covid19-datasets
COVID-19 derived and augmented datasets (based on JHU, NY Times, ECDC);
- notes.volution.ro
- links.volution.ro
- wiki.volution.ro
(a bit out-of-date)
What have we achieved?
Over the years, we've taken on all sorts of technical challenges. We've built reliable systems from the ground up, created user friendly websites, kept cloud costs down, and made sure everything runs smoothly and securely.
From setting up databases, business tools, and NLP to managing Linux, networks, and backups, we've done it all, always focusing on what works best for each business we serve.
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- designed or audited comprehensive system architectures, encompassing the selection of appropriate programming languages, databases, cloud services, and middleware, while ensuring seamless integration of all components;
- designed and developed complex user interfaces, both web or desktop based;
- lowered expenses in cloud computing by optimizing applications and transitioning from costly SaaS solutions to self-hosted alternatives;
- optimized delivery of web-based applications, employing strategies ranging from caching and CDNs to advanced HTML and CSS techniques;
- deployed, monitored and operated applications throughout their lifecycle, predominantly on Linux machines within a cloud environment;
- implemented robust security measures and lockdown procedures for application deployments;
- conducted security and performance audits for various implementations or deployments;
- developed NLP (natural language processing) models for speech-to-text then text-to-structured-data transformations;
- implemented business analytics data-mining;
- engineered reporting tools to extract valuable insights;
- designed and optimized SQL databases for enhanced performance and resource usage;
- provided end-user support and training;
- employed cryptography where data security was paramount;
- employed anonymization techniques for databases during debugging to prevent the leakage of confidential data;
- worked under stringent HIPAA compliance standards;
- patched and compiled customized versions of the Linux kernel to better align with our specific requirements;
- researched and employed various sandboxing techniques for running untrusted code;
- successfully navigated through migrations from on-premise hardware to cloud-based VMs;
- designed and implemented data pipelines for ingestion, processing, or reporting purposes;
- briefly managed the network infrastructure for a university;
- designed and implemented backup and disaster recovery systems;
- captured logging and tracking for long-term storage and analytics;
- experienced both successful and challenging business endeavors, occasionally pivoting 180 degrees;
Our tools and skills
We build and maintain web applications, websites, and network services in a Linux-based cloud environment. We work with languages like Java, Rust, and Go, making sure everything runs smoothly and efficiently.
We look after the whole stack, from fine-tuning the kernel to optimizing applications. For websites, we make sure they load quickly for everyone using load balancing and CDN integration.
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- for actual development, we've leveraged a diverse array of programming languages, spanning from the widely recognized Java, Python or Ruby, to high-performance options such as Rust or Go, delving into more esoteric choices like Erlang or Scheme, and even employed low-level languages like C or C++;
- regarding databases, our expertise extends to PostgreSQL, MariaDB/MySQL, ClickHouse, SQLite, DuckDB, BerkeleyDB, MongoDB, and exploration into NoSQL alternatives like CouchDB, Riak, Memcache or Redis;
- in frontend development, we extensively utilized GTW, while also emphasizing lightweight HTML/CSS designs with minimal JavaScript to enhance performance and user experience;
- we've employed both ORM's, such as Hibernate for Java, and highly optimized SQL;
- our deployment predominantly relies on Linux (also our daily driver OS), with brief forays into FreeBSD and OpenBSD; we leverage systemd, Podman, or KVM where appropriate;
- extensive use of shell scripting, and a bit of Ansible for automation; supplemented by our in-house developed automation tool;
- VM deployment primarily on AWS, Linode, or Hetzner; (with all their proprietary technologies related to VPCs, storage and firewalls);
- incorporated various SaaS solutions like AWS S3 (and compatible), AWS RDS, AWS SES, etc.;
- email delivery via AWS SES, Mandrill, SendMail, and other platforms;
- employed VyOS or Mikrotik for network routing, and Wireguard or OpenVPN for security;
- optimized web-based delivery through CDNs like CloudFlare or AWS CloudFront;
- utilized HAProxy for HTTP/TCP load-balancing and TLS termination;
- utilized Varnish for increasing cache hit-ratios;
- applied state-of-the-art cryptographic algorithms and schemes;
- research novel genetic algorithms, well in advance of AI becoming a widely recognized buzzword;
- expertise in license compliance and compatibility of various OpenSource and FreeSource variants (especially GPL, LGPL, AGPL and more permissive ones like Apache and MIT);
- leveraged Git, GitHub and BitBucket, alongside AWS CodeCommit for source-code hosting;
- employed Jenkins or in-house solutions for CI, periodic automated tasks, or other tooling;
- collaborated through Trello, Trac, Slack, Discord, and good-old-email;
- we'll also mention in passing the ubiquitous HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, XML, and associated technologies;
- developed custom tools and libraries when alternatives or existing solutions fell short;
Interested in working together?
We hope so! :)
If what we do sounds like a good fit for you, just send us an email at volutico@gmail.com. We'd love to set up a quick call to chat more about your business needs.