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Pau Santana

Linux Specialist, CDN Team at GlobalConnect

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Overview

Linux specialist working on CDN infrastructure at GlobalConnect. Focused on systems administration, network optimization, and infrastructure automation. Background in high-performance computing with expertise in Linux systems optimization and cluster management.

Technical Expertise

Linux Systems

  • Enterprise Linux administration (Rocky Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu)
  • System optimization and performance tuning
  • Kernel configuration and troubleshooting
  • CDN infrastructure management

Network & Infrastructure

  • Content delivery network operations
  • Network optimization and troubleshooting
  • Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform)
  • Configuration management and orchestration

Cloud & Virtualization

  • Cloud platforms (AWS, OpenNebula)
  • Container technologies (Docker, Singularity)
  • Virtualization and resource management

High-Performance Computing

  • HPC cluster design and deployment
  • SLURM workload manager configuration
  • Scientific application optimization
  • Parallel computing environments

Monitoring & Observability

  • Prometheus and Grafana implementations
  • System telemetry and metrics collection
  • Performance analysis and optimization

Development

  • Bash scripting and automation
  • Python for system administration
  • C for system-level programming
  • Spack package management

Current Work

  • Linux systems administration for CDN infrastructure at GlobalConnect
  • Network optimization and performance tuning
  • Infrastructure automation and configuration management
  • Monitoring and observability solutions
  • Supporting content delivery operations

Technical Writing

- [Guide: Running RTMP + HLS with Docker and FFmpeg](https://medium.com/@psantana5_/guide-running-rtmp-hls-with-docker-and-ffmpeg-769c3f14462e?source=rss-d53a7a8dd318------2)- [Automating HPC Cluster Deployments with Ansible: A Modular, Scalable Approach](https://medium.com/@psantana5_/automating-hpc-cluster-deployments-with-ansible-a-modular-scalable-approach-0712bb97a19a?source=rss-d53a7a8dd318------2)- [Two Handy Bash Scripts for Linux Admins & DevOps Engineers — Plus a Bonus at the End!](https://medium.com/@psantana5_/two-handy-bash-scripts-for-linux-admins-devops-engineers-plus-a-bonus-at-the-end-8b0ca301c485?source=rss-d53a7a8dd318------2)- [Understanding Docker: A Beginner’s Guide](https://medium.com/@psantana5_/understanding-docker-a-beginners-guide-527ca9e82afa?source=rss-d53a7a8dd318------2)- [The Linux distros madness…what distro should I pick?](https://medium.com/@psantana5_/the-linux-distros-madness-what-distro-should-i-pick-3b37330e4bef?source=rss-d53a7a8dd318------2)

Selected Projects

  • ansible-hpc - Ansible playbooks for HPC cluster deployment and management on Rocky Linux 8-9
  • linux-reality-check - Linux system administration and troubleshooting resource
  • ffmpeg-rtmp - Energy-aware streaming observability with RAPL power telemetry and automated benchmarking

Contact

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  1. ansible-hpc ansible-hpc Public

    Set of Ansible playbooks for deploying and managing a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster for Rocky 8-9 hosts.

    Jinja 3 2

  2. ffmpeg-rtmp ffmpeg-rtmp Public

    Energy-aware streaming observability for performance optimization. Real-time RAPL power telemetry, automated FFmpeg benchmarking, and baseline-vs-test dashboards for power-to-performance insights.

    Go 1

  3. linux-reality-check linux-reality-check Public

    Empirical analysis of Linux performance reality: cache, memory, latency and scheduling effects using ECDFs, percentiles and tail behavior. Focused on truthful, non-parametric system measurements.

    Python