VAA Consulting

Linux kernel consulting

VAA Consulting provides immediate expert Linux kernel development services. Consulting services include:

Emergency kernel debugging
System architecture and design
Training in Linux kernel development

While we can help with any Linux-related project, our particular areas of expertise include:

File systems (ext3, ext4, XFS, tmpfs, unionfs)
Data corruption analysis (disk corruption, file system corruption, memory corruption)
Networking (TCP/IP, Ethernet, device drivers)
Kernel testing, debugging, and development methodology

To discuss services, quotes, and availability, please email:

info at vaaconsulting dot com.

Valerie Aurora, Principal Consultant

Valerie Aurora (formerly Val Henson) is a world-reknowned Linux file systems expert with 10 years of experience designing, developing, and debugging Linux and UNIX kernels. Selected accomplishments include:

Key architect and developer for ZFS
Design and implementation of several advanced file system projects, including chunkfs, union mounts, fsck parallelization, and relative access time (relatime)
Founder of the Linux File Systems Workshop
Design and implementation of a Linux-based TCP proxy appliance
Chair or program committee member for multiple top-tier Linux and file systems conferences, including USENIX FAST (File systems and Storage Technologies), Ottawa Linux Symposium, and the Linux Storage and File Systems Workshop
Maintainer and primary author of the TCP/IP Drinking Game
Maintainer or contributor to multiple network device drivers

Some of Valerie's articles

See Valerie's resume, LinkedIn profile, blog,and interview with Linux Magazine.

info at vaaconsulting dot com.