Who I am
My name is Marius Van Deventer.
I am originally from South Africa, but I currently live and work in Tanzania, along with my wife and young son.
I am an IT System Administrator currently working in the role of Onsite Support at Kilombero Sugar in Tanzania.
I currently run a network of about 300 users, using mostly Microsoft technologies.
I enjoy learning new technologies. This website was created as part of an effort to learn Bootstrap web layout. I have in the past created small programs to make my work easier.
What I do
I am the Systems Administrator at Kilombero Sugar in Tanzania.
Our network is about 300 users strong. Among others, my department uses the following technologies to enable our coworkers to work efficiently:
The types of things we do include:
Stuff I have done
Hostmon-Frontend
A nice and neat Frontend to my Host and Network monitor, which I use everyday at work.
Made with: HTML, AngularJS, Bootstrap.
Hostmon-Backend
A backend for my Host and Network monitor, which I use everyday at work.
Made with: Python, Windows admin tools, Powershell.
Weather puller
A set of CMD scripts that gather weather graphics from GFS.com for internal office use.
Made with: CMD scripts, ImageMagick.
Things I like
Stargazing
Staring up at something so much bigger than ourselves.
Photography
Something I am only just discovering, and it's a lot of fun. I have since started doing more landscape and nature shots.
What I have done so far is visible at 500px.
Programming
I can write my own small basic programs, and it is a great deal of fun as well. Have dabbled in Python, JavaScript, Angular and a few others.
What I have done so far is visible at Github.
Reading
Who doesn't like a good read?
Just finished Breaking the chains of gravity by Amy Shira Teitel. A good read if you're into space history.
Oh, and check out the author's Youtube channel as well.