Born in 1981. Online since 1994. GNU/Linux sysadmin since 2005. Founder and majority shareholder of Managed Server S.r.l., where we turn infrastructure, hosting and CMS platforms into fast, scalable and reliable environments.
My journey into computing began when the Internet still made noise.
In 1994, I was exploring the online world through a 28.8 Kbps analog modem, when every connection felt like a ritual made of waiting, handshakes, static sounds and pure curiosity.
I started using PCs in the era of Windows 3.11, but the real turning point came in 1996, when I discovered RedHat Linux 4 “Colgate”, included on a CD-ROM with the Italian DEV magazine.
From that moment on, the terminal stopped being just a tool.
It became home.
After graduating in Electronics and Telecommunications, I continued my studies in Computer Technologies at the University of Camerino, turning a lifelong passion into a profession, a company and a continuous technical journey.
Since 2005, I have worked as a GNU/Linux systems engineer, focusing on infrastructure reliability, performance and scalability.
Today, through Managed Server S.r.l., I work on advanced hosting architectures and high-performance environments for modern web applications, with a strong focus on CMS and e-commerce platforms such as:
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- PrestaShop
- Magento
My work sits at the intersection of systems engineering, databases, web performance and infrastructure design.
I like servers that are fast, predictable, observable and boring in production.
Boring is good.
Boring means stable.
GNU/Linux · BSD · UNIX
Web Performance Engineering
High-traffic CMS Hosting
WordPress · WooCommerce · PrestaShop · Magento
MySQL · Percona Server · MariaDB · PostgreSQL
NoSQL integrations
ZFS · OpenZFS
Caching · Reverse Proxy · CDN · TTFB Optimization
Scalability · Reliability · Infrastructure Architecture
I believe web performance is not something you “add” at the end.
It is the result of architectural decisions made at every layer:
DNS → TCP/TLS → HTTP → Reverse Proxy → Cache → PHP → Database → Filesystem → Storage
Every millisecond has a cause.
Every bottleneck has a story.
Every slow website is a crime scene waiting for an investigation.
$ whoami
linux-sysadmin
$ uptime
online since 1994
$ cat /etc/passion
performance
reliability
scalability
open-source
clean infrastructureI spend most of my time around:
- Linux and BSD systems
- Web servers and reverse proxies
- Database optimization
- Enterprise filesystems
- CMS performance tuning
- Hosting platforms
- Automation and observability
- Complex production environments that need to become simple, fast and resilient
I work with enterprise-grade filesystems such as ZFS and OpenZFS, using them to build reliable, high-performance storage strategies.
On the database side, I have deep experience with:
- MySQL
- Percona Server
- MariaDB
- PostgreSQL
- NoSQL database integrations
Because performance matters.
But consistency, recoverability and operational sanity matter too.
I am the founder and majority shareholder of Managed Server S.r.l., an Italian company specialized in hosting, Linux systems administration and web performance optimization.
We help businesses run faster, safer and more scalable websites, especially when built on CMS and e-commerce platforms.
🌐 Website: managedserver.it
- 💼 LinkedIn: Marco Marcoaldi
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- 🏢 Company: Managed Server S.r.l.
Measure before optimizing.
Understand before changing.
Automate what repeats.
Document what matters.
Keep production boring.
I like infrastructure that does not seek attention.
The best systems are the ones that quietly do their job, survive traffic spikes, recover cleanly, scale predictably and let people sleep at night.
If you are into Linux, BSD, databases, hosting, web performance, CMS optimization or the eternal battle against unnecessary latency, we probably speak the same language.
ssh marco@performanceWelcome to my GitHub.