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Open Source
Syver, a Krameff Solutions project

Syver v0.15.0 Now Available: Improved Windows Support

Syver v0.15.0 is out, the latest of seven releases since the project was renamed in September. The biggest gains are on Windows: checks that used to pass without ever running now report an error, services are read from the Service Control Manager, file owners and ACLs are reported, and drive letters work as mounts. For containers, there is a new step-by-step guide to testing images with dsyver, and a new sbxsyver wrapper for running Syver inside a Docker Sandboxes sandbox. If you run Syver on Windows, re-run your specs after upgrading.

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Open Source
Syver, a Krameff Solutions project

Syver: Our goss Fork, Renamed and Released

Syver v0.11.1 is out, the first release under the project's new name. Syver is the renamed continuation of our krameff/goss fork, which is now archived; it validates a server's configuration from a YAML spec in a single self-contained binary under 20MB, generating a spec from a running host, running it in CI, or serving it as a health endpoint. The rename does not touch the file format: existing gossfiles, all sixteen GOSS_* environment variables, the dgoss, dcgoss and kgoss wrappers, and the JUnit and Nagios output names all keep working. Syver has since diverged from upstream, driven by client requirements rather than by tracking goss-org/goss.

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Open Source
ssh key rotation, a Krameff collection

ssh_key_rotation: First Release of Our SSH Key Rotation Collection

ssh_key_rotation is now public: an MIT-licensed Ansible collection that rotates SSH keys across your infrastructure without the risk of locking yourself out. It splits the job into three phases, so the new key is validated on the control node, installed alongside the old one, then proven to authenticate before the old key is removed. Config edits are checked with sshd -t and backed up first, changes apply with a reload so live sessions survive, and post-quantum key exchange is supported as an opt-in.

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Community

Mark at Infosecurity Europe 2026, London, 3–5 June

Mark will be attending Infosecurity Europe at ExCeL London from 3 to 5 June 2026, one of the most important security events in the calendar. He'll be on the floor meeting up with clients and friends throughout the event. If you spot him, ask how he can help. Whether that's infrastructure automation, OS compliance, or anything in between, he's always happy to talk shop.

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Community

Ansible London Meetup: Introducing Xlabs & Automation Adoption

Mark hosted the Ansible London meetup in February 2026, introducing Xlabs to the community and presenting an overview of automation adoption processes, covering the key stages organisations go through when moving from ad hoc scripting to a governed, scalable automation practice. The session sparked strong discussion on tooling choices, team enablement, and where most adoption efforts stall.

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Services

Introducing Automation Adoption Services

We've formalised our automation adoption offering into a structured six-phase service, covering maturity assessment, strategy and roadmap, proof of concept, implementation, team enablement, and governance. Designed for organisations at any stage of their automation journey, the service focuses on sustainable adoption rather than just tool delivery.

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Community

Speaking at Ansible London Meetup

Mark Bolwell presented at the Ansible London meetup, sharing practical insights from real-world infrastructure automation and OS compliance adoption projects. The talk covered patterns for embedding compliance into Ansible workflows, lessons from large-scale STIG and CIS Benchmark rollouts, and team enablement strategies that outlast the engagement.

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Community

Presenting at ConfigMgmtCamp

Mark presented at ConfigMgmtCamp in Ghent, covering automation adoption patterns and operating system compliance at scale. The session explored how organisations can move from ad hoc automation to a governed, team-wide practice, and the common pitfalls to avoid along the way.

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Open Source Ongoing

Ansible-Lockdown: Core Development Continues

Mark remains a core developer and leading contributor to Ansible-Lockdown, an open source project delivering audited, security-hardened Ansible roles aligned with CIS Benchmarks and DISA STIGs across Linux and Windows platforms. The project is actively maintained and freely available to the community.

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Community Ongoing

Ansible London Meetup

Mark organises the Ansible London meetup, bringing together practitioners from across the UK to share experience, discuss tooling, and tackle real-world automation challenges. If you're working with Ansible and based in or near London, come along and connect with the community.

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Company

Krameff Solutions Ltd Established

Krameff Solutions Ltd was established to bring together over 25 years of IT industry experience (spanning end-user support through to enterprise infrastructure design and global deployment) into a focused consultancy specialising in infrastructure automation and operating system compliance adoption.

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