20 Years of IT, Process, and Curiosity

I am a UK-based IT Service Manager with over 20 years of industry experience. I built Botblog.co.uk as my personal “sandbox”—a space where I explore the intersection of automation, Linux systems, and bot logic. For me, the true reward lies in the challenge of engineering a perfect process.

20 Years Under the Hood

Hi, I’m Stephane. I have spent the last two decades managing IT services. Although originally from France, I have called the UK home for 30 years.

In my professional life, I manage IT services, which fuels my obsession with reliability, governance, and efficiency. In my personal life, that same obsession drives everything I do here at Botblog.

Why Botblog? It’s About the “How”

I started this site because I find joy in the building process. Bots fascinate me; I see them as intricate logic puzzles rather than just tools. Whether I am developing a trading bot for tennis and football or writing a script to manage a VPS, I always ask the same questions: Can I automate this? And can I make it run better?

The Lab: app.botblog.co.uk

Currently, I am building a backtesting system at app.botblog.co.uk. This multi-user environment runs on a Linux VPS and tests complex strategies against historical data. This project bridges my technical expertise in Linux with my curiosity about market patterns.

Privacy & Tech Sovereignty

Two decades in IT have taught me to respect data handling deeply. I value privacy and believe that users should own their own systems. I build every project on this blog with a Privacy-First and GDPR-compliant mindset.

Beyond the Screen

When I am not tweaking a config file or monitoring a bot’s performance, I usually focus on tennis or football. Naturally, these sports often become the primary subjects of my next automation projects.