Our Key Advantage
Rethinking the Economics of R&D
The cost of technology is a significant barrier to the industry. The price of the technical skill required to create apps, websites, and other solutions that meet or exceed industry norms has grown beyond the reach of all but the deepest pockets.
At Oncilla, we are changing that.
Services
Consulting
À la carte technical expertise
Our collective technical experience is wide ranging and spans many decades. We are extremely creative as well. Technical consulting need not involve a large commitment. Everyone’s journey is different and sometimes just talking a problem over with someone else is extremely useful.
Plugins
Custom WordPress Plugins
Custom plugins can be a great way to automate certain tasks, create custom functionality not available in your theme, or bridge your WordPress site seamlessly with a separate database or system. While thousands of off-the-shelf plugins are available for WordPress, they don’t always do exactly what you need, or they come with extra baggage. We have written many plugins over the years and would be happy to discuss your needs and either recommend something off-the-shelf, or quote writing a custom module for your WordPress site.
Theme Design
Custom WordPress Themes
We do WordPress. Among other things, we design WordPress themes from scratch. Our team is capable of full stack responsive design from concept to implementation, creating all of the wireframes, graphics, CSS, and HTML in-house; and delivering a finished installable theme package to your website. If your stock theme can’t do what you want it to do, we can help. Looking for that unique look? Talk to us.
Programming
FIXME
We know how to program in a variety of languages, and can write code to help you accomplish your goals. Maybe it’s just a few scripts to automate something that has been way too manual for far too long. Or something a bit more involved like making two databases talk to each other without human intervention. Whatever your project, if it fits within our working knowledge and language skill-set, we would be happy to talk to you about how we can help you do ministry more efficiently.
Project Management
Specific help where you need it.
Sometimes it can be helpful to have a dedicated individual, champion a particular end-result. This can be particularly useful when projects involve many players working in different locations with deadlines and milestones that need to be coordinated to achieve an outcome. We have been successfully involved in a number of large scale web and infrastructure projects at the management level, coordinating key players, keeping individuals on task, communicating, reviewing budgets and goals, planning, problem solving, and everything else in between. If you have an IT project that you need management help with to complete, talk to us. We may be able to assist.
Security
Server Monitoring
One of the services we offer our clients is daily monitoring of critical server assets. For servers under maintenance, we log in daily, and scan system files for evidence of nefarious activity. Additionally, we monitor security blogs and stay abreast of the latest in security news so we can keep your critical infrastructure patched, secure, and available.
Website Hosting
Take the pain out of website maintenance
If your website is WordPress and you need someone to keep an eye on it for you, we may be able to help. Hosting with us takes the headache out of keeping plugins up-to-date and making sure the site is always available. We work with Kinsta on the back-end, and if your site is a good fit for their technology stack, we may able to save you some money. We’ll also handle the migration from wherever you are hosted currently.
Website Creation
From concept to finished-product
We do websites. WordPress websites are our specialty. Our experience with the “world wide web” goes back more than 20 years, and we are comfortable with projects both large and small. Though our team is small, we can scale using contract labor to accommodate any sized project. We are also a full-service shop and can take projects from concept to finished product in-house, though we are happy to work with others as appropriate.
Skills
Networking (IPv4)
How everything talks
We’ve been doing basic IPv4 networking for 25+ years and understand routers, switches, routing tables, subnet masks, as well as low level network connectivity troubleshooting using ping, traceroute, mtr, tcpdump, netstat and other tools. Static routing is where we are most comfortable.
Multilingual websites
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Truly Multilingual sites can be challenging. Websites that are language agnostic and render well no matter what language they are displayed in require a unique set of skills. But that is in fact what we know how to do. Whether it is Arabic (right-to-left) or something more traditional like Spanish, we can help you make sure your content is delivered in a localized manner that feels natural to the visitor. We also know how to coordinate translation, and how to mange the multilingual data in a design-independent way. In aggregate as a team, we speak English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, తెలుగు (Telugu), and हिन्दी (Hindi). Though we aren’t fluent in the Asian languages or Arabic, we do have experience working with them and serving them online.
Firewalls
Bad guy blockers…
If only there were no bad actors on the Internet. Sadly, that is not the case and any network/system that does not have suitable security devices guarding the perimeter is quickly compromised. Firewalls are an extension of networking—servers whose specific task it is to let legitimate network traffic through, while keeping illegitimate traffic out. We have experience procuring, building and maintaining such devices, and can assist with everything from purchase and installation, to ongoing maintenance.
Systems Integration
Making systems talk
Even in the best of worlds, many IT systems are not designed to share data with each other (“talk”). Often, that can lead to inefficiencies involving humans shuttling data between systems that should just get along digitally and automatically. Fortunately, this can be addressed and we are good at it. Whether it’s making your accounting system talk to your web-store, or automating the weekly processing and uploading of your podcast episodes, we have the tools to help you streamline your business.
Website Maintenance
Keeping things running smoothly
Doing without a website is not really an option in today’s world. But they can be complex, and keeping them fresh and up-to-date is a real challenge, especially if the technical bits aren’t your thing. That’s where we come in. Simply tell us what you need changed or updated and we’ll take care of it. We’ll make sure your site is secure and always on the latest software. Let us on your vision and the pursuit of your mission.
IT Management
Expert technical leadership
Managing teams of people is hard. Managing technical teams can be even more difficult. We have experience with both. Or maybe it’s the opposite problem—you don’t have enough infrastructure to hire someone to manage it full-time. Why not outsource? With our globally distributed team, we are able to offer exceptional value. Talk to us. Maybe we can help.
Systems Architecture
Solving the puzzle
We are engineers with decades of experience creating, solving, and innovating. In the context of IT, we enjoy designing solutions to address ministry needs that are efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective. We’ve been working with operating systems, computer hardware, and open/closed-source software for more than 25 years. If you have a problem that can be solved with the puzzle pieces available, we can probably help you put it together.
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