I've got a few related goals for my technology systems in 2014.

First, I want to assemble a robust OpenStack kind of server. This system is sufficient, but small, and all of the resources are shared. I'd like to get something that isolates more software from each other. I want something that allows easier updating with fewer interruptions. I'd like to have a system that has more specific configuration and fewer duplications of pieces that may not be needed. Finally, I want to assemble a robust system, say with a bunch of high-speed cores and loads of RAM. Something like a nice 8-core approaching 4GHZ with 32GB of RAM backed by a TB of HDD (or two) would be sufficient. Throw a little Ubuntu cloud server on there, and I should be underway.

When I have the system running, I'd like to glue IPv6 all over it. I can do some of that gluing now, as I'd like to get some additional IPv6 addresses on this server now. It's got one, but I've got 18-million to play with in the block I've been allocated. My ISP isn't giving them out, so I'm tunnelling using the Hurricane Electric tools. In addition to getting each of the sites on this server an IPv6 address (and SSL to boot), I'd like to tinker with AnyCast and other IPv6 goodies that should allow more robustness.

Also, once the system is running, and the pieces are IPv6'd up, I'd like to make a couple technology shifts. I'd like to start trying to use the software packages from the repository, and stop compiling from source. I'd like to move away from Tomcat to Glassfish or JBoss or something else that would allow better modularization using OSGi or similar. I'd like to get around to getting rid of my mail servers, at least for the inbound mail, and tighten up the outbound better so that only the apps running on the servers can send mail. I'd like to get some better storage and back-up solution than a simple RAID with two drives and an rsync to another similar array.

Oh, and I'd like to update and finish some hobby apps.

That should keep me busy in my few spare hours next year.