Sam Okafor
Software Engineer in Test
At EveryInfra Sam runs availability checks on data sources and verifies free tier limits.
Education
- Imperial College London, MEng Computing (2013–2017)
Previous roles
- Bright Data (London / Tel Aviv) — Proxy Quality Engineer → Senior (2018–2024)
Articles by Sam Okafor
- Residential Proxy vs Data API: When You Need Each, With a 1024Proxy Setup
IP databases flag cloud exits as data center. We tested 88 IPs and 5 search pages from a home line to show when to add 1024Proxy and when to call an API.
- Why Web Scraping Needs Proxy IPs: Types and IPFoxy Setup
Proxy IPs spread requests across many exits and let you load pages as a local visitor. They do not stop rate limits. This guide compares four proxy types and shows a tested Python setup with IPFoxy.
- How Much Proxy Traffic Does an Amazon Page Use?
We measured the bytes of 40 Amazon product page requests and 6 full browser loads, priced them at IPFoxy's per-GB list prices, and compared the cost per 1,000 pages with a data API. The result depends on how you fetch, which plan you buy and how often requests succeed.