Everything is still running smooth. I am encouraging all users to switch to Stratum still. The server has been rock solid and hasn't even needed a restart since it was moved to the primary pool.
I will when my mining software supports it. Not really interested in using the proxy at the moment, although I can see some advantages to it.
The proxy is actually great for large farms even after native support is introduced, since it merges all the mining traffic for your whole farm into a single stratum connection. For a small number of machines, I can understand waiting for native support. Luckily ckolivas seems to be making good progress with cgminer.
Yes it really is working very well.
Stales are down and efficiency is way up over the older standard pool connections. Stratum is the bees knees, the snake's hips', the kipper's knickers, and the cat's pyjamas. 
I'm looking forward to seeing what Con comes up with, as when more of the top tier mining software supports it natively, you'll see it take off even more. With ASICs just around the corner, this was a great move to future proof the pool. Excellent job in testing, and implementing the solution into the current pool without a hitch. As a fellow SysAdmin I can appreciate your hard work and dedication in making this transition pretty much a seamless one. Keep up the great work. Thank you. 
