In the previous post about PDUs, we said that some racks have an ATS installed - automatic transfer of reserve. But in fact, in a data center, ATSs are placed not only in the rack, but along the entire electrical path. In different places they solve different problems: in the main distribution boards (MSB) the AVR switches the load between input from the city and […]
One of the internal virtualization racks. We got confused with the color indication of the cables: orange means odd power input, green means even. Here we most often talk about “large equipment” - chillers, diesel generator sets, main switchboards. Today we will talk about “little things” - sockets in racks, also known as Power Distribution Unit (PDU). Our data centers have more than 4 thousand racks filled with IT equipment, so […]
The EGX Rezzed event, dedicated to indie games, has been postponed to the summer due to the COVID-2019 pandemic. According to ReedPop, new dates and locations for the EGX Rezzed show, which has been set for March 26-28 at Tobacco Dock in London, will be announced soon. “Having constantly monitored the situation surrounding COVID-19 over the past few weeks and after many hours of internal […]
The Yandex company, according to RBC, distributed a letter among its employees with a proposal to switch to remote work from home. The reason is the spread of a new coronavirus, which has already infected about 140 thousand people around the world. “We recommend that all office employees who can work remotely work from home from Monday. Offices will be open, but we advise you to come to the office [...]
The annual conference for programmers and developers, Microsoft Build, fell victim to the coronavirus: the event will not be held in its traditional format this year. The first Microsoft Build conference was organized in 2011. Since then, the event has been held annually in various cities in the United States, including San Francisco (California) and Seattle (Washington). The conference was traditionally attended by thousands [...]
The studio inXile Entertainment from the Wasteland 3 page on the Fig crowdfunding service website announced the imminent start of beta testing of the game, in which only investors will be able to take part. Tests will begin on March 17 at 19:00 Moscow time. Everyone who donated at least $3 to the creation of Wasteland 25 will receive an email with a Steam code to the beta client (alpha participants will be allowed […]
Experts from Kaspersky Lab, which works in the field of information security, have identified two new malicious programs that, acting in pairs, can steal cookies stored in mobile versions of browsers and social networking applications. Cookie theft allows attackers to take control of victims' social media accounts in order to send messages on their behalf. The first malware is a Trojan program […]
The NGINX Unit 1.16 application server was released, within which a solution is being developed to ensure the launch of web applications in various programming languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Go, JavaScript/Node.js and Java). NGINX Unit can simultaneously run multiple applications in different programming languages, the launch parameters of which can be changed dynamically without the need to edit configuration files and restart. Code […]
The fourth release of starter kits is available on the Ninth Alt platform, prepared for the i586, x86_64, aarch64 and armh architectures (torrents for i586, x86_64 and aarch64). Additionally, assemblies for the mipsel architecture are proposed in versions for the Tavolga and BFK3 systems on the Baikal-T1 CPU (20190703). Owners of the Elbrus VC based on 4C and 8C/1C+ processors also have access to a number of starter kits (20190903). […]
A corrective release of the GCC 9.3 compiler suite is available, with work to fix bugs, regressions, and compatibility issues. Compared to GCC 9.2, there are 9.3 fixes in GCC 157, mostly related to fixing regressions. Source: opennet.ru
This year, shipments of ultra-high-definition 8K TVs are expected to surge. This was reported by the DigiTimes resource, citing information received from industry sources. 8K panels have a resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels. This is four times higher than 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) and 16 times higher than Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels). TVs of standard […]
The Rostec State Corporation announces the development of the first completely domestic thermal imager equipped with a cooling system. As of today, a serial sample of the new product is ready. Cooled thermal imagers provide higher accuracy than uncooled devices. Such devices are used in a variety of fields - from scientific research and process control to security systems and military equipment. Before […]
