Author: ProHoster

Moto G8 Plus: 6,3″ FHD+ screen and 48MP triple camera

The Moto G8 Plus smartphone running the Android 9.0 (Pie) operating system has been officially presented, sales of which will begin before the end of this month. The new product received a 6,3-inch FHD+ display with a resolution of 2280 × 1080 pixels. There is a small cutout at the top of the screen - a 25-megapixel front camera is installed here. The rear camera combines three key blocks. The main one contains a 48-megapixel Samsung GM1 sensor; […]

New article: Honor 9X smartphone review: on the bandwagon of a departing train

With the launch of smartphones on the world market, the “budget-youth” division of Huawei, the Honor company, always faces the same situation - the gadget has been on sale in China for a couple of months, and then the European premiere of a “completely new” device is held with fanfare. Honor 9X is no exception, the model was presented in China back in July/August, but it reached us […]

GeForce GTX 1660 Super tested in Final Fantasy XV: between GTX 1660 and GTX 1660 Ti

As the release date of GeForce GTX 1660 Super video cards approaches, that is, October 29, the number of leaks regarding them is also growing. This time, a well-known online source with the pseudonym TUM_APISAK discovered a record of testing the GeForce GTX 1660 Super in the Final Fantasy XV benchmark database. And the upcoming new product from NVIDIA in terms of performance was between its closest “relatives” […]

Due to the quiet running of electric vehicles, Brembo intends to make quiet brakes

Well-known brake manufacturer Brembo, whose products are used in cars from brands such as Ferrari, Tesla, BMW and Mercedes, as well as in the racing cars of several Formula 1 teams, is striving to keep up with the rapid growth in popularity of electric vehicles. As we know, cars with electric drive are characterized by almost silent running, so Brembo needs to solve the main problem […]

Software-defined storage or what killed the dinosaurs?

Once they were at the top of the food chain. Millennia. And then the unthinkable happened: clouds covered the sky, and they ceased to exist. At the other end of the world, events occurred that changed the climate: cloudiness increased. Dinosaurs became too big and slow: their attempts to survive were doomed to failure. The apex predators ruled the Earth for 100 million years, growing larger and […]

Check Point: CPU and RAM optimization

Hello colleagues! Today I would like to discuss a very relevant topic for many Check Point administrators, "CPU and RAM Optimization". It is not uncommon for a gateway and/or management server to consume unexpectedly many of these resources, and one would like to understand where they “leak” and, if possible, use them more competently. 1. Analysis To analyze the CPU load, it is useful to use the following commands, which […]

We calculate potential "evil" bots and block them by IP

Good day! In the article I will tell you how users of regular hosting can catch IP addresses that generate excessive load on the site and then block them using hosting tools, there will be a “slightly” php code, a few screenshots. Input data: Site created on CMS WordPress Hosting Beget (this is not advertising, but the admin screens will be of this particular hosting provider) WordPress site launched […]

How to write a WebAssembly smart contract on the Ontology network? Part 1: Rust

Ontology Wasm technology reduces the cost of migrating dApp smart contracts with complex business logic to the blockchain, thereby greatly enriching the dApp ecosystem. Currently, Ontology Wasm supports both Rust and C++ development at the same time. The Rust language supports Wasm better, and the generated bytecode is simpler, which can further reduce the cost of contract calls. […]

"Hope is a bad strategy." SRE intensive in Moscow, February 3-5

We are announcing the first SRE practical course in Russia: Slurm SRE. At the intensive, we will build, break, repair and improve the site-aggregator for selling movie tickets for three days. We chose a ticket aggregator because it has many failure scenarios: an influx of visitors and DDoS attacks, a downfall of one of the many critical microservices (authorization, reservation, payment processing), unavailability of one of […]

Introduction to Hashicorp Consul's Kubernetes Authorization

That's right, after the release of Hashicorp Consul 1.5.0 in early May 2019, Consul can natively authorize applications and services running in Kubernetes. In this tutorial, we will create a POC (Proof of concept, PoC - proof [feasibility] of concept - approx. Transl.) step by step, demonstrating this new feature. You are expected to have basic […]

IT Relocation. From Bangkok to Sydney

Good day, dear reader. If you are familiar with my story of moving to Bangkok, then I think you will be interested in listening to another story of mine. At the beginning of April 2019, I moved to the best city on Earth - Sydney. Take your cozy chair, brew some warm tea and welcome under the cat, where […]

Why is a negative perception of the educational process associated with its positive results?

It is generally accepted that students study better if the most comfortable conditions are created for this, and teachers are demanding, but incredibly friendly. Without a good mentor, who will certainly be liked by everyone, it is almost impossible to master the material and pass exams successfully, isn’t it? You should also like the teaching methods, and the learning process should evoke extremely positive emotions. It's right. But, […]