If you ask an experienced wise engineer what they think about cert-manager and why everyone uses it, the specialist will sigh, embrace you confidentially, and wearily say: 'Everyone uses it because there are no reasonable alternatives. Our mice cry, prick themselves, but continue to live with this cactus. Why do we love it? Because it works. Why don’t we love it? Because new versions are constantly being released, […]
The 'Tushino' data center is a commercial retail half-megawatt data center for everyone and everything. Clients can not only rent already installed equipment but also place their own, including non-standard devices like servers in regular desktop PC cases, mining farms, or artificial intelligence systems. In simpler terms, these are a variety of popular tasks most in demand by domestic businesses of varying sizes. […]
The results of an analysis of password-guessing attacks on servers via SSH have been published. During the experiment, several honeypots pretending to be accessible OpenSSH servers were deployed in various networks of cloud providers such as Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, and NameCheap. Over three months, 929,554 connection attempts to the server were recorded. In 78% of cases, the guessing attempts were aimed at […]
Join us on September 10 for an online meetup of the Acceleration Community: we will explore the journey from Agile and DORA metrics to services that significantly simplify engineers' lives; we will learn what clients really mean when they talk about DevOps and what is currently relevant to study in the technology stack. Registration is free, join us! Topics of discussion: The evolution of IT transformation — from Agile and DORA metrics to services, […]
Introduction It all started when a colleague suggested I create a small web service. It was supposed to be something like Tinder, but for the IT community. The functionality is extremely simple: you register, fill out your profile, and move on to the main point, which is finding a partner and expanding your connections and making new acquaintances. Here I need to digress and elaborate a bit […]
We will cover the basics of logging in Docker and Kubernetes, and then look at two tools that can confidently be used in production: Grafana Loki and the EFK stack (Elasticsearch + Fluent Bit + Kibana). The material of the article is a summary from an open lecture held by the "Slurm" school. If you have the desire, and especially a production necessity, you can enroll in a full training course — sign up for the course on […]
Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox virtualization system 6.1.14, which notes 10 fixes. Key changes in release 6.1.14 include: support for Linux kernel 5.8 has been added. Issues with reading ISO9660 file systems from attached devices have been resolved in the EFI support code, and support for booting from drives attached to emulated LsiLogic SCSI and SAS controllers has been added. Issues resolved […]
The release of the Pale Moon 28.13 web browser has taken place, branching off from the Firefox codebase to ensure higher performance, preserve the classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64). The project code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to a classic interface organization, without […]
A stable release of the composite server Weston 9.0 is now available, advancing technologies that support full Wayland protocol integration in Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE, and other desktop environments. The development of Weston aims to provide a high-quality codebase and working examples for utilizing Wayland in desktop environments and embedded solutions, such as platforms for automotive infotainment systems, smartphones, televisions, and other consumer devices. […]
25 years ago, Java entered the programming world, ultimately becoming one of the core technologies around which application stacks are built. However, today many individuals and organizations, who have long been loyal to Java, are busy transitioning or considering a shift to the Kubernetes platform or its derivatives, such as Red Hat OpenShift or Amazon EKS. Unfortunately, […]
Oracle has released the fourth functional update for the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R5, positioned for use in the Oracle Linux distribution as an alternative to the default package with the kernel from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The kernel is available for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. The kernel source code, including splits into individual patches, has been published in the public Oracle Git repository. The Unbreakable Enterprise package […]
The Zabbix Summit is an event where you can learn about outstanding use cases of Zabbix and explore technical solutions presented by global IT experts. For nine consecutive years, we have organized events that gathered hundreds of visitors from dozens of countries. This year, we are adopting new rules and moving to an online format. Program The Zabbix Summit Online 2020 program will mainly focus on […]