Author: Yuri Gagarin

Partnership agreement or how not to ruin a business at the start

Imagine that you and your colleague, a lead programmer you have worked with for the last four years at a bank, have come up with something incredible and desperately needed in the market. You chose a solid business model and strong individuals joined your team. Your idea has taken on tangible forms and your business is practically starting to generate revenue. If you neglect hygiene rules, and become toxic, […]

Release of resource shortage notifier psi-notify 1.0.0

The release of psi-notify 1.0 has been published, which can warn of resource contention (CPU, memory, I/O) in the system, allowing actions to be taken before the system slows down. The code is open under the MIT license. The application operates at the unprivileged user level and uses the PSI (Pressure Stall Information) subsystem of the kernel to assess resource shortages across the entire system […]

Tor 0.4.3.5

Tor 0.4.3.5 is the first stable release in the 0.4.3.x series. This series includes: The ability to compile without support for relay mode. Support for OnionBalance for V3 onion services, Significant improvements to the tor controller functionality. According to the current support policy, each stable series is supported for nine months, or for three months after the release of the next one (whichever is longer). Thus, the new series will […]

Data Compression in Apache Ignite: Sber Experience

When dealing with large volumes of data, the issue of insufficient disk space can sometimes become acute. One way to solve this problem is through compression, which allows you to increase storage capacity using the same equipment. In this article, we will explore how data compression works in Apache Ignite. Only the features implemented within the product will be described in the article […]

How to Migrate an OpenVZ 6 Container to a KVM Server Hassle-Free

Anyone who has ever needed to move an OpenVZ container to a server with full KVM virtualization has encountered certain issues: Most information is simply outdated and relevant to operating systems that have long passed their EOL cycle. Different operating systems always provide varying information, and possible errors during migration are rarely discussed. Sometimes you have to deal with […]

Release of DXVK 1.7, an implementation of Direct3D 9/10/11 over the Vulkan API

The release of DXVK 1.7 has been formed, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, operating through call translation to the Vulkan API. DXVK requires drivers that support Vulkan API 1.1, such as AMD RADV 19.2, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]

The XMPP client UWPX 0.25.0 has been released for Windows 10X.

A new version of the XMPP client UWPX 0.25.0 has been released for devices based on the UWP (Universal Windows Platform) architecture. The project code is distributed under the free MPL 2.0 license. The new version of UWPX provides support for dual-screen Windows 10X, implemented through an update to the MasterDetailsView control provided by the Windows Community Toolkit (PR). Push operation support has also been added to UWPX. The client author […]

Thanos — a scalable Prometheus

This article was specifically prepared for students of the "DevOps Practices and Tools" course. Fabian Reinartz is a software developer, a Go enthusiast, and loves tackling complex problems. He is also the maintainer of Prometheus and co-founder of the Kubernetes SIG Instrumentation. Previously, he was a production engineer at SoundCloud and led the monitoring team at CoreOS. He currently works at Google. Bartek […]

Security and DBMS: what to keep in mind when selecting protection measures.

My name is Denis Rozhkov, and I am the head of software development at Gazinformservice, working in the Jatoba product team. Legislation and corporate standards impose certain requirements on data storage security. No one wants unauthorized parties to gain access to confidential information, therefore the following issues are crucial for any project: identification and authentication, data access management, ensuring information integrity in […]

Azure for Everyone: An Introduction

On May 26, we invite you to an online event titled "Azure for Everyone: Introductory Course" — it's a great opportunity to learn about Microsoft’s cloud technologies in just a couple of hours in an online format. Microsoft specialists will help you unleash the full potential of the cloud, sharing their knowledge, offering exclusive insights, and practical sessions. During the two-hour webinar, you will learn about the general concepts of cloud […]

Release of VirtualBox 6.1.8

Oracle has released a corrective update of the virtualization system VirtualBox 6.1.8, which includes 10 fixes. Key changes in version 6.1.8 include: Fixed build issues in guest additions for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2, CentOS 8.2, and Oracle Linux 8.2 (when using RHEL kernel); GUI issues with mouse cursor positioning and element layout have been corrected […]

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