Author: Yuri Gagarin

Network automation. A case from life

Hello, Habr! In this article, we would like to talk about network infrastructure automation. A working network scheme will be presented, which operates in a small but very proud company. Any resemblance to real network equipment is purely coincidental. We will consider a case that occurred in this network, which could have led to prolonged business downtime and serious financial losses. […]

Release of Simply Linux 9 distribution

The Bazalt SPU company has announced the release of the Simply Linux 9 distribution, based on the ninth ALT platform. The product is distributed under a licensing agreement that does not transfer the right to distribute the distribution but allows individuals and legal entities to use the system without restrictions. The distribution is available in builds for the x86_64, i586, aarch64, mipsel, e2kv4, e2k, riscv64 architectures and can operate on […]

Chrome 81 release

Google has released version 81 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which serves as the foundation for Chrome, is available. Chrome browser features Google's logos, a notification system for crashes, the ability to load Flash modules on demand, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, and the RLZ parameters during searches. Initially, Chrome 81 was planned […]

Release of Tails 4.5 distribution with UEFI Secure Boot support

The release of the specialized Tails 4.5 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) distribution has been announced. Based on the Debian package base, it is designed to ensure anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is facilitated by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored in persistence mode between sessions using […]

Why are there so many data centers in Amsterdam?

In the capital of the Netherlands and within a 50 km radius, 70% of all data centers in the country and a third of all data centers in Europe are located. Most of them opened literally in the last five years. This is quite a lot, considering that Amsterdam is a relatively small city. Even Ryazan is larger! It got to the point that in July 2019, the authorities of the Dutch capital, concluding that […]

Testing big and small data: trends, theory, my story.

Hello everyone, my name is Alexander, and I am a Data Quality engineer who deals with checking data for its quality. This article will discuss how I got to this point and why in 2020 this area of testing came to the forefront. Global Trend Today's world is experiencing another technological revolution, one of the aspects of which is […]

Data Engineer and Data Scientist: What’s the Difference?

The professions of Data Scientist and Data Engineer are often confused. Each company has its own specifics in working with data, different goals for analysis, and varying perspectives on which specialist should handle which part of the work, leading to unique requirements. Let's explore the differences between these specialists, the business tasks they tackle, the skills they possess, and their earning potential. Material […]

Microsoft has offered a Linux kernel module for system integrity verification.

Developers at Microsoft have introduced a mechanism for Integrity Policy Enforcement (IPE), implemented as an LSM module (Linux Security Module) for the Linux kernel. This module allows for the definition of an overall integrity assurance policy for the entire system, specifying which operations are permissible and how to verify the authenticity of components. Through IPE, it is possible to specify which executable files are allowed to run and ensure that […]

Crystal 0.34.0 has been released

A new version of Crystal, the compiled programming language with Ruby syntax, has been released. Its main features include a runtime with a built-in event loop where all input-output operations are asynchronous, support for multithreading (currently enabled by a flag during compilation), and exceptionally simple and convenient work with C libraries. Starting from version 0.34.0, the language officially begins a steady advancement toward its first […]

Firefox 75

Firefox 75 is now available. The Quantum Bar address bar, which debuted in Firefox 68, has received its first major update: The address bar size significantly increases when it gains focus (browser.urlbar.update1). Before the user starts typing, the dropdown menu displays top sites (browser.urlbar.openViewOnFocus). The history dropdown menu no longer shows the https:// protocol. Using a secure connection […]

Released Crystal 0.34.0

This article is dedicated to the peculiarities of monitoring network equipment using the SNMPv3 protocol. We will discuss SNMPv3, I will share my findings on creating comprehensive templates in Zabbix, and I will show what can be achieved when organizing distributed alerting in a large network. The SNMP protocol is essential for monitoring network equipment, and Zabbix is excellent for monitoring a large number of objects and […]

It's not just you. The internet is slowing down worldwide due to increased traffic.

Noticing something wrong with your network lately? For instance, my Wi-Fi regularly disconnects, my favorite VPN stopped working, and some websites take five seconds to load or don’t have images at all. Governments around the world have imposed quarantine and restricted people’s movement due to the coronavirus. As a result, there has been a significant increase in internet traffic across the board. […]

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