Hello! We are "Hosting Technologies" and five years ago we launched VDSina — the first VDS hosting specifically created for developers. We strive to make it as convenient as DigitalOcean, but with Russian support, payment methods, and servers located in Russia. However, DigitalOcean offers not only reliability and price but also service. Software from ISPsystem turned out to be the rope that tied us […]
It has happened that system administrators are always wary of anything new. Literally everything, from new server platforms to software updates, is received with caution until there is practical experience and positive feedback from colleagues at other companies. This is understandable, as when you literally depend on it with your life […]
What distinguishes a good security professional in the IT field from an ordinary one? No, it's not that at any moment he can recall from memory the number of messages that manager Igor sent to colleague Maria yesterday. A good security professional seeks to identify potential violations in advance and catch them in real-time, making every effort to prevent the incident from escalating. Security event management systems […]
Good day, respected Habr readers! Allow me to introduce myself, I am Alexander. A system administrator at a small but proud web studio. We really want everything to work quickly, safely, and with up-to-date software. To achieve this, we even set up a nagios+PhantomJS bundle on the in-office computer and check page load speeds every 30 minutes. As part of our service agreement, we also monitor 1C-Bitrix updates and regularly […]
Games from FromSoftware are known for their increased difficulty, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is no exception. A modder by the nickname ttwin531 decided to change this and added an easy difficulty level to the game. Sekiro The Easy increases the main character's attributes upon installation. His attack power, defense, and health increase, while consumable items are more frequently found in locations. This allows for more manageable combat scenarios with […]
After a year and a half of development, the release of the caching DNS server PowerDNS Recursor 4.2 has been presented, responsible for recursive name resolution. PowerDNS Recursor is built on the same codebase as PowerDNS Authoritative Server, but the recursive and authoritative DNS servers of PowerDNS evolve under different development cycles and are released as separate products. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. In this new version, issues have been resolved […]
In conducting research, significant attention is given to data collection, so when respondents' answers are gathered, they are inherently assumed to be accurate, and the report based on such responses is deemed objective. However, situations often arise where, upon closer examination of individual responses, clear misunderstandings by respondents of the survey wording or instructions become apparent. 1. Misunderstanding of professional terms or certain words. […]
There are many stories of moving to Germany. However, most of them are rather superficial, as they are usually written in the first few months after relocation and reveal only the simplest things. This article will not cover how much a dozen eggs costs in Germany, dining out, how to open a bank account, or how to obtain a residence permit. The goal of this […]
We discuss the statistics of foreign IaaS providers, provide figures on our cloud, and talk about the reasons that have influenced the widespread adoption of open-source operating systems. Photo — Ian Parker — Unsplash Distribution of Shares According to IDC, in 2017, 68% of in-house and cloud enterprise servers were managed by Linux. Since then, this figure has increased — this […]
A month ago, Apple became a member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Let's explore what this means. Photo by Moritz Kindler - Unsplash Why CNCF The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) supports the Linux Foundation. Its goal is the development and promotion of cloud technologies. The Foundation was established in 2015 by major IaaS and SaaS providers, IT companies, and network hardware manufacturers such as Google, Red […]
A Reddit user by the name of masoncool4566 shared a screenshot of a conversation with the official Cyberpunk 2077 account on Twitter. The player asked a question regarding the freedom of violence in the upcoming CD Projekt RED project. Studio representatives explained whom you cannot kill during gameplay. The screenshot shows the following response from the developers: 'Greetings, in Cyberpunk 2077, you cannot attack children and non-playable characters, […]
The release of the Q4OS 3.8 distribution is now available, based on a Debian package base and featuring KDE Plasma 5 and Trinity desktops. The distribution is positioned as being low on hardware requirements and offers a classic desktop layout. The size of the installation image is 669 MB (x86_64, i386). Q4OS 3.8 is categorized as a long-term support release, with updates being provided […]