Category: Administration

GitOps: a trendy term or a breakthrough in automation?

Most of us, noticing yet another new term in the IT blogosphere or conferences, sooner or later ask ourselves: “What is this? Another trendy word, a 'buzzword' or something truly worthy of close attention, study, and promising new horizons?” This is exactly what happened to me with the term GitOps some time ago. Armed with a wealth of existing articles, as well as knowledge […]

The problem of 'intelligent' container image cleanup and its solution in werf

This article addresses the issue of cleaning up images that accumulate in container registries (Docker Registry and its analogs) in the context of modern CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native applications deployed in Kubernetes. It outlines the main criteria for the relevance of images and the resulting challenges in automating cleanup, saving space, and meeting team needs. Finally, through a specific Open Source project example, we will discuss how these […]

A new Preview version of Windows Package Manager — v0.2.2521 has been released.

Our newest feature is support for installing applications from the Microsoft Store. Our goal is to simplify software installation on Windows. We also recently added tab autocompletion in PowerShell and feature toggling. As we work towards building our version 1.0, I'd like to share the following features on our roadmap. Our immediate focus is on completion […]

2. FortiAnalyzer Getting Started v6.4. Preparing the template

Welcome to the second lesson of the FortiAnalyzer Getting Started course. Today we will discuss the administrative domain mechanism on FortiAnalyzer and also go over the log processing procedure — understanding how these mechanisms work is necessary for the initial settings of FortiAnalyzer. After this, we will discuss the layout we will be using throughout the course, as well as conduct the initial configuration of FortiAnalyzer. The theoretical part and […]

1. FortiAnalyzer Getting Started v6.4. Introduction

Hello, friends! We are glad to welcome you to our new FortiAnalyzer Getting Started course. In the Fortinet Getting Started course, we previously covered the functionality of FortiAnalyzer, but we only touched on it superficially. Now I want to talk in more detail about this product, its goals, tasks, and capabilities. This course should not be as extensive as the previous one, but I […]

Namespace decentralization: what and who offers to do

The founders of Namebase criticized social networks and centralized domain name management systems. Let's take a look at the essence of their own initiative and why it is not liked by everyone. / Unsplash / Charles Deluvio What happened The campaign for an alternative implementation of the namespace has been actively promoted since last year. Recently, a material was released with detailed explanations of critical evaluations and proposals for global decentralization, which are necessary […]

SDR DVB-T2 receiver in C++.

Software Defined Radio (SDR) is a method of replacing metal work (which is, in principle, beneficial for health) with the headaches of programming. SDR is predicted to have a great future, and its main advantage is the removal of limitations in the implementation of radio protocols. An example is the OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) modulation method, which became possible only through SDR. But there is more to SDR […]

While everyone was celebrating my birthday, I spent the night fixing the cluster — and the developers were throwing their bugs at me.

Here’s a story that forever changed my approach to DevOps work. Back in the pre-COVID days, long before then, when we were just starting our venture and freelancing on random projects, I received a proposal in a message. The company that reached out was involved in data analytics. They processed thousands of requests daily. They came to us with the words: guys, we […]

Experience of Changing SAP Hosting: How to Migrate Systems Without the Pain

Or can it? Of course, migrating SAP systems is a complex and painstaking process, for which the coordinated efforts of all participants are crucial for success. If the migration is done under tight deadlines, the task becomes exponentially more complicated. Not everyone dares to take it on. There can be several reasons. For example, the process itself is lengthy and organizationally complex. Plus, there’s the risk of unplanned system downtimes. Or […]

2. UserGate Getting Started. Requirements, installation

Hello, this is the second article about the NGFW solution from UserGate. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to install the UserGate firewall on a virtual system (I will use VMware Workstation virtualization software) and perform its initial setup (allow access from the local network through the UserGate gateway to the internet). 1. Introduction First, I will describe the various methods of integrating this gateway into the network. I want to […]

Back in the U.S.A.: HP begins assembling servers in the USA

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will be the first manufacturer to return to the 'white box' approach. The company has announced a new initiative to produce servers from components made in the USA. HPE will ensure the security of the supply chain for American clients as part of the HPE Trusted Supply Chain initiative. This service is primarily aimed at clients in the public sector, healthcare, and participants […]

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