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Kubernetes has become the standard method, and many will attest to this as they deploy containerized applications at various scales. But while Kubernetes helps us manage messy and complex container deliveries, what helps us manage Kubernetes itself? It can also be complex, convoluted, and hard to manage. As Kubernetes grows and evolves, many of its nuances will certainly be addressed within […]
Turing Pi is a solution for self-hosted applications built on the rack-mount principle found in data centers, only on a compact motherboard. The solution is geared toward building local infrastructure for local application and service development and hosting. Essentially, it's like AWS EC2 but for the edge. We are a small team of developers who decided to create a solution for building bare-metal clusters in the edge […]
Good news for Chromebook users who miss Windows applications on their machines. The beta version of CrossOver has been released, allowing Windows OS applications to run in a software environment on Chromebooks. However, there is a downside to this sweet deal: the software is paid, starting at $40. Nonetheless, it's an interesting solution, and we are already preparing […]
We are pleased to present the beta version of NGINX Service Mesh (NSM), a lightweight service mesh utilizing a data plane based on NGINX Plus for managing container traffic in Kubernetes environments. NSM can be downloaded for free here. We hope you will try it out for dev and test environments — and we look forward to your feedback on GitHub. Implementing microservices methodology is associated […]
Disclaimer: This article does not provide information that is previously unknown to those familiar with the concept of CDN; it serves as an overview of the technology. The first web page appeared in 1990 and was only a few bytes in size. Since then, content has scaled both qualitatively and quantitatively. The development of the IT ecosystem has led to modern web pages being measured in megabytes, and the trend towards […]
At the time of writing this article, a search on a popular job website for the term 'Network Engineer' yielded approximately three hundred vacancies throughout Russia. In comparison, a search for the phrase 'System Administrator' returns nearly 2.5 thousand vacancies, while 'DevOps Engineer' shows almost 800. Does this mean that network professionals are no longer needed in the age of dominant clouds, Docker, Kubernetes, and ubiquitous […]
Recently, I had the time to reconsider how the password reset function should work, first while embedding this functionality into ASafaWeb, and then when I helped someone else create something similar. In the second case, I wanted to provide him with a link to a canonical resource with all the details about securely implementing the reset function. However, the problem is that, […]
Minimizing the risks of using DoH and DoT Protecting against DoH and DoT Do you control your DNS traffic? Organizations invest a lot of time, money, and effort into securing their networks. However, one area that often doesn't receive adequate attention is DNS. A good overview of the risks associated with DNS is presented in Verisign's presentation at the Infosecurity conference. 31% of respondents […]
The capabilities of modern surveillance systems have long gone beyond mere video recording. Detecting movement in the area of interest, counting and identifying people and vehicles, tracking an object in motion—today, even the most affordable IP cameras can accomplish all this. With a sufficiently powerful server and the right software, the possibilities for security infrastructure become virtually limitless. And yet, […]
I have never used Dr. Web. I have no idea how it works. But that didn't stop me from writing a series of automated tests for it (only my laziness prevented me from writing a hundred more): Installation test for Dr. Web; Access restriction test for removable devices (flash drives); Directory access segregation test between programs; Test […]
This post is written because our employees have had quite a few conversations with clients about application development on Kubernetes and the specifics of such development on OpenShift. We usually start with the thesis that Kubernetes is just Kubernetes, while OpenShift is already a Kubernetes platform, like Microsoft AKS or Amazon EKS. Each of these platforms has its own […]
Even during a disaster, there's always time for a cup of tea. A disaster recovery plan (DRP) is something that ideally you'll never need. But if suddenly beavers migrating during mating season chew through the main fiber optic line or a junior admin drops the production database, you definitely want to be sure you have a pre-prepared plan for what to do about all this […]