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The report on the development of the FreeBSD project from January to March 2020 has been published. Notable changes include: General and system issues The set of GCC compilers has been removed from the FreeBSD-CURRENT source tree, along with unused utilities gperf, gcov, and gtc (device tree compiler). All platforms that do not support Clang have switched to using external build tools installed from the ports. In the base […]
These are exactly the complaints I heard from our developers. The most interesting thing is that it turned out to be true, leading to a lengthy investigation. The focus is on SQL servers running on VMware. Indeed, it is easy to get the production server to fall behind the laptop. Execute (not on tempdb and not on a database with Delayed Durability enabled) the code: set nocount […]
Banana Pi 64 is a single-board computer similar to the Raspberry Pi, but with multiple Ethernet ports, allowing it to be configured as a router based on a general-purpose Linux distribution. Yes, there is already OpenWrt, but it has its own quirks, including its GUI and CLI; Mikrotik also has its own GUI/CLI, and Wireguard from […]
During the global lockdown, users, especially businesses, face the challenge of remote access to personal computers and corporate networks. Getscreen.me is a new solution on the market that allows us to view remote access tools as a cloud service. Yes, your home or office network can be in the cloud with constant access from anywhere. Features of the Getscreen.me solution The main […]
Technologies and tools that a DevOps engineer needs to master. DevOps is an emerging trend in IT, with increasing popularity and demand for the profession. Recently, GeekBrains opened a DevOps faculty that trains specialists in this field. Interestingly, the DevOps profession is often confused with related fields—programming, system administration, etc. To clarify what DevOps really is […]
Note: this instructive story by Omio, a European travel aggregator, takes readers from basic theory to engaging practical nuances in Kubernetes configuration. Familiarity with such cases helps not only to broaden one’s horizons but also to prevent non-trivial issues. Have you ever encountered a situation where an application seemed to be 'stuck,' stopping to respond to state check requests […]
Hello, Habr! Data is the most valuable asset of a company. This is stated by almost every digital-focused company. It's hard to argue with that: no major IT conference passes without discussing data management, storage, and processing approaches. Data comes to us from external sources, and they are also generated within the company, especially when we talk about data from a telecom company […]
Monopoly, abuse of power, and selfish motivations, or a helping hand in a sea of spam? Representatives from several internet companies spoke with technical journalist Lars Sobiraj to discuss the controversial Spamhaus project. An adapted analysis is below. Who are Spamhaus Project? A quick online search reveals that Spamhaus is an international non-profit organization founded in 1998 [...]
During the quarantine period, the issue for businesses became the need to minimize specialist visits for support and consulting on application software. Honestly, users often over-rely on specialists, not wanting to delve into the issues themselves, thinking, 'They will come — help — fix it, and I can just smoke/drink coffee, etc.' Phone consultations using remote access [...]
It has been announced that Google plans to make changes to its search engine. According to a message published on the developers' blog, medical organizations offering online consultations will appear in search results. This change will simplify finding telemedicine services, which have seen a significant increase in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical organizations offering [...]
Samsung has announced the impending cessation of support for the S Voice voice assistant. According to a notice sent out by the South Korean manufacturer, all services associated with the old voice assistant will cease operation on June 1, 2020. The S Voice assistant should be familiar to people who have long used Samsung devices. It was launched in 2012 but eventually [...]
The sharp increase in unemployment benefit applications in the U.S., resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, has overwhelmed the operations of government social services in the country. The problem is that there are almost no specialists left who know the ancient programming language COBOL, on which the government service programs are written. To quickly train coders in the intricacies of COBOL, IBM and the support group have started creating free [...].