Blog Section
Today, September 18th, the new version of Kubernetes — 1.16 is being released. As always, we anticipate many improvements and innovations. However, I would like to draw your attention to the Action Required sections in the CHANGELOG-1.16.md file. These sections announce changes that may break your application's functionality, cluster maintenance tools, or require modifications to configuration files. In general, they require […]
On September 18, 2019, the release of the live distribution Clonezilla Live 2.6.3-7 took place, aimed at fast and convenient cloning of disk partitions and entire disks. The distribution, based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows for the following tasks: Creating backups by saving data to a file, Cloning a disk to another disk, It allows cloning or backing up both the entire disk and […]
The release of the in-memory data caching system Memcached 1.5.18 has taken place, which operates with data in key/value format and is known for its ease of use. Memcached is commonly used as a lightweight solution to speed up the performance of high-load websites by caching access to the database management system and intermediate data. The code is distributed under the BSD license. The new version adds support for preserving cache state across restarts. Memcached now […]
The release of the Linux distribution Clonezilla Live 2.6.3 is now available, designed for quick disk cloning (only the used blocks are copied). The tasks performed by the distribution are similar to those of the proprietary product Norton Ghost. The size of the distribution's ISO image is 265 MB (i686, amd64). The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses code from projects such as DRBL, Partition Image, ntfsclone, partclone, and udpcast. Booting from […]
An update to the Chrome browser 77.0.3865.90 is now available, fixing four vulnerabilities, one of which has been classified as critical, allowing an attacker to bypass all browser security layers and execute code on the system outside the sandbox environment. Details regarding the critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-13685) have not yet been disclosed, but it is known to be caused by accessing a freed memory block in handlers related to the interface […]
Good day, Habr residents! Today I want to tell you about how we were eager to monitor Postgres and a couple of entities within the OpenShift cluster, and how we accomplished that. Initially, we had: OpenShift Helm Prometheus. Working with the Java application was quite straightforward and transparent. To be more precise: 1) Adding implementation to build.gradle ‘io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus’ […]
Hello, Habr. This article is aimed at high school students in grades 8-10 and first- and second-year college students who dream of dedicating their lives to IT. However, older individuals may find it just as engaging. So, I will share my story and try to warn you through my example about the mistakes aspiring programmers often make. Enjoy your reading! My still unfinished journey in […]
The world of e-commerce is divided into two halves: some know everything about omnichannel; others are still questioning how this technology can benefit business. The former discuss how the Internet of Things (IoT) can shape a new approach to omnichannel. We’ve translated the article titled The IoT Brings New Meaning to the Omnichannel Customer Experience and […]
Among my 437 posts on Habr, there isn't a single one with a negative rating (or I've just been inattentive), so you can put an end to this nonsense and delete this post; we might even set a record. If I could, I would downvote it myself. But in return, I want you to write in the comments the reason why you usually downvote other posts […]
A corrective update for Firefox 69.0.1 has been released, fixing several issues: A vulnerability (CVE-2019-11754) that allowed control of the mouse cursor pointer via the API requestPointerLock() without user confirmation has been resolved; An issue that caused external handler programs to launch in the background when clicking a link in Firefox has been fixed; Usability improvements in the add-ons manager for screen reader users have been made; The problem of […]
An article by my colleague Danila Yusupov inspired me greatly. It's amazing how friendly and welcoming the IT field is – learn and join in, and always keep learning something new. Therefore, I want to share my story about how I studied psychology and became a tester. I chose to study psychology by the call of my heart – I wanted to help people […]
The future belongs to those who understand technology and drive it into a bright and unpredictable future. While it's believed that a large number of IT specialists are 'sucked up' by the USA, there are other countries where IT specialists are heading. In this article, you will learn: Why Switzerland is an attractive jurisdiction for IT specialists? How to obtain a work permit and […]