Digest about clouds, network technologies and service development

Network and data transfer

A brief comparative analysis of the most common to date software solutions for creating virtual private networks.

The second part of the review of software implementations of VPN - here we discuss AnyConnect VPN, OpenConnect VPN, SoftEther VPN, Tinc.

This paper discusses the basic aspects of the functioning of the DNS and the security of DNS servers.

Raymond Bloom, head of the division for ensuring reliable work of Google, spoke about how the company's backup process is organized.

How Google and Uber handle the processing of large amounts of data.

Useful tips

A list of questions to be answered before signing a contract with an IaaS provider.

Delve into the subject of developing applications and services and talk about such a thing as Git, in particular, about how to optimize working with it.

We open the topic from a practical point of view.

In this material we have collected tips that will help improve your productivity, allow you to work better and think faster in the development process.

Many DBMSs are able not only to store and manage data, but also to execute code on the server, and where the code is, there are opportunities for optimization.

Providers and Services

The history of creating the 1cloud service is all the way: from idea to implementation.

In this article, we will talk about how to improve 1cloud, we chose, and how it can be useful for other projects.

In this article we discuss several of the most common misconceptions, using our own experience of developing a virtual infrastructure provider 1cloud.

The second part of the myths, in which we continue to wade through a veil of delusions, using our own experience of developing a virtual infrastructure provider 1cloud.ru.

The third part of a series of posts in which we touch on the topic of hardware.

miscellanea

In this article, we highlight several of the most models that can make an experienced person out of you, confidently orienting yourself in 90% of life situations.

What the future awaits the clouds with an increase in the number of intruders.

We are discussing the cost-cutting approaches that underlie the idea that in the era of lean manufacturing, it is the data storage infrastructure that is one of the obvious solutions that allow for a good saving.

This amazing computer marked a whole era. The whole history of computer science and computing was divided with its creation on before and after. Let's see at its heyday and what became of this amazing machine after it has served its own.

Is Moore's Law true today and what role does it play in the life of an IT user?