We’re excited to tell you all about the latest innovations and updates to our Virtual Private Cloud. Read more
Sysdig: A Linux Diagnostics Tool
Original post date: May 13, 2014
We’ve mentioned sysdig several times before, but we haven’t published anything in our English-language blog about the program itself. Today, we’ll be pulling an article out of our archives and looking at our original review of sysdig. Read more
Advanced DDoS Mitigation
A DDoS attack can cause a company to lose legitimate traffic, or in other words, users. That’s why these attacks are often used as leverage to create unfair competition, and victims often include online shops, games, and e-payment systems.
Selectel’s Anti DDoS service was launched in 2015 and successfully mitigates the most common attacks, including at the L2 level. Read more
The python-selvpcclient Library
Our Virtual Private Cloud is built on OpenStack. The initial cloud setup and several types of objects can be managed from our API.
To make our service even easier to use, we’ve developed the selvpcclient library. The library is written in Python and covers the entire API, which lets you manage projects, quotas, and resources from your program code and console. Read more
Intel Optane SSD: Benefits and Features
We launched a campaign at the start of July where anyone interested could test out the latest Intel Optane SSDs (see link for more details). It’s no exaggeration to say that the release of the Optane disk is a revolution in the field of information storage. In this article, we’ll be talking the technologies these new disks are based on and the benefits they offer. Read more
Dedicated Servers with Intel Xeon Skylake Scalable Processors
On July 12, Intel presented its new line of server processors under the code name Skylake SP (Scalable Processors). This is no coincidence: Intel has introduced a lot of innovations and, as one review (Rus) noted, “tried to offer something for everyone.” Read more
Single Page Applications in Cloud Storage
We’ve already written about how our Cloud Storage can be used as a platform for hosting static sites. Today, we’re going to discuss how our cloud can be used to host Single Page Applications (SPA). Read more
Maximizing Game Monetization with a CDN
Gaming is a global business, and new opportunities are being presented practically every day…for those with the knowhow. The golden rule when it comes to increasing revenue is to constantly increase your player base (number of players). The global market has presented an unprecedented potential for profit growth. The Internet provides over two billion people with access to various kinds of entertainment, and more than half of these people are potential gamers. Read more
Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day
Linux is a pleasure to use, and system administrators agree, especially on the last Friday in July, a.k.a. System Administrator Appreciation Day (a.k.a. SysAdmin Day, a.k.a. Sysmas).
In honor of Sysadmin Day, we’ve put together a list of our favorite features and Easter eggs in Linux. Enjoy! Read more
New Firewalls: Fortinet FG-100D
We recently started offering our clients a new firewall. In addition to the Cisco ASA 5512 and Cisco ASA 5508-X, we now offer the Fortinet FortiGate FG-100D.
The initial reaction from most of our clients went something along the lines of, “Why would you suggest this noname product over Cisco?” Truth be told, we had mixed feelings about it here at Selectel, too; however, our experience with these firewalls has shown us that this solution at least deserves a try. Read more