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CloudResilienceInfrastructure

August 6, 20263 min read

Selectel and Hystax launch managed disaster recovery into the cloud

The Selectel and Hystax Acura service covers VM, application, data and network replication, recovery tests and DR across different hypervisors.

August 6, 20266 min read

Reliable SMPP sessions: bind, enquire_link, reconnect and windowing

Design a resilient SMPP connection with bind_transceiver, enquire_link, response timeouts, jittered reconnects, request windows, sequence numbers and duplicate control.

SMSSMPPIntegrations

ConnectivityInfrastructureMonitoring

August 5, 20263 min read

IVA patents real-time video-communication quality assessment

IVA Technologies patented a method for assessing video after network transmission, detecting frame loss, freezes and decoding artefacts.

IntegrationsInfrastructureResilience

August 5, 20263 min read

ProGate 1.3 adds highly available CDC replication and Shardman support

Postgres Professional released ProGate 1.3.0 with Shardman as a target, standby prosync instances, Oracle 11g support and expanded migration checks.

August 5, 20267 min read

SMS route failover: a cascade without duplicates or delay

How to design SMS route failover: failure criteria, TTL, circuit breakers, idempotency, duplicate prevention, sender compatibility and cascade testing.

SMSA2PInfrastructure

InfrastructureResilienceIntegrations

August 4, 20263 min read

Arenadata Hyperwave 4.3 adds geospatial analytics and HUE HA

Arenadata Hyperwave 4.3 adds Apache Sedona, Trino History Server, HUE high availability, OpenBao/Vault integration and storage operations updates.

August 4, 20266 min read

Reliable SMS status webhooks: signatures, retries and idempotency

How to receive SMS status events without loss or duplication: request signing, idempotency, retries, event ordering, dead-letter queues and reconciliation.

SMSAPINotifications

August 4, 20266 min read

SMS throughput planning: TPS, queues and priority traffic

How to plan SMS throughput using segments, TPS and drain time; isolate OTP from campaigns; apply backpressure and validate capacity with a realistic load test.

SMSSMPPInfrastructure

InfrastructureMonitoringConnectivity

August 3, 20263 min read

YADRO releases monitoring templates for KORNFELD switches

YADRO has released Zabbix templates and Grafana dashboards for KORNFELD switches. We examine the package, its limits and checks required before production use.

August 3, 20266 min read

SMS deliverability: DLR, latency and quality metrics

How to measure SMS delivery correctly: DLR states, P50/P95/P99 latency, delivery within target, conversion, failure causes and route reporting.

SMSA2PMonitoring

August 3, 20266 min read

SMS OTP delivery: TTL, retries and fraud controls

How to design one-time-code delivery over SMS: expiry, attempt limits, idempotency, resend rules, delivery reports and fallback channels.

SMSA2PIntegrations

ConnectivityInfrastructureResilience

August 2, 20263 min read

India releases a 6G spectrum roadmap and advances a THz testbed

India has released a 6G spectrum roadmap, expanded the Bharat 6G Alliance to 90 members and continued a three-year terahertz testbed project.

InfrastructureConnectivityIntegrations

August 2, 20263 min read

Vikram-I completes India's first private orbital launch

Skyroot's Vikram-I became the first privately developed Indian rocket to reach orbit from the country. We examine the vehicle, payloads and public infrastructure behind the mission.

August 2, 20266 min read

SMS segmentation: GSM-7, Unicode and actual message length

How encoding affects SMS length and cost: GSM-7 and Unicode limits, concatenated messages, extended characters, template validation and segment monitoring.

SMSA2PSMPP

CloudInfrastructureIntegrations

July 31, 20263 min read

Cloud.ru updates Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, DWH and VMware monitoring

Cloud.ru has updated Managed Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, load balancing, data warehousing, its Terraform provider and the VMware monitoring API. We review the impact.

InfrastructureResilienceConnectivity

July 31, 20263 min read

UZTELECOM's Bukhara data centre receives Tier III design certification

UZTELECOM's Bukhara data-centre design has passed Uptime Institute Tier III TCDD certification. We explain the design milestone and the next checks.

InfrastructureResilienceMonitoring

July 31, 20263 min read

YADRO introduces hybrid cooling for high-density data centres

YADRO combines direct liquid cooling, a dry cooler, coolant distribution and monitoring. We review the architecture and the questions for a pilot.

CloudInfrastructureResilience

July 30, 20263 min read

Astra Cloud Platform 2.1 combines DR, IAM, SDN and storage

Astra Cloud Platform 2.1 adds cross-site disaster recovery, IAM, SDN, API Gateway and TROK storage integration. We review the facts and pilot questions.

InfrastructureIntegrationsSecurity

July 30, 20262 min read

Botsman EE 3.4 adds IPv6 and Kubernetes operations updates

Botsman EE 3.4 adds IPv6, external-authentication testing, Longhorn 1.8.2 and security fixes. We outline a practical enterprise pilot.

InfrastructureSecurityMigration

July 30, 20262 min read

Selectel releases the SelectOS 2.0 server operating system

SelectOS 2.0 uses Debian 13 and Linux 6.12.86, signed repositories and a separate security-update channel. We outline a practical adoption plan.

AIComputingInfrastructure

July 29, 20262 min read

NVIDIA and SSI announce long-term AI partnership

NVIDIA is investing in Safe Superintelligence and providing access to Vera Rubin systems. SSI expects to expand its compute by an order of magnitude.

CybersecurityIndustryVulnerability management

July 29, 20262 min read

Seligdar strengthens industrial security with Positive Technologies products

Seligdar has deployed MaxPatrol VM and PT Sandbox for vulnerability management and corporate email protection. We examine the practical implications.

CloudVideo surveillanceInfrastructure

July 29, 20262 min read

Rostelecom connects 1.2 million cameras to its cloud video platform

Rostelecom reports 1.2 million connected cameras and roughly 175 TB of video uploaded per hour. We examine scale and security considerations.

AICybersecurityRisk management

July 28, 20264 min read

Microsoft introduces Project Perception for agentic cyber defence

Microsoft has announced Project Perception, where AI agents continuously discover, assess and remediate cyber risks under human supervision.

CloudInfrastructureAutomation

July 28, 20262 min read

Selectel reviews Managed Kubernetes development in the first half of 2026

Selectel added multi-zone clusters, 10/25 Gbit/s node networking, Envoy Gateway and audit logs to Managed Kubernetes. We examine the business impact.

CloudResilienceInfrastructure

July 28, 20264 min read

Selectel launches Multi-AZ managed database clusters

Selectel has added Multi-AZ PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, TimescaleDB and ClickHouse clusters in region ru-6. We examine resilience and limits.

AICybersecurityIntegrations

July 27, 20264 min read

Cloud.ru open-sources a data filter for AI models

Cloud.ru has published Guardrails Filter, a service that masks personal data, passwords and API keys before a request reaches an AI model.

AutomationInfrastructureIntegrations

July 27, 20264 min read

Rostelecom releases the first version of Medialog 2.0

The first Medialog 2.0 release adds a microservice architecture, modular configuration and integration with state healthcare information systems.

July 27, 20262 min read

Selectel and ITMO plan a platform for industrial multi-agent systems

Selectel plans to invest over RUB 1 billion in a joint venture with ITMO. We examine the proposed multi-agent platform and maturity criteria.

AIAI agentsAutomation

SecurityInfrastructureResilience

July 26, 20262 min read

Kaspersky NGFW 1.2 adds virtual contexts and resilient routing

Kaspersky has released a major NGFW 1.2 update. We examine virtual contexts, routing, resilience and the checks required in an enterprise pilot.

SecurityInfrastructureResilience

July 26, 20262 min read

Selectel reports a fourfold increase in peak DDoS volume

Selectel reports growth in DDoS count, duration and power. We examine the methodology and practical resilience measures for digital services.

July 26, 20266 min read

SLIs, SLOs and error budgets: measuring service reliability

How to choose user-centred SLIs, set an SLO, calculate an error budget, build burn-rate alerts and connect reliability to business decisions.

SREMonitoringResilience

InfrastructureResilienceConnectivity

July 25, 20264 min read

Resilient branch connectivity without a single point of failure

How to design resilient connectivity for a distributed company with independent carriers, routes, equipment, failover, monitoring and recurring tests.

InfrastructureResilienceMonitoring

July 25, 20263 min read

Arenadata QuickMarts adds ADQMDB backup and an updated Notebook

Arenadata QuickMarts 26.3.3.20.1.b1 adds ADQMDB backup to local or S3 storage, ADCM-guided recovery and new Notebook capabilities.

SecurityInfrastructureArchitecture

Security

July 25, 20265 min read

Zero Trust architecture: resource access without trusting the network

A practical Zero Trust guide covering resource inventory, identities, access policy, device posture, telemetry and a staged migration plan.

July 24, 20264 min read

China issues seven standards for AI agent interoperability

China has issued seven national standards for AI agents. We examine architecture, identity, discovery, tool calling and the implications for B2B integrations.

AIAI agentsIntegrations

July 24, 20264 min read

Cloud.ru moves EvoClaw into general availability

Cloud.ru has launched commercial EvoClaw with an SLA, agent isolation and observability. We examine confirmed functions and B2B pilot requirements.

AI agentsCloudAutomation

July 24, 20264 min read

Kaspersky updates its corporate email security platform

Kaspersky has updated email protection with AI-written message analysis, password-protected document scanning and employee risk profiles.

CybersecurityEmailAI

SecurityInfrastructureRisk management

July 23, 20263 min read

Kaspersky launches vulnerability management platform in Russia

Kaspersky VM centralises vulnerability discovery and prioritisation. We examine its confirmed functions, limits and the process required around it.

Fibre opticsConnectivityInfrastructure

July 23, 20263 min read

Rostelecom's fibre network exceeds 1.1 million kilometres

Rostelecom reports more than 1.1 million km of fibre and coverage for over 80% of households in Russia's largest metropolitan areas.

July 23, 20263 min read

Turbo Cloud opens cloud-based language models to businesses

Turbo Cloud has launched Foundation Model Hub with token-based billing. We examine its confirmed architecture, pilot use cases and open questions.

AICloudInfrastructure

APIIntegrationsArchitecture

July 22, 20264 min read

Protecting a business process from external API failure

A practical architecture for external APIs with time budgets, bounded retries, circuit breakers, queues, fallbacks, observability and incident modes.

IntegrationsInfrastructureResilience

July 22, 20263 min read

Rosatom moves consolidated reporting to the KHD 2.0 platform

KHD 2.0 consolidates data from more than 400 Rosatom entities using Forsight, Arenadata DB, QuickMarts and Atom.Most. We review the results and lessons.

July 22, 20266 min read

Transactional outbox for SMS: avoiding lost notifications and duplicates

Connect a business transaction to SMS submission with an outbox: table design, workers, idempotency keys, retries, deduplication, DLQ and status reconciliation.

SMSIntegrationsAPI

July 21, 20263 min read

GigaChat moves new API connections to a unified endpoint

GigaChat has made api.giga.chat the target API endpoint. We explain the confirmed change and how to migrate an enterprise integration safely.

AIAPIIntegrations

SecurityIndustryInfrastructure

July 21, 20262 min read

Cyberattacks on Russian industry increased by 31%

Kaspersky reported a 31% rise in security incidents affecting Russian industry. We examine the operational risks and practical defensive controls.

AutomationRoboticsIndustry

July 21, 20263 min read

Russian plant robotises production of railway automation components

A six-axis welding robot is operating at VLMZ, with telemetry and predictive analytics planned for its digital production environment.

July 20, 20264 min read

Enterprise RAG search: architecture, access control and answer quality

How to design RAG search over corporate data with document preparation, ACLs, indexing, citations, quality evaluation, audit logs and safe operation.

AIIntegrationsAPI

InfrastructureCloudIntegrations

July 20, 20262 min read

Yandex 360 expands its on-premises service line

Yandex 360 has released local versions of Tracker, Wiki and Forms. We examine what the launch means for hybrid business infrastructure.

July 19, 20263 min read

Enterprise video analytics: designing storage, networks and access

How to design enterprise video analytics across cameras, edge processing, network capacity, archives, access control, resilience and monitoring.

InfrastructureAISecurity

TrendsSecurityInfrastructure

July 19, 20262 min read

New FSTEC requirements for government information systems took effect in 2026

FSTEC Order No. 117 updated security requirements for Russian government information systems. Here is what system owners and contractors should review.

July 18, 20264 min read

Shared responsibility in IaaS: provider and customer controls

How provider and customer responsibilities divide across infrastructure, operating systems, access, data, backups, monitoring, incidents and contracts.

CloudIaaSSecurity

July 18, 20266 min read

Secure AI agent architecture: tools, permissions and action control

How to deploy AI agents safely by separating decisions from execution, narrowing tools, protecting retrieval and memory, and adding approval and audit.

AIAI agentsSecurity

July 15, 20264 min read

IaaS or your own data center: what to choose

A full comparison of renting cloud infrastructure versus building your own data center: costs, launch speed, scaling, security and FSTEC requirements.

CloudIaaSInfrastructure

APIIntegrationsArchitecture

July 14, 20266 min read

API integration architecture for connected enterprise systems

How to design an integration architecture with system boundaries, synchronous and asynchronous flows, OpenAPI contracts, idempotency and observability.

NotificationsSMSOmnichannel

July 13, 20266 min read

Omnichannel transactional notifications without duplicates

How to design transactional notifications with a common event model, SMS/push/email priorities, TTL, channel fallback, deduplication and status handling.

July 12, 20266 min read

Migrating to IaaS: a step-by-step infrastructure plan

A practical IaaS migration plan covering discovery, migration waves, landing zone, pilot, rehearsal, data move, cutover, rollback and optimisation.

IaaSCloudMigration

Disaster RecoveryInfrastructureResilience

July 11, 20266 min read

Disaster recovery planning: how to build and test a workable plan

How to create an executable disaster recovery plan with business impact analysis, dependencies, RPO/RTO, roles, runbooks and regular exercises.

InfrastructureMonitoringSRE

July 10, 20266 min read

Infrastructure monitoring and observability: a practical guide

How to build infrastructure observability with service objectives, metrics, logs, traces, actionable alerts, dashboards and a staged rollout.

July 9, 20266 min read

SMPP vs HTTP API for SMS: choosing an integration protocol

A practical comparison of SMPP and HTTP APIs for SMS, covering throughput, latency, delivery receipts, retries, security and selection criteria.

SMSSMPPAPI

July 8, 20263 min read

How to choose an SMS platform for transactional notifications

How to choose a transactional SMS platform: delivery speed, SMPP/HTTP, CRM integrations, resilience, reporting and compliance.

SMSIntegrationsA2P

SecurityInfrastructureCloud

Security

July 6, 20263 min read

FSTEC and data protection: what business needs to know

What an FSTEC licence confirms, how it relates to personal-data protection and what to verify with an infrastructure contractor.

July 5, 20263 min read

What is A2P SMS and why business needs it

A2P SMS in plain words: how it differs from ordinary messaging, what tasks it solves, which protocols it uses and how to choose an operator for business.

A2PSMSIntegrations