Systems operations
IT infrastructure and resilience
Resources on IT infrastructure operations, backups, monitoring, SRE, connectivity and disaster recovery.
This hub focuses on reliable operations: monitoring, backups, disaster recovery, availability management and network infrastructure development.
The materials help teams identify critical dependencies, define recovery objectives and prepare infrastructure for increasing load.
Topic materials
Infrastructure & reliability
Arenadata Streaming 4.0 adds Apache Iceberg V3 and ADB 7 compatibility
Arenadata Streaming 4.0.0.b1 adds Iceberg V3, Arenadata DB 7 compatibility, incremental extraction through GetGreengageRecord and VictoriaMetrics monitoring.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Backup and fault tolerance of infrastructure
How to protect a business from downtime and data loss with backups, fault tolerance, RPO, RTO, SLA and recovery testing.