The terms “container” and “containerization” are borrowed from the shipping industry. While in the shipping industry containers are used to physically separate different cargoes, in IT, virtual containers package the code, config files, libraries and dependencies an application needs to run. A container is another form of virtualization, as virtual machines are, and Docker and
Choosing a cloud provider is not an easy task, since there are many options available and analyzing all of them would be unfeasible. However, picking the right provider for your business is critical to long-term success. Therefore, to effectively meet your expectations and ensure a successful migration to the cloud, you need a clear strategy.
Stackscale participates one more year in the Tarugoconf, a technological and entrepreneurial event. As last year’s edition, the Tarugoconf 2021 will be an online event with a lot of interesting content, networking and inspiring experiences. Although we cannot wait for this great event to come back to normal, last year’s online experience was fantastic and
Last July 23rd, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China and the office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission announced its plan to accelerate the adoption and application of the IPv6 protocol over the next 5-10 years. The plan is divided in three stages and is to be completed over the next decade. With these timeline
Stackscale is one of the sponsors of next week’s IDC CIO Summit 2021 in Spain. A digital event that will focus on the key aspects of digital business acceleration in a context of deep and constant change. The event will take place on September 22nd and 23rd, 2021 on the virtual platform Hopin. IDC CIO
September 10, 2021 is the 31st anniversary of Archie, the first Internet search engine. Archie was launched on September 10, 1990, and developed by Alan Emtage, Bill Heelan and Peter Deutsch at McGill University in Montreal (Canada). This first search engine had nothing to do with the interactive interfaces we know. On the contrary, its
SSH, short for Secure Shell, is a remote administration and network protocol; originally designed to replace Telnet and other unsecured protocols such as the Berkeley Remote Shell (rsh). SSH enables secure remote system administration and file transfer over unsecured networks. In this article we will talk about the SSH protocol and its versions, SSH clients
CDN is the acronym for Content Delivery Network or Content Distribution Network. The fast growth of the Internet worldwide led to the emergence of CDNs in the late 90s. They were born as a solution to mitigate the Internet’s performance bottlenecks. Since the Internet was quickly becoming mission-critical for a growing number of companies and
The 95th percentile bandwidth metering method, also known as “burstable billing”, is the most effective method used for metering and billing bandwidth usage. That is probably why it has become a standard among most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) worldwide. This flexible method avoids penalizing customers for data transfer peaks and helps providers reduce their infrastructure
Due to the success of the eCommerce Mascarillas y Más, thanks to Boticaria García’s1 charity masks project, it was necessary to change the IT infrastructure to support traffic peaks and avoid losing sales. While looking for a cloud environment that met their requirements, they opted for a High-Availability private cloud at Stackscale. In the following
