Orbit is our highly available and durable object storage service. It’s at the centre of so many of our services at Brightbox: all Cloud Server and Cloud SQL ...
Read blog postToday we’re announcing support for version 17 of PostgreSQL in Cloud SQL. PostgreSQL 17 contains a number of new features and enhancements, including: N...
Read blog postAs part of our managed ops services we often need to share sensitive information such as passwords and keys with customers. GPG is commonly used for this kin...
Read blog postFlatcar Container Linux is a minimal, container-optimised Linux distribution, which is a direct descendent and spiritual successor of CoreOS Container Linux,...
Read blog postLast year we introduced the ability to resize Cloud Servers, which makes it really quick and easy to increase RAM/CPU and SSD storage for your cloud servers....
Read blog postIn the world of infrastructure as code (IaC), Terraform has been a stalwart companion for nearly a decade. However, recent changes in its licensing have left...
Read blog postThis is part 3 of a 3-part series where we solve the Dining Philosophers concurrency problem using just UNIX, systemd and some bash scripting! In part 2 we ...
Read blog postThis is part 2 of a 3-part series where we solve the Dining Philosophers concurrency problem using just UNIX, systemd and some bash scripting! In part 1, we...
Read blog postOver the years, developers seem to have forgotten that Unix is a Programming Environment and not just something you must install to access your web server. U...
Read blog postI’m pleased to announce the initial beta launch of our simple metrics service which makes a selection of graphs available for Cloud Servers, Cloud SQL Instan...
Read blog postResizing Cloud Servers has always been possible but required snapshots and some inevitable downtime; a frustrating experience if you need to resize because y...
Read blog postSince announcing our container registry back in 2019, usage has grown and it has become a critical part of our service. And with the continued adoption of Do...
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