The shadow table strategy creates a synchronized duplicate of the data that keeps the production system fully operational during changes, enabling zero-downtime migrations. The approach supports diverse scenarios - including database migrations, microservices extractions, and incremental schema refactoring - that update live systems safely and progressively. By Apoorv Mittal

Latest handout means government has given the Post Office more than a quarter of a billion pounds in ‘further’ funding, with half destined to support its technology transformation

Tags: ubuntu, debian, package, package manager, build, php Historically, we’ve ended up using a few rather obscure PHP extensions—written and barely (if at all) maintained by their original authors—that aren’t available in standard Debian package sources.We stick to the principle of “do it right, and it’ll work right,” which means Slackware-style dropping binaries into the system outside of package managers is frowned upon.So instead, we’ll be building proper .deb packages for PHP extensions—without breaking compatibility with the existing environment. Let’s go do us some compilin’, shall we?

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Tags: cisco, dns, ntp, ddos, acl, lan, network, network security The Cisco IOS/IOS-XE operating system is a source of inspiration for many other vendors. The internet is full of guides on how to configure a typical Cisco router for SOHO scenarios. However, unlike consumer-grade routers, configuring something like Cisco IOS requires caution. If you don’t think things through, the router may start "living its own life" and end up, for instance, as a DDoS amplification tool. Let’s dive in

Two spyware variants are being used to target the mobile devices of persons of interest to Chinese intelligence, including individuals in the Taiwanese, Tibetan and Uyghur communities

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Tags: snmp, snmpv3, linux, freebsd, librenms Setting up a v3 user on the server-side agent for the default Linux snmpd (net-snmp package). Out of scope: SNMP traps and read-write (rw) users.SNMP version 3 allows packet transmission in encrypted form, making it safe to transfer telemetry over public networks without the risk of exposing either authentication information (analogous to a community string) or the data stream itself, which is encrypted using a symmetric algorithm with a shared key. Let me figure it out →

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The rise of DeepSeek has prompted the usual well-documented concerns around AI, but also raised worries about its potential links to the Chinese state. The Security Think Tank considers the steps security leaders can take to counter threats posed by nation state industrial espionage?

GitHub is announcing updates to its security offerings to help development teams tackle their security risk. Now generally available, security campaigns are a new way to bring security teams and development teams together.  Security teams can prioritize the risks that need to be addressed across repositories and add them to a security campaign, which is … continue readingThe post GitHub introduces security campaigns to help developers reduce security debt appeared first on SD Times.

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Enterprise adoption of open-source software (OSS) is soaring despite significant ongoing challenges. According to the 2025 State of Open-Source Report by Perforce, 96% of organisations increased or maintained their use of open-source software in the past year, with over a quarter (25.71%) reporting a significant increase. This surge in open-source adoption is consistent across company... Read more »The post Enterprise open-source adoption soars despite challenges appeared first on Developer Tech News.

A new report is revealing that the most challenging aspect of utilizing open source projects is keeping up with updates and patches.   According to the 2025 State of Open Source report from Perforce Software, the Eclipse Foundation, and the Open Source Initiative, when asked to rank challenges on a scale of one to five, over … continue readingThe post Report: Keeping up with patches is the number one challenge when using open source software appeared first on SD Times.

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Expert Blazor programmer Michael Washington' will present an upcoming developer education session on building high-performance business applications using Blazor, focusing on core concepts, integration with .NET, and best practices for development.

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Gemini Live can now identify what's on your phone screen (and what you're pointing your camera at)—but don't rely too much on its answers.

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Popular deep learning framework, PyTorch Lightning, has been found to contain multiple critical security flaws. The deserialisation vulnerabilities, identified under the reference VU#252619, impacts all versions of the framework up to and including version 2.4.0 and could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by loading untrusted model files. The discovery of these vulnerabilities was... Read more »The post Security flaws hit PyTorch Lightning deep learning framework appeared first on Developer Tech News.

Meta has disclosed and patched a potentially dangerous spoofing flaw in WhatsApp for Windows that could have caused big problems for unwitting users

IBM continues to try to break out of the mindset that mainframes are just for transaction processing. The latest server offers greater AI capabilities

Jennifer Davis discusses practical approaches for senior software developers and engineering leaders to navigate organizational change and build high-performing teams. She explains the importance of functional leadership, enabling healthy conflict, and establishing metrics that truly reflect value. Learn how to craft supportive environments that empower individual growth and maximize team impact. By Jennifer Davis

Businesses spend too much time and money protecting themselves against flaws and vulnerabilities in modern software products, when they ought to raise their expectations and insist on better solutions from providers

As modern consumers use social media to discover products and get recommendations, influencer marketing can help brands stand out, gain their trust and boost engagement.

Freshfields has enlisted the help of Google Cloud and its artificial intelligence portfolio to help streamline its processes, as its global chief innovation officer sets about empowering staff to confidently use AI in their everyday work

Moore’s Law predicts that every 18 months, IT buyers can get more for the same outlay. But US tariffs may mean they end up paying a higher price

Tags: банкомат, наличные, научпоп, история, смарт-карты Однажды британский изобретатель Джон Шеперд-Бэррон остался без пинты эля. Он был крайне зол. Вечером он решил заскочить в банк снять денег. Но лондонские банки закрываются очень рано (традиция такая), и он пошёл домой трезвым. Лёг в ванну и начал думать.  Видимо, он ещё и очень хотел есть, поэтому думал про автомат с шоколадками, которые в отличие от денег можно было получить круглосуточно. 27 июня 1967 года первый банкомат Шеперда-Бэррона был установлен в стене отделения банка Barclays на севере Лондона. Официально он назывался DACS, но клиенты ласково прозвали его «дыркой в стене» (hole in the wall).Сначала это был неуклюжий аппарат, который выдавал не больше 10 фунтов стерлингов в день. Этой суммы, кстати, по определению самого Джона, «вполне хватало для неплохой гулянки в выходные».Сегодня банкоматы — уже не дырки и не в стенах, и они могут вообще не выдавать денег. Читать далее

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s cyber security minister Feryal Clark announces a cyber security code of governance for UK businesses to follow

Bank’s latest quarterly report on scams said over £18m was stolen from its UK customers by scammers

The Crown Prosecution Service has finally searched for information about the destruction of emails from the WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer – but too late to retrieve data about the deleted documents

Tags: sql, postgresql, postgres, 18, commitfest We continue the series of articles about new patches coming to PostgreSQL 18, this one covering the news of the November CommitFest.If you missed the previous reviews, you can check them out here: 2024-07, 2024-09. Read more →

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Traditional methods of managing IT systems simply aren’t enough to tackle the scale and unpredictability of today’s digital environments. In fact, the costs associated with downtime are staggering—according to a report by Gartner, IT downtime can cost enterprises approximately $5,600 per minute. As companies scale and integrate, more advanced tools and platforms, their systems grow … continue readingThe post How tech giants like Netflix built resilient systems with chaos engineering appeared first on SD Times.

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GitHub chose Microsoft's 50th anniversary to highlight a bevy of Copilot enhancements that further the practice of "vibe coding," where AI does all the drudgery according to human supervision.

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The government is to host its inaugural AI Energy Council meetup, as it seeks a route to ensuring its goal of making the UK an artificial intelligence superpower does not come at the expense of the nation’s energy security

Microsoft had a great thing going when it had GitHub Copilot all to itself in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code thanks to its ownership of GitHub, but that's eroding.

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Robot vacuums and mops continue to get dramatically better ever year. If you're looking for the most autonomous robot right now, here are the features that'll matter most to you.

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Learn how to build a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server using the C# SDK to enable seamless communication between AI models and applications.The post Build a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in C# appeared first on .NET Blog.

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Research from Stack Overflow indicates a strong overall preference from developers for open-source AI models and tools. Open-source principles, fostering community contribution and transparency, have been cornerstones of internet development and platforms like Stack Overflow itself. Now, these principles are shaping preferences in AI. Notably, even figures like OpenAI’s Sam Altman have acknowledged the potential... Read more »The post Stack Overflow: Developers strongly prefer open-source AI appeared first on Developer Tech News.

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Cloudflare is making it easier for developers to create AI agents with several new updates that  were announced today.  First, the company announced a remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. MCP is an open standard that allows AI agents to interact with external services, which is important in enabling them to complete tasks on a … continue readingThe post Cloudflare announces remote MCP server to reduce barriers to creating AI agents appeared first on SD Times.