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GNU Linux – basic harddisks benchmarks with dd and fio (ssds  KINGSTON SKC600512G vs Samsung SSD 850 PRO vs Samsung SSD 860 EVO vs Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB) – ntfs vs ext4 – how fast are virtual harddisks?
13.11.2020

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/benchmarking update 2022: next to the good old (non-destructive if used correctly) “dd” is still the way to go for benchmarking harddisks under GNU Linux. if there is a desktop: “gnome-disk-utility“ fio as always: UNIX: KISS! KEEP IT SIMPLE!) https://openbenchmarking.org/test/pts/fio-1.12.0 […]

ntpd – when fundamentals fail
06.07.2019

servers/clients/computers/programs/services/webservers need accurate time… they usually get it from time servers that have an atomic clock attached to their USB port. (just guessing) ping time.google.com PING time.google.com (216.239.35.4) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from time2.google.com (216.239.35.4): icmp_seq=1 ttl=46 time=43.5 […]

a pretty good ipv6 introduction – ipv4 depletion
09.05.2019

IPv6: Introduction it’s the year 2019, roughly 14% of the web is running ipv6. you can watch real time statistics here: (i have no clue how accurate the data is, how they are generated) https://ipv6.he.net/v4ex/sidebar/? … but it seems there […]

DSGVO Datenschutz Impressum Generator – Der Bürokratie-Datenschutz-Horror
24.05.2018

“In the world of Information Technology, change is constant, compliance is inevitable, adaptability is required” i would add: “resistance is futile” “In the world of Information Technology, change is constant, compliance is inevitable, adaptability is required; therefore, staying one-step ahead […]

30.09.2014

Just ran this Benchmark http://serverbear.com/: plan: http://www.hetzner.de/hosting/produkte_vserver/vq7 summary of benchmarks of this plan: http://serverbear.com/398-vserver-vq-7-hetzner#benchmarks Plan Virtualization RAM HDD Bandwidth Monthly Cost vServer VQ 7 KVM 512MB 20GB 1TB €7.90 Benchmark results: http://serverbear.com/benchmark/2014/09/30/MQkkKFgyS6JyyVtS compare it to other plans: https://dwaves.de/wp-content/misc/Top VPS by BearScore.html (sorted after BearScore) http://serverbear.com/compare?Sort=RAM&Order=asc&Server+Type=VPS&Monthly+Cost=500000-1000000&HDD=-&RAM=500000000-1000000000&Virtualization= System […]