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DevOps 10 min read

How to Diagnose and Fix Docker Failures

Docker has revolutionized application deployment, but it creates a new layer of complexity for debugging. Even stable systems fail occasionally when containers restart, network connections drop, or logs fill up storage. Here is how to quickly diagnose failures and get your production environment back on track.

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Olga Pascal

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Security 12 min read

Linux Server Security Best Practices

Server security cannot be treated as a one-time deployment task. As threat landscapes evolve with increasingly sophisticated automated attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities, and zero-day exploits, organizations must adopt a proactive, defense-in-depth security posture.

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Olga Pascal

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Industry News 7 min read

Space Data Centers and the Energy Challenge

While companies around the world face rising infrastructure costs, limited computing power, and energy constraints, a new reality is emerging in orbit — space data centers. One of the most notable players in this field is the startup Starcloud.

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Ekaterina Eremeeva

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AI & Machine Learning 9 min read

AI Security Is Now an Enterprise Problem

Enterprise AI security is not one tool or one control. It includes policies, processes, and technologies designed to manage risks introduced by AI usage, AI systems, and AI-driven automation.

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Ekaterina Eremeeva

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AI & Machine Learning 7 min read

AI Agents and the Digital Brain: Key Insights from Accenture Tech Vision 2025

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept — it's rapidly reshaping how businesses operate, innovate, and interact with the world. The full potential of AI hinges on one fundamental factor: trust.

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Ekaterina Eremeeva

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AI & Machine Learning 8 min read

How AI Is Changing Real Estate Worldwide

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept — it's a powerful tool already transforming the real estate industry. From smart property matching to automated valuations, AI technologies are becoming indispensable.

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Ekaterina Eremeeva

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AI & Machine Learning 7 min read

AI and Design: A Symbiosis of Creativity and Technology

AI has confidently made its way into the creative world. It helps automate tedious tasks, generate visuals, and find new ideas. But can AI replace designers? The human touch remains absolutely essential.

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Ekaterina Eremeeva

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Security 7 min read

Ethical Cybersecurity in 2025: Balancing AI, Privacy, and Corporate Responsibility

Cyber threats are growing more complex in 2025. How can businesses protect data and systems without compromising ethics and privacy? The answer lies in ethical cybersecurity.

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Ekaterina Eremeeva

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Industry News 6 min read

How AI Is Changing SEO and Link-Building

Artificial intelligence is changing the way we do SEO. One of the biggest changes is in link-building — AI is making link strategies smarter and faster, transforming what was once a manual, time-intensive process.

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Ekaterina Eremeeva

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Industry News 6 min read

How AI Is Changing Data Centers

The world is entering a new era in IT infrastructure. In 2025, companies plan to spend $580 billion on building and upgrading data centers — even more than what will be spent on oil exploration.

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Ekaterina Eremeeva

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Industry News 7 min read

Why Hiring Delays Cost Your Company Thousands

Most companies believe the main cost of hiring is the future employee's salary or a recruitment agency fee. But the most dangerous damage doesn't come from the money you pay — it comes from the money you don't earn while a key position remains vacant.

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Ekaterina Eremeeva

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AI & Technology 6 min read

Artificial Intelligence and Software Development

In 2025, AI is no longer science fiction — it has become a real part of daily work for millions of developers. AI is changing how we write code, making it faster, easier, and helping with important decisions in development.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 7 min read

Modern IT Services for Application Development, Optimization and Support

Optimum Web provides a full range of services for developing, upgrading, and maintaining software, helping businesses grow, reduce costs, and stay competitive.

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Olga Pascal

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Technology & Society 5 min read

Energy as the Foundation of IT Development

Energy plays a key role in the development of information technology and the economy of a country. Without reliable and efficient energy supply, IT infrastructure cannot function properly — and this affects productivity and the ability of companies to innovate.

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Olga Pascal

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Cybersecurity 8 min read

Why Strong Security Policies Matter

Companies follow strict security rules to protect their data, follow laws, and prevent cyberattacks. Here's what makes a strong security policy, how businesses keep their data safe, and what happens when things go wrong.

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Olga Pascal

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AI & Machine Learning 7 min read

From Data to Decisions: How ML Powers Modern Business (Part 2)

In Part 1 we explored how ML helps businesses turn data into useful insights. In this second part, we look at the latest trends in ML, what's new in 2024, and what to expect in 2025.

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Olga Pascal

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Application Management 6 min read

What is Online Application Support?

Think of online application support like maintaining a car. If you don't check the oil, fix small issues, or keep it clean, it'll break down. The same goes for apps — supporting an app means keeping it running, fixing problems, updating it, and making sure users are happy.

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Olga Pascal

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Application Management 7 min read

What to Do When Software Support Ends

Every business depends on software for daily tasks. But what happens when your provider stops offering support? For a company like a pharmacy chain with 40 branches, this could cause serious disruption — here's how to prepare.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 6 min read

How Software Research Save Your Time and Money

Whether you're a retailer, a bank, a factory, or a healthcare provider — the software you use affects your customers, your costs, and your reputation. That's where software research becomes critical.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 6 min read

Best Python Framework for Web Development

Here's an overview of some of the best Python frameworks for web development, along with examples of their use cases — from Django's batteries-included approach to FastAPI's modern async performance.

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Vladislav Antoseac

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Software Development 9 min read

Refactoring Old Applications to a Modern Stack

As businesses scale and technologies evolve, many organizations find themselves dealing with legacy systems that are difficult to maintain. Refactoring old applications to modern languages such as Go and Rust has become a popular and proven solution.

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Vladislav Antoseac

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Software Development 6 min read

Iterators in Rust: What Are They and How to Iterate Over a Vector

Iterators in Rust are objects that implement the Iterator trait and allow you to iterate over collections of values. Learn what iterators are and explore several practical ways to iterate over a vector in Rust.

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Vasili Pascal

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Infrastructure 9 min read

Linux Networking Problems Are Costing Your Business More Than You Think: Why Timely Resolution Is Critical

Your application is running. Your servers are up.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 10 min read

PHP and WordPress Bugs Are Silently Killing Your Website: Who Needs Professional Bug Fixing and Why Speed Matters

There is a particular kind of business nightmare that plays out quietly, without alarms or dramatic failures. Your WordPress website looks fine when you visit it.

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Olga Pascal

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Security 8 min read

Your Website Without SSL Is Losing Customers Right Now: Who Needs SSL Certificate Setup and Why Every Day Without HTTPS Costs Money

Open your website in Google Chrome right now. Look at the address bar.

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Olga Pascal

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DevOps 9 min read

Docker Compose Failures Are Blocking Your Deployments: Who Needs Expert Resolution and What Delayed Fixes Really Cost

Your deployment pipeline just stopped. The error message references a Docker Compose file, something about version incompatibility, a service that cannot find its dependency, or a volume mount that suddenly refuses to work.

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Olga Pascal

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DevOps 10 min read

Manual Deployments Are Sabotaging Your Business: Who Needs a CI/CD Pipeline and Why Setting It Up Today Saves You Tomorrow

It is Friday afternoon. Your lead developer has finished a critical bug fix that customers have been requesting for two weeks.

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Olga Pascal

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Infrastructure 10 min read

Trapped in the Cloud? Why Moving Your Project to Your Own Server Could Be the Smartest Business Decision This Year

Your cloud bill arrived, and for the third consecutive quarter it is higher than projected. What started as an affordable $200 per month on AWS has grown into a $3,500 monthly expense that your finance team is questioning.

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Olga Pascal

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Infrastructure 9 min read

Your Website Is Rotting While You Sleep: Who Needs Daily Maintenance and What Happens When You Ignore It

Right now, as you read this, automated bots are probing your website for known vulnerabilities. Your SSL certificate is one day closer to expiration.

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Olga Pascal

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DevOps 10 min read

Bloated Docker Images Are Slowing Your Business Down: Who Needs Dockerfile Optimization and Why Lean Containers Win

Your CI/CD pipeline takes eighteen minutes to build and deploy. Developers wait.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 10 min read

You Are Invisible to Google and It Is Costing You Thousands: Who Needs an SEO Audit and What You Are Missing

Your website exists. It features compelling content, a professional design, and products or services that genuine customers want.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 9 min read

Your Competitors Are Outranking You Because of Internal SEO: What On-Page Optimization Fixes and Why It Cannot Wait

You have invested in quality content, built a professional website, and established genuine expertise in your industry. But when you compare your search rankings against competitors with objectively weaker content, they consistently appear above you.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 11 min read

Your Business Needs a Reliable API and Spring Boot Is the Enterprise Standard: Who Needs Custom API Development and Why

Your mobile application needs a backend. Your frontend needs to fetch and update data reliably.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 11 min read

Your Java Application Is Bleeding Money Through Poor Performance: Who Needs Optimization and What Every Millisecond Costs

Your Java application worked fine with a hundred users. Now it serves ten thousand, and the experience has degraded noticeably.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 11 min read

Your Monolith Is Holding Your Business Hostage: Who Needs Microservice Refactoring and When the Cost of Waiting Exceeds Acting

Your Java application started as a clean, well-organized monolith. Over the years, it accumulated features, integrations, and business logic until it became a million-line behemoth that takes twenty minutes to compile, thirty minutes to test, and requires a full team coordination meetin...

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 11 min read

Building Enterprise-Grade APIs with .NET: Who Needs Professional Web API Development and Why Architecture Decisions Define Success

The .NET ecosystem has undergone a remarkable transformation. What was once a Windows-only, enterprise-heavy platform has evolved into a cross-platform, high-performance framework that competes with the best in the industry.

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 10 min read

Your .NET Application Database Layer Is a Hidden Performance Bottleneck: Who Needs EF Core Optimization and Why Queries Matter

Your .NET application's performance problems are not where you think they are. While your team debates front-end rendering strategies and CDN configurations, the real bottleneck is hiding in the database layer — specifically, in how Entity Framework Core translates your elegant LINQ que...

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Olga Pascal

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Software Development 10 min read

Unlocking Azure Full Potential for Your .NET Application: Who Needs Professional Azure Integration and Why DIY Costs More

Azure offers over 200 services, and for .NET developers, it is the most natural cloud platform — first-class SDK support, deep Visual Studio integration, seamless Active Directory connectivity, and managed services specifically optimized for .NET workloads. The problem is not that Azure...

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Olga Pascal

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Infrastructure 10 min read

Your Server Is Under Siege and You Do Not Know Why: Who Needs Professional Load Diagnosis and What Every Minute Costs

Your monitoring alert fires: server load average has crossed 20 on an 8-core machine. The website is crawling.

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Olga Pascal

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Infrastructure 10 min read

The Invisible Drain: Memory Leaks Are Slowly Killing Your Application and Here Is Who Needs to Act Before It Crashes

Your application restarts fix the problem — temporarily. Memory usage starts at a healthy 40% after a restart, then climbs steadily: 50% after a day, 65% after three days, 80% after a week.

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Olga Pascal

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Infrastructure 8 min read

Server Down Right Now? Every Minute Counts: Who Needs Emergency Server Recovery and What Delays Really Cost

Your server is down. Right now.

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Olga Pascal

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Infrastructure 9 min read

Your Backups Are Probably Broken and You Will Not Know Until It Is Too Late: Who Needs Backup Verification

Here is a question that should make every business owner uncomfortable: when was the last time you successfully restored your backup? Not when was the last time a backup job completed.

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Olga Pascal

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Infrastructure 9 min read

Who Has Access to Your Servers? If You Cannot Answer Instantly, You Have a Security Problem

Quick — how many people have root access to your production server? Can you name each one?

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Olga Pascal

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Infrastructure 10 min read

Your Linux Server Is Running at Half Its Potential: Who Needs Performance Tuning and What Optimized Infrastructure Delivers

Your server has powerful hardware — plenty of CPU cores, generous RAM, fast NVMe storage. Yet your application is slower than it should be.

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Olga Pascal

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