BRHosting Blog
News, tutorials, and infrastructure insights from our engineering team
Edge Computing Platforms: Comparing Cloudflare Workers, Deno Deploy, and Fly.io
Comparing the architectures, capabilities, and ideal use cases of Cloudflare Workers, Deno Deploy, and Fly.io edge computing platforms.
Time-Series Databases at Scale: TimescaleDB, InfluxDB 3.0, and QuestDB
A technical comparison of TimescaleDB, InfluxDB 3.0, and QuestDB for handling time-series data at scale in modern infrastructure.
Observability-Driven Development with OpenTelemetry Auto-Instrumentation
How OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation enables observability-driven development with zero-code distributed tracing and metrics collection.
Active Directory Certificate Services: Pitfalls and Modern Alternatives
Understanding AD CS attack vectors and hardening strategies, plus evaluating modern PKI alternatives for Windows Server environments.
Systemd-nspawn and Podman: Lightweight Container Alternatives on Linux
How Podman and systemd-nspawn provide rootless, daemonless container alternatives with deep Linux system integration.
400GbE and 800GbE: Preparing Data Center Networks for Next-Gen Speeds
Planning for 400GbE and 800GbE data center network upgrades, covering optics, switch silicon, and cabling infrastructure decisions.
AI-Powered Threat Detection with SIEM and SOAR Integration
How AI-enhanced SIEM and SOAR platforms accelerate threat detection and automated incident response in modern security operations.
Cloud Repatriation: When Moving Workloads Back On-Premises Makes Sense
When and how to repatriate cloud workloads to on-premises infrastructure for cost savings while maintaining cloud-native operational practices.
BMC Security: Hardening IPMI and Redfish Interfaces on Bare-Metal Servers
Essential security hardening practices for BMC, IPMI, and Redfish interfaces to prevent out-of-band management attacks on bare-metal servers.