Safespring Solution Briefs on Empowering European Innovation

Repartitioning Root Filesystem on NVMe Instances

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:58:58 +0100

The default root filesystem on an NVMe instance in the l2-series on Safespring's platform comes with an ext4 filesystem, but in some cases, users may need to create additional partitions or use a different filesystem.

Sometimes you would like to repartition this disk into several partitions if the application you want to run demands a separate partition or a certain filesystem that is not the default ext4 that the root filesystem from the cloud image is running by default. One application that demands this is MongoDB so if your aiming at setup a MongoDB cluster you will need to perform this on your cluster nodes.

Safespring Backup: A complete rehaul of the user portal

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:58:58 +0100

Introduction

Safespring Backup is based on the very well-established Spectrum Protect from IBM. It has many strengths, such as high security, excellent scalability and data lifecycle automation.

Spectrum Protect can protect countless Terabytes of data with minimal administration effort.

Backups are encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2 but can also be configured to be encrypted client side for even higher security automatically.

Being a well-proven solution for large enterprises, Spectrum Protect definitely can handle the scale of large service provider setups such as Safespring’s. Where it somewhat lacks is flexible administration with the handling of user accounts and role assignments. Since backups generally are handled by a designated team in a large organisation, this drawback is something that is shared with many other backup solutions on the market and, therefore, not a specific problem for Spectrum Protect.

OpenShift runs smoothly on Safespring's platform

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:58:58 +0100

Containers require flexibility. Safespring's platform is created for scalability, high security and is optimized for OpenShift cluster resource requirements.

Safespring’s Compute service gives you all the resources you need to run OKD, the open source version of Kubernetes based on Red Hat OpenShift.

Are you running OpenShift on-prem today? With a Swedish cloud service as the basis for your OKD cluster, you get both the scalability and security of a managed infrastructure platform. Let your developers focus on OpenShift and pay only for the resources you consume.

Safespring immutable object storage

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In this solution brief, we'll walk through the Safespring Storage service based on S3 object storage. With immutable objects, Safespring Storage is a great way of creating an offsite backup that is secure and reliable.

To backup, your data is important in all IT environments. Most modern backup systems are rich in features and are good at handling human errors or disasters. But the attack surfaces are changing which makes solutions that were sufficient a while back not up to date with the current threats. Testing the backup system to ensure that it does what we think it does could be costly but is always a needed routine.

Migrate from Azure Kubernetes Service to CK8s on Safespring

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Migration to Compliant Kubernetes

This document outlines the steps to migrate from Azure Kubernetes Service.

There are many reasons to undertake such a migration. Ensuring Swedish and European legal jurisdiction for GDPR compliance, access to expert support in Swedish, and keeping data safely within Sweden are a few of them. The strong security focus within Compliant Kubernetes is another.

A migration plan necessarily includes an inventory phase, identification of dependencies and how these can be replaced, planning of the work, and tests to ensure functionality. After that, the migration can begin and be verified using the acceptance tests. Continuous documentation and follow-up ensure that important lessons are not lost.

Object storage with the S3 protocol offers unlimited flexibility

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

This solution brief walks through the S3 storage standard and gives you four examples of how it can be used today.

You will learn how to use object storage in different ways in your organization—securely and with modern practices—without your data having to leave the country.

What is S3?

S3 (Simple Storage Service) is an open-source protocol developed by Amazon for their service of the same name.

The protocol was launched in the US on March 14, 2006, and came to Europe on November 17 the following year. The fundamental storage units in S3 are objects organized into so-called “buckets.” Each object is identified by a unique key that the user has assigned.