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Cloud2 VMs requiring a reboot

Due to standard maintenance on a storage cluster node this morning at around 09:30, we’ve received  reports of issues on some cloud2.blacknight.ie  VMs. The maintenance should not have been service impacting as the storage cluster is fully redundant and we are investigating the cause at present whilst rebooting any VMs which have been affected. We […]

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Interim Update on the Current Security Situation in Relation to Modern CPUs

Summary: Earlier this week we were alerted about a vulnerability that could potentially allow a remote attacker to access privileged memory on servers, desktops etc. We have been working with our vendors in relation to this. What is affected: All services are potentially affected. Every Linux and Windows release is currently vulnerable to these attacks. Our […]

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Scheduled upgrade of Cloud2 storage platform

We are scheduling a software upgrade of our Cloud-2 storage platform to Version 9.1  , in conjunction with the vendor SolidFire which will address some mandatory bug fixes.Version 9.1 is a cumulative update that rolls in fixes from previous Element OS versions. Works will start at Sun 09th April  at 22:00 , expected duration 4 […]

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