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📢 ISO Image Size Limit Increased to 7 GB

Custom ISO uploads let you boot and install any system you need when standard OS templates aren’t enough. Just upload your image and get full control of your server environment.

We've expanded the capabilities for uploading custom ISO images to HOSTKEY virtual servers. The maximum size for each ISO file has now been increased from 5 GB to 7 GB.

What this means for you:
🔹 More flexibility: ability to upload larger distributions and comprehensive recovery tools;
🔹 Wider OS selection: support for modern distributions with extended installation packages;
🔹 Enhanced diagnostics: upload full-featured rescue images with all necessary utilities.

ISO upload parameters remain:
- Maximum number of files: 2 ISO images
- Maximum size per file: 7 GB (previously 5 GB)

Upload is performed through the control panel in the Information → Console and IPMI access → Mount common or rescue ISO image as CD → Upload ISO section.

You can use direct links to official distribution repositories or your own file storage. The upload process starts with one click and the system will automatically notify you when complete.

💡 At HOSTKEY, we continuously improve our infrastructure and expand capabilities for administrators. More control, more freedom, more performance.

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⚡️ AI Is Powering a New Energy Race

The rapid acceleration of AI technologies is transforming data centers into some of the world’s most demanding energy consumers. According to Bloomberg, electricity demand from AI training and services could quadruple within a decade, making data centers one of the fastest-growing energy users globally.

🔹 By 2035, global data center consumption could hit 1,600 TWh (about 4.4% of worldwide electricity). That would rank just behind China, the U.S., and India in total consumption.
🔹 In the U.S., demand is surging fastest. Data centers are already outpacing electric vehicles and other emerging technologies in power growth rates.
🔹 A new generation of hyperscale facilities is emerging: where 5 MW once sufficed, today’s projects demand hundreds of megawatts, even gigawatt-scale power.

While short-term supply gaps are often covered by natural gas, the long-term winners will be clean energy. Operators face mounting pressure from policymakers, climate targets, and customers who demand growth without additional environmental damage.

Even with gains in efficiency (average PUE projected to fall from 1.4 to 1.2 by 2030), the explosive demand for compute will outpace improvements. AI infrastructure is no longer just a computing challenge. It’s reshaping entire energy systems.

Tech giants are already adapting: Meta recently announced plans to sell electricity directly, following AWS, Google, and Microsoft.

The AI boom is not only a race for compute. It’s a race for energy. For industry leaders, access to power is as critical as access to GPUs.

⚡️ At HOSTKEY, we deploy high-performance infrastructure in data centers where electricity reserves are secure for the long term and, more importantly, 100% green. For example, our GPU servers in Iceland are powered by geothermal energy: a carbon-neutral, scalable source that ensures both sustainability and performance growth.
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⚡ Launch Your Projects in Minutes with VPS / VDS Hosting

Need a fast, budget-friendly solution for startups, SMBs, or testing environments? With HOSTKEY VPS/VDS, you get the perfect balance of speed, flexibility, and cost efficiency.

🔑 Key Benefits:
✔️ Instant deployment — start in just 5-15 minutes
✔️ Dedicated vCPUs — guaranteed performance without “noisy neighbors”
✔️ Scalable resources — grow as your project expands
✔️ Secure & isolated environment — your data, your control
✔️ Perfect use cases — production systems, websites, apps, and 24/7 services

👉 Discover VPS/VDS plans: hostkey.com/vps/

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Data Center Talent Crisis: 40% Plan to Leave Despite Rising Salaries

The data center industry is facing a critical retention challenge. A new report from DataX Connect reveals that nearly 40% of data center professionals plan to change jobs within the next 12 months, even though salaries are climbing.

Key insights from the survey of 1,500+ professionals in Europe and the US:
🔹Pay isn’t enough: One-third of employees who recently got a raise still plan to leave.
🔹Gender pay gap persists: Women earn 5–22% less than men, depending on region and role.
🔹Fast-tracked careers: 20% of professionals with under 5 years of experience already hold senior positions.
🔹Regional pay divide: US professionals earn on average $57,000 more than their European counterparts.
🔹High mobility: 28% already switched jobs in the past year, and another 40% are preparing to move.

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🚀 AMD Expands the Embedded Edge with the EPYC Embedded 4005 Series

AMD has officially launched the EPYC Embedded 4005 Series, bringing next-level performance and efficiency to industries that rely on real-time, low-latency computing.

From next-generation firewalls to industrial automation systems and compact edge servers, the new processors deliver the right balance of performance, power efficiency, and lifecycle stability.

🔹 Built on Zen 5 x86 architecture with a 4 nm process
🔹 Up to 16 cores / 32 threads and 128 MB L3 cache
🔹 Configurable TDP range of 65 W–170 W
🔹 AVX-512 support for AI inference and edge intelligence

With DDR5 up to 5600 MT/s with ECC and 28 PCIe Gen 5 lanes, the EPYC Embedded 4005 provides high memory bandwidth, flexible expansion, and reliable connectivity for mission-critical environments.

Security isn’t an afterthought, AMD’s Infinity Guard protects sensitive data against advanced threats, reducing downtime risks.

Perhaps most importantly for embedded markets, AMD commits to seven years of planned availability, giving customers confidence in long-term supply and lifecycle management. By supporting the familiar AM5 socket, AMD also simplifies system integration and preserves software continuity across product generations.

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🔒 Looking Beyond Google Meet and Microsoft Teams?

While tools like Google Meet and Teams are convenient, they don’t always meet enterprise standards for privacy, security, and control.

In our recent research, we explored alternatives and found that self-hosted, open-source solutions often provide the balance businesses need:
✔️ Jitsi Meet — proven, easy to deploy in a few clicks, ideal for distributed teams
✔️ BigBlueButton — designed for online learning
✔️ NextCloud Talk — combines video with file sharing

💡Why it matters: with self-hosted platforms, all communications stay within your corporate infrastructure, giving you full control over data flows and encryption.

👉 Read the full article: hostkey.com/blog/118-replacing-google-meet-and-mic…

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🚀 Key Insights from Anthropic’s “Economic Index” (Sept 2025): Uneven but accelerating AI adoption

Anthropic’s latest research highlights how AI adoption is spreading across geographies and enterprises:

🔹Geographic inequality — High per-capita usage in Singapore, Israel, South Korea, and Australia; significantly lower in emerging economies like India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Even within the US, smaller states like DC and Utah lead ahead of California.

🔹Different use patterns — Mature markets diversify into education, science, and collaborative “augmentation.” Lower-adoption regions lean more on coding and “automation-first” use.

🔹Enterprise vs. consumer AI — Businesses use APIs for automation-heavy tasks such as coding, administration, and marketing content generation. By contrast, consumer users lean more toward educational and creative tasks.

🔹Data & context as bottlenecks — Many enterprises face friction because essential information isn’t digitized or centralized. The challenge isn’t just computation — it’s how data flows through the organization.

📊The big picture: AI adoption is not uniform. Economic capacity, infrastructure, and digital maturity shape how and where the benefits of AI are realized. Those who fail to adapt risk falling behind.

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

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How do professionals host WordPress websites?

WordPress is the world’s most popular CMS — free, flexible, and powerful. You can build anything with it: from a blog to a full-scale e-commerce platform.

But the real difference lies in where your WordPress runs.

On shared hosting, you’re limited by your plan and by other users sharing the same server. On your own virtual server, it’s a completely different story:

▪️ You configure the server's parameters and resource usage.
▪️ Data stays on your server only — advanced security.
▪️ Any third-party tools for analytics and SEO can be integrated.
▪️ For e-commerce, you can run an online store database on a separate secure server.

💡 The best part? We’ve done the setup for you.
In HOSTKEY’s marketplace, WordPress comes pre-installed. Just pick your server in a couple of clicks and start building: hostkey.com/apps/website-cms/wordpress/

Stability, security, and full control — things shared hosting can’t offer.

⚠️ Note: managing a server requires some advanced skills. But for those who want maximum performance and flexibility, this is the most professional way.

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

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🎮🎓 Learning IT skills doesn’t always mean textbooks and courses — sometimes the best way is through play.

We’ve put together a list of unusual but highly useful educational games that teach IT skills in a fun, interactive way:
◽️ Oh My Git! — a popular game for mastering Git.
◽️ Vim Adventures — a browser-based game that teaches how to exit Vim (and much more).
◽️ Elevator Saga — JavaScript puzzle where you code an elevator’s logic.
◽️ Bandit — hacking game through a Linux terminal, played on a real server via SSH.
◽️ Natas — web-oriented security game, exploring site vulnerabilities via browser.
◽️ While True: learn() — ML/AI puzzle where your cat outsmarts you in programming.
◽️ You're the OS! — shows how an OS manages processes, in simplified form.
◽️ GameShell — console game teaching Linux basics, retro style.
◽️ SLASH\ESCAPE — regex-focused interactive challenge.
◽️ Linux Master — Android quiz app for Linux knowledge.
◽️ SysAdmin Odyssey Simulator — a hardcore, realistic system admin “second job” 😅
◽️ ServiceIT: You Can Do IT — IT support simulator: fixing hardware, networks, user issues.
◽️ KodeKloud Engineer — real-world sysadmin/DevOps simulator with daily Linux-based tasks in a virtual infra.

👉 Perfect for developers, sysadmins, DevOps, or anyone curious about IT in a gamified format.

Which one would you try first? 🚀

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