[Cyber•Fund](https://cyber.fund/) is introducing a series of publications that provide an overview of some of the best speaker topics we’ve hosted at our [meetups](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPWnfK03kxEDVJj4aPCdLDo--blBNm3iN). Anatoli Babenya—a member of the DevOps team at cyber•Fund—delivered a tell-all about [CyberNode](https://github.com/cyberFund/cybernode) and the semi-secret Sand•Stone Project. Sit back, relax and take a look at the [presentation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfqOsxAc_aY). Turn on subtitles if needed; we’re going to the moon with this one.

# Cybernetics
We all know what the words cyber and node mean separately; something related to IT generally denotes “cyber” and likewise “nodes”, which are computers connected to a network. When combined, however, CyberNode presents a new connotation. You can Google it, search for it on Wikipedia or even look it up on Yandex if you’re in Russia, but to no avail. To understand what it means, we first need to look at the concept of cybernetics.

According to Babenya, _“Cybernetics is the science of the general patterns of obtaining, storing, transferring and transforming information in complex control systems, whether machines, living organisms or society.”_

This definition is a bit wordy, so much so that I’m having trouble following it myself. To better understand it Babenya came up with the analogy of navigating a ship at sea. In earlier times people used instruments to help them navigate via the stars. Cybernetics is much like a sextant of the modern era; however, it is only useful so long as the journey has an end goal. Therefore, it is crucial to set a goal at the start of any journey.

Most of us have heard of SMART goals—specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound—and although a bit cliché, it really is important to not just set a goal at the beginning of a path, but the right goal. For example, saying you want to make a lot of money versus wanting to earn 1 million USD by the end of the year. The latter of the two statements has an objective goal that increases its’ chances of implementation.

# Infographics
So using Babenya’s example, cybernetics is the control of a ship.

![Infog 1.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYiennDgsqzffcFV9hPEaPes7zsWatjeeemBXvbbTNxKL/Infog%201.png)

**Taking into account our current reality, the picture would look roughly like this.**

![Infog 2.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWU55DGU78MkhZQ3xRwsRBMeXat27x3aR56VhqLG1mZ4N/Infog%202.png)

**The Internet was depicted as a planet, but now it is merely nodes connected by different lines.**

![Infog 3.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYAceEooUCJPDeaNeKNEDgNgLfDNE6Mr3ATNHRtTiBzcS/Infog%203.png)

**These points are the nodes. 20 some odd years ago people began to talk about cyberspace and how one could reach it by connecting a device to their head.**

![Infog 4.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmecT11M6rj7FPexTugratTUhQuPhmzDukwbScgqWzs2QJ/Infog%204.png)

**Currently there is a person and a large number of devices that represent windows into cyberspace.**

![Infog 5.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRZYfX9sZYRPM9ieJBRvfKdFb2M4vKaSurFfhAhLRqicu/Infog%205.png)

**As we can see, what a person generates on the Internet is minute.**

![Infog 6.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXatTk39x77tkZLQQawKhUmjaQsXxnafgAaAeTQizBf69/Infog%206.png)

**A small dot: this is how people look in cyberspace. Everything else is communication between routers and the Internet things.**

Babenya further added that naturally the question arises, _"If people are only a small point, how do we defend our interests in the vast cyberspace and interact with it?"_

We have devices for interaction, but they are too slow and we need agents that will ensure productive communication with cyberspace. [CyberNode](https://github.com/cyberFund/cybernode) is that exact agent. [cyber•Fund’s](https://github.com/cyberFund/) projects, **CyberNode** being one of the most prominent among them, are meant to solve problems associated with Blockchain technology. The current direction of the ship is the creation of a CyberNode that deals with the calculation of chains and allows users to run these chains on their devices without difficulty.

# CyberNode, Blockchain and Big Data
CyberNode is the set of tools that [cyber•Fund](https://github.com/cyberFund/) is developing to work with Blockchains and more importantly, to solve certain technology problems such as: search, accounting, analysis and interactions.

[What cyber•Fund is all about](https://golos.blog/ru--blokcheijn/@cyberevents/what-is-cyber-fund-about-spiker-valerii-litvin)

Having solved these problems, CyberNode will act as your agent in cyberspace and manage all your chains. It's important to clarify that it will be your agent; a node that you can deploy on your device and custom engineer to your personal needs and the needs of your business. Since the length of the chains exponentially grows, the required tools must be sourced from Big Data. [Hadoop](http://hadoop.apache.org/) was chosen to work with such a large amount of information because it satisfies requirements associated with processing, interaction and simplicity of customization.

The following figure explains the approximate architecture of what the [CyberNode](https://github.com/cyberFund/cybernode) team is developing. This complex model allows the user to deploy the entire infrastructure using a single access point.

![Infog 7.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXaAnLCU1BZkaEamJsg5LYCg2FArKj9ELUs7Jt7Wx6Jyx/Infog%207.png)

An additional problem arises while attempting to find convenient tools to deploy and manage all this, but Babenya and the CyberNode team have developed a solution: [Kubernetes Docker containers](https://kubernetes.io/). Put simply, Docker containers are certain "packaged" information that you can deploy on your device. [Kubernetes](https://katacoda.com/courses/kubernetes) manages these containers. 

Say you’re using Pokémon Go and you arrive in another city. As soon as you open the application it is simultaneously opened by 100,000 other users, but the server can only withstand 1,000. When **Kubernetes** sees that the load on the server increases, it automatically deploys additional servers to assist all users.

Kubernetes is the ship manager who guides all the containers; each of which is responsible for a particular function. cyber•Fund selects and configures each of these containers for a specific task, a specific type of [CyberNode](https://github.com/cyberFund/cybernode).

# The Sand•Stone Project
There are 4 global, fundamental cases applied to Blockchain Technology:

1. Social interaction (Implemented in [Golos.io](https://golos.io/) and [Steem](https://steem.io/))
2. Financial (Cryptocurrency)
3. Decentralized computing and smart contracts (Started by Ethereum)
4. Decentralized storage

No projects have been created to address the final case. Since CyberNode is a huge amount of data, and a decentralized storage system does not yet exist, cyber•Fund launched the Sand•Stone project. Sand•Stone intends to fix it and develop a product for decentralized storage by upgrading **IPFS** (InterPlanetary File System). CyberNode includes all of these tools and related programs, and it is cyber•Fund’s task to make it user-friendly.

For more information please contact: **pr@cyberfund.io**