FIFA, Zombies, and Jeopardy: A NANOG 87 Round-Up

FIFA, Zombies, and Jeopardy: A NANOG 87 Round-Up

Three times a year, members of the North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG) gather in North America. This February in Atlanta, NetActuate’s Director of Global Networking Kate Gerry (and the inimitable #datacenterdog) joined fellow network and infrastructure...
Open Networks and the Role of the Network Operator

Open Networks and the Role of the Network Operator

NANOG 83 wrapped this week—the first attempt at an in-person/hybrid conference since COVID-19 began—and we were thrilled to attend. While we’ll be posting a more in-depth review in the coming days, one presentation in particular left me pondering the role of the...
Staying Up When Everything is Down

Staying Up When Everything is Down

How Our Dallas PoP Stayed Online During the Costliest Disaster in the History of Texas Disaster recovery (DR) planning is good practice for just about every business – but for data center operators, it is critically essential. Even a single second of power loss can...