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The fall of StackPath: A perspective from NetActuate
Last week, StackPath’s customers received notices that they were terminating their services and liquidating assets. Users were urged to backup data promptly and transition to other providers. This significantly impacts businesses reliant on infrastructure and edge...
NetActuate Participates in Global Peering Forum 2024, San Juan, Puerto Rico
NetActuate was represented at this year's Global Peering Forum (GPF) by Kate Gerry, our Director of Global Networking. The event took place at the Marriott San Juan, starting with a meet and greet at 5PM, providing a platform for discussions with network...
NetActuate Completes Planned Upgrade in Dallas Data Center, Expanding Network and Infrastructure Capacity
NetActuate engineers have just completed a major expansion in their Dallas data center. The new BGP anycast platform is also now available from Dallas, Texas which allows for easier and automated management of network services. NetActuate engineers have just completed...
NetActuate Completes Expansion in Johannesburg Data Center as Part of Strategic Footprint Upgrade
NetActuate engineers have announced completion of upgrades in their Johannesburg, South Africa data center. The new BGP anycast platform is also now available from Johannesburg which allows for easier and automated management of network services. As part of a...
NetActuate Educates and Connects at ICANN79 Conference
NetActuate, a leading provider of global infrastructure solutions, was proud to have its Vice President of Infrastructure, Mark Price, and DevOps Engineer Craig Jackson to participate in the ICANN79 conference. (ICANN is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and...
NetActuate Invades NANOG 90 in Charlotte, NC
NetActuate's Kate Gerry, Abby (Datacenter Dog), and Nathan Wilson all attended NANOG 90 on the week of February 11th, 2024. This was Nathan's first NANOG, read about his experience as a first-time attendee! Kate is on the programming committee at NANOG, and her...
A NetActuate Engineer Dives into NANOG 90: A Journey of Learning and Networking
Staying ahead in the world of global networking means continuous learning and creating connections. This February, NetActuate infrastructure engineer Nathan Wilson joined the larger networking community at NANOG 90 (North America Network Operators Group) in Charlotte...
NetActuate Announces the Launch of Services from a Third Data Center in India
NetActuate is thrilled to announce the launch of services from a new data center in Chennai, India, marking their third in the country. This new facility houses two submarine cable termination points, offering affordable, low latency access to numerous global markets....
Remote Hands vs. Smart Hands: What to Know When You Need Onsite Support at a Data Center
More and more, businesses are choosing to house at least some of their servers and infrastructure outside headquarters. For the most part, that’s a good thing: a business scales and says goodbye to the days when it could keep all its IT equipment in a closet or spare...
To Meet Demand for South America Services, NetActuate Completes Expansion in São Paulo Data Center
In response to a significant increase in demand, NetActuate engineers have just completed a major expansion in their São Paulo data center. The expansion has increased South America-based service capacity for virtual machines, bare metal, and high bandwidth...
The Impact of Submarine Cables on Global Network Latency and Performance
Today’s terrestrial internet is built with a network of underground cables, connecting homes, businesses, data centers, and more. However, this only enables fast connectivity within a single body of land. Beneath the oceans lie a complex network of submarine cables...
The Global Data Center Engineer’s Go Bag
Being a data center engineer requires a broad base of knowledge and skills to successfully troubleshoot hundreds of different configurations and environments. Knowing what to do is a huge part of the job – but having the right tools on hand is just as important. Any...