Google Dedicated Interconnect Offers Private Network Connection to GCP
AWS and Microsoft Azure already offer direct connections to their clouds.
The Story of Two Outages
Over the last two days, Cloudflare observed two events that had effects on global Internet traffic levels. Cloudflare handles approximately 10% of all Internet requests, so we have significant visibility into traffic from countries and networks across the world.
On Tuesday, September 5th, the government of Togo decided to restrict Internet access in the country following political protests. The government blocked social networks and rate-limited traffic, which had an impact on Cloudflare.
This adds Togo to the list of countries like Syria (twice), Iraq, Turkey, Libya, Tunisia, etc that have restricted or revoked Internet access.
The second event happened on Wednesday, September 6th, when a category 5 hurricane ravaged the Caribbean Islands.
The affected countries at the moment are:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Martin
- Sint Maarten
- U.S. Virgin Islands
Losing the routes
Most of the network cables are buried underground or laying at the bottom of the oceans but the hardware which relies on electricity is the first one to go down.
Cell towers sometime have their own power source thus allowing local phone calls but without a backbone no outside Continue reading
Worth Reading: Cloud data storage data planes
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Enterprise Network on GNS3 – Part 1 – Introduction
Several months ago I had created a simple GNS3 network topology for practicing my networking skills. What had firstly begun as a simple lab, later grew in to a real world enterprise network consisting of a campus, data center, DMZ network blocks and ISPs. During the next several weeks I added new devices into the topology, struggling with no time due to complicated family circumstances. In March 2017 I completely stopped working on this project. Luckily, I was done with the configuration of all devices and I wrote several articles describing my progress. Now, almost a half of the year later, I am ready to share my experience with the blog readers and publish the articles. Below is the list of the articles. I hope you find them useful.
Enterprise Network on GNS3 - Part 1 - Introduction
Enterprise Network on GNS3 - Part 2 - Access Layer
Enterprise Network on GNS3 - Part 3 - Distribution and Core Layers
Enterprise Network on GNS3 - Part 4 - Cisco ASAv-I
Enterprise Network on GNS3 - Part 5 - Data Center
Enterprise Network on GNS3 - Part 6 - Edge Router and ISPs
Enterprise Network on GNS3 - Part 7 - Continue reading
Containers vs. hypervisors: A death knell for hypervisors?
Containers vs. hypervisors: the battle is ongoing, but the two technologies don’t need to be pitted against one another—in fact, they each offer benefits that are more suitable for certain workloads than others.
Containers are considered resilient, in part, because they can be deployed both as classic monolithic applications as well as highly composable microservices. They are portable, and can be scaled up or down and deleted when no longer needed. Among many other benefits, containers pack more applications into a single physical server than a virtual machine (VM) is capable of, which means they are superior if you need the maximum amount of applications on a bare minimum number of servers.
When it comes to hypervisors in our current technology climate, their value seems to be slowly diminishing—and containers continue to enjoy a steady increase in popularity. Part of VM’s decline is due to resource allocation: they use a lot of system resources, requiring a full copy of the OS and a virtual copy of the hardware that the OS needs to run, while containers only need the supporting libraries required to run a specific program.
Furthermore, VM’s don’t provide the same level of portability, consistency, or speed that Continue reading
Dell Wins ‘Landmark’ GE Contract, Reports Strong HCI and All-Flash Sales
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Dell and EMC merger.
Red Hat Enhances Ansible to Increase Automation and Management
The update includes engineering support for operating systems from Arista, Cisco, Juniper, and Open vSwitch.
New theme on blog.ipspace.net
You might have noticed that my blog looks a bit different than it did a few hours ago thanks to fantastic work by Nils & Mathias from Strandrover.Agency (and a bit of homegrown blogger template hacking). We tested all functionality we could think of, if we missed something, please write a comment (they still work ;).
When reporting a problem, please tell me what browser (and browser version) you're using and whether you're using a web proxy (like Cisco Web Security Appliance).
ISOC Togo Chapter Calls On Togo Government to Restore Internet Access
Today our Internet Society chapter in Togo issued a statement (in French) calling on the government of Togo to restore Internet access. Reports in the media and from our own members there indicate that that the government has shut down Internet access in the wake of protests after their recent election. The president of our ISOC Togo Chapter alerted us today that the shutdown has now even extended to SMS text messages.
Verengai Mabika
7 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Huawei
Contrary to rumors, the company is not prohibited from selling equipment in the U.S.
25 Under 25: Using the Internet to Make a Difference in Communities
On September 18th in Los Angeles, California, the Internet Society will celebrate a selected group of exceptional young people under the age of 25 who are using the Internet to make a difference in peoples’ lives.
I had the privilege of reading hundreds of submissions and nominations, many of which left me feeling humbled and inspired. The incredible impact these individuals have already had in such a short time is a model for youth around the world and for those of us who already have some years of experience!
Their efforts include creating an anti-cyberbullying youth movement in Australia, providing health education to teens in Tanzania, reducing the gender technology gap in Gambia, and using ICTs to break the cycle of poverty for families in Costa Rica. You can read more about the awardees and honourable mention recipients and their extraordinary work here.
Although the awardees’ stories are as individual as they are compelling, they do share a common theme: an unwavering commitment to solving an identified problem and a passion for using the Internet to shape tomorrow in their communities.
This is the same theme that motivated young innovators, pioneers, and connectors in their twenties and thirties to imagine the Continue reading
Headcount: The Latest in Hirings, Firings And Retirings — September 7, 2017
New ZTE exec to battle public policy issues; Avaya gets a new CEO as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy.
Radisys Bets its Own Evolution on the Evolution of 4G to 5G
Company is looking for a stock rebound following a tough couple of months.
Worth Reading: Why culture company matters
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PQ 126: The Future Of Data Center Fabrics – IETF 99
Recorded live at IETF 99, this Priority Queue episode is a roundtable conversation on new and emerging ideas for data center fabrics. Our guests are Jeff Tantsura, Russ White, and Tony Przygienda. The post PQ 126: The Future Of Data Center Fabrics – IETF 99 appeared first on Packet Pushers.
