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Modern Networking is Proof that To Err is Human

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Alexander Pope wrote about our inherent capability to make mistakes and conversely about the virtue of overlooking failure in his poem titled An Essay on Criticism in 1711. In the poem just before these words, Alexander wrote “Good-Nature and Good-Sense must ever join” which says to me that both error and forgiveness must always coexist. But what […]

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How to Deploy a Multi-Cloud Connection Service in 5 Steps

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What’s in this Post: Best way to help customers connect to multiple clouds What is a multi-cloud interconnection service? Why offer direct connections? How to deploy a multi-cloud interconnection service Infographic – Overview of implementation The 5 Steps for Implementing a Multi-Cloud Service More Resources Introduction Cloud computing technology is maturing. As a result, the […]

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How Long Should It Take to Build a Cloud Interconnect?

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Cloud Interconnections should be built in minutes. Today, however, it’s not unusual for it to take months to turn up a new direct cloud interconnection. The reason it often takes months to build a direct cloud interconnection is that most people construct them with a device-centric, “Box- First” mindset. “Box-First” is what happens when you […]

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How to Build a Cloud Interconnection

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As organizations move beyond the initial shock from the impact of COVID-19, they are starting to examine future needs. Many of them are moving applications out of their internal data centers and into either colocation facilities or public cloud environments. To make this change, these organizations are building new network interconnections at an increasing pace. […]

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What is a Cloud Interconnection?

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COVID-19 is impacting all aspects of how we live, work, and play. We’ve written about several of these impacts lately including the rapid increase in the use of cloud computing. As a result of this increase, there has also been a substantial increase in the number of cloud interconnections. But, what is a cloud interconnection? […]

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The Internet of Things and the Interconnection Problem

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly growing and today, is no longer just computers and phones. According to David Evans, former chief futurist at Cisco, “Today, literally anything can be connected, including tennis rackets, diapers, clothing, vehicles, and, of course, homes. And although people may find this unsettling, the network is also starting to […]

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What Happens When the Village is Sheltering at Home?

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It shouldn’t take a village to route a packet, but as I explained recently, networking today requires the population of a small town to function properly. Even before the Coronavirus, the networking world has been suffering from an illness – the reliance on legacy vendors, hardware, and physical and manual processes to manage networks. This […]