Free Peering vs. Paid IP Transit: A Quick Explanation
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Doing Business, Profits, and Startups
The goal of most businesses, I believe, should be to earn a profit from the sale of goods or services.
Over the past 20+ years, we’ve seen a succession of bizarre business models, in which little thought was given to “profit,” but instead to intermediate metrics (our web site needs visitors, eyeballs, clicks, engagement, etc.). Many dot-com companies succumbed to ‘perverse incentives.’” Read more »
IPv6: Roomier, Cheaper, & Faster
Comments Off on IPv6: Roomier, Cheaper, & Faster This month, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) announced that there are no more “large” IPv4 address blocks available to assign to North American organizations that need them. Today, ARIN has available fewer than 275 of the smallest block size (a /24, or 256 IPv4 addresses).https://www.arin.net/resources/request/ipv4_countdown.html
It’s time for stragglers to adopt IPv6, which provides a virtually infinite number of IP addresses. Read more »
Bandwidth Prices Drop 90% Every 5 Years?
Comments Off on Bandwidth Prices Drop 90% Every 5 Years? Wow! Here’s an interesting chart from drpeering.net, showing the decline in internet transit (bandwidth) prices over the past two decades. Read more »
Rack Unit Calculator (leasing rack space in cabinets)
The “Rack Unit” is a standard measurement for server height; one rack unit (U) is 1.75 inches. Read more »
