Sam’s First Visit to An Internet Exchange
Justin Wilson announces his second children’s networking book, A Kid’s First Visit to an Internet Exchange. Follow Sam as he learns how networks meet, peer, and move Internet traffic.
J2 Updates
News from the world of Justin Wilson. Projects, conferences, site updates, etc.
Kids Visit to a Data Center Book is now published
In this book, the character Sam visits a data center and learns about its facilities and operations. My primary aim is to convey information about the real infrastructure powering the modern Internet without making it boring or confusing.
I achieved my Alta Labs Altitude 1000 Certificate
I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: Altitude 1000
My Contact Key Verification code
For those of you who know. APKTIDVoE5hoOlKQJFS2OK56ARdI70p1zpf9OyJIsPBnlw8sFG5A
New podcasts coming soon
Picked up something new to get back into the podcasts.
Categories to tags
Over the next several weeks, I will convert some categories to Tags. I am doing this to streamline finding relevant content on this blog as well as my ability to quickly post items.
A New website visits and page views record for j2sw.com
Thank you to all the folks who pay attention to my content. It’s numbers like this that motivate me to do bigger and better. I only ask you to consider being a Patreon supporter for $1 a month. It’s not required by any means but is greatly appreciated. In July, I was in awe of … Read more
Moving j2sw.com and blog.j2sw.com to a NEW VM
This blog and j2sw.com will move to a new VM over the next few weeks. This is due to the increase in traffic. The server simply needs more resources. After moving to a new VM, I will be installing new hardware. If you experience any issues, they will be short-lived.
Site optimizations and now Cloudflare enabled
I finally got around to some optimization of code and CSS on the site tonight. I have also enabled the site on Cloudflare. Things should be faster and more responsive.
Back in the Saddle
I haven’t felt like writing much lately for a few reasons. I had to spend money on a new Apple Macbook pro (thoughts coming soon) because my “T” key went out. I was doing the bare minimum fighting with the key not working and sticking. This made using an external keyboard even hard. More content … Read more
ISP vendors and industry guest posts
With the newsletter subscription mechanism out of the way, I have had some time to work on another project for the blog. Today I am excited to announce guest posts on the blog. If you are a Vendor or manufacturer in the ISP space, I invite you to reach out on how to post your … Read more