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Packets Down Range #15: Data Center builds, broadband funding continues, e-mail
Lots of things happening in the news this week. For the first time in a while, I have enough content for the Patreon edition. I am also starting a new thing. If you have a notable photo you would like …
Packets Down Range #15: Patreon Edition
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Packets Down Range #14:Virgina Data Centers, more job cuts, Paypal breach
Amazon delivered my new 49″ curved monitor today. It reminds me how much I love tech and new gadgets. I wanted to thank each and every one of you who are Patreons. In December, I had the unfortunate time of …
Packets Down Range #13:Acquistions and other news
One of the most incredible things this week is the updates to the cloud flare speed test. Lots of things were analyzed, with a lot of questions on why. I will have a blog post separately about this. Sponsor ISP …
Packets Down Range #12: Arista, Nanog, Frontier
2023 is here and in full swing. One of the biggest things to remember years ago was to remember to write the new year when you dated checks. How times have changed. Those few checks that are written are automated …
Packets Down Range #11:Retro NSA, Colorado, Nvidia
2022 has come and gone. Welcome, 2023! As, with any other year, not much news this time of year from the connectivity world. Submit any news here. Data Center & Cloud News •Some retro news on the country’s largest “spy …
Packets Down Range #10:Youtube, NFL, Comcast and more
A small milestone, issue #10. The weather outside is quite frightening. The wind chill is -37 here in Indiana. I want to extend a Happy Holidays greeting to everyone. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah Perfect time to catch up on …
Packets Down Range #9:Lumen, Cloud, 800GB switches. Sponsors needed
Welcome to issue #9 of Packets Down Range. I am a little behind because a deer decided to jump in front of my car on a recent trip to Texas. There wasn’t much damage, but almost all the airbags were …
Packets Down Range #8:Water in the data center, Comcast fees, Starlink speeds
Welcome to issue #8 of Packets Down Range. I am making haste in order to get on the road to Texas for some work. It will be nice to go from 31-degree weather in Indiana to 70s in Texas, even …