Author: Darrell Budic
High Density Colocation
New Continuum Data Centers Network Troubleshooting
June 26, 2017

Network Troubleshooting: Creative Problem Solving as applied to BGP Leaks

Recently, a customer opened a ticket with an interesting problem: one of their 3rd party leased ipv4 prefixes could only reach part of the internet. Packets were disappearing into a black hole for many destinations. In particular, a speed test server in Atlanta, GA, was identified as a problem. They provided traceroutes showing that the […]
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March 14, 2017

The Importance of Diversifying Your Cloud Footprint

Last week human error with Amazon Web Services (AWS) seemed to bring half the internet grinding to a halt. For people who rely on the many platforms, tools, and digital conveniences afforded by AWS, it became a pretty stressful day. One of the best reads on addressing this to avoid future pain was from Data Center […]
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October 27, 2016

Overview of DDoS Mitigation

On Friday October 21st, a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on Dyn’s Managed DNS Infrastructure made news by causing slowdowns and outright outages for a number of high profile internet sites, including Twitter, Spotify, and Reddit. While Dyn has not released many details of the attack, we know from observation that the DDoS included […]
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