Hurricane Electric was recently featured in an article by Telecom Ramblings for its IPv6 networks. From the article: Fremont, California – March 7, 2013 – Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone and leading colocation provider, today announced that it is the first Internet backbone to connect to over 2,000 IPv6 networks, doubling in less than three years. According to University of California research presented at the International Measurement Conference (IMC) in November of 2012, Hurricane Electric is the […]
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Hurricane Electric Becomes First Internet Backbone to Connect to 2,000 IPv6 Networks
FREMONT, Calif.–March 7, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE)–Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone and leading colocation provider, today announced that it is the first Internet backbone to connect to over 2,000 IPv6 networks, doubling in less than three years. “Our early investment in IPv6 is paying off not only for Hurricane Electric, but also for our customers around the world” According to University of California research presented at the International Measurement Conference (IMC) in November […]
Converge Article Announces “Hurricane Electric Now Connecting 2,000 IPv6 Backbones”
Converge Network Digest recently featured an article on Hurricane Electric’s IPv6 networks. From the article: Having first deployed IPv6 in 2001, Hurricane Electric offers IPv6 as a core service; every customer is provided IPv6 connectivity as well as classic IPv4 connectivity. Hurricane Electric also provides tunnel broker and DNS services, plus a free IPv6 certification program. “Our early investment in IPv6 is paying off not only for Hurricane Electric, but also for our customers around […]
The WHIR discusses Hurricane Electric’s Extensive IPv6 Networks
Hurricane Electric recently connected to over 2,000 IPv6 networks, an event featured in The WHIR. From the article: Colocation hosting and Internet backbone provider Hurricane Electric announced on Thursday that it is the first Internet backbone to connect to over 2,000 IPv6 networks. This announcement comes a few months after Hurricane Electric added new POPs in Milano, Italy, and Vienna, Austria. Hurricane Electric says that research presented at the International Measurement Conference last year by the University of […]
RF Code’s Richard Jenkins writes article for Triple Pundit on The Sustainable Data Center of the Future
RF Code’s Vice President of Market and Strategic Partnerships Richard Jenkins recently wrote an article for Triple Pundit titled “The Sustainable Data Center of the Future”. From the article: The environmental impact of data is difficult to see from the consumer perspective. We have expectations of being able to access information immediately, want our service providers to be able to do the same and it is essential for every corporation to make historical data available […]
Hurricane Electric’s Director of Professional Services Warns of Carrier Grade NAT Drawbacks
Owen DeLong describes the costs of Carrier Grade NAT and offers IPv6 adoption as the best long-term solution for IP address space exhaustion FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone and leading colocation provider, announced today that its Director of Professional Services and IPv6 Evangelist, Owen DeLong, has issued a warning about the underestimated costs of Carrier Grade NAT (CGN). “The question of whether CGN is an effective – or even a […]
2013 Technology Convergence Conference Continues Popularity With End-User Audience
Participants From eBay, Microsoft and Box Draw Leading Data Center, IT and Facilities Professionals to Collaborative Silicon Valley Conference FREMONT, CA–(Marketwire – Feb 15, 2013) – TELADATA, a leading consulting firm specializing in design, planning and project management for converging technologies, on February 7th, hosted the 5th annual Technology Convergence Conference (TCC), attracting over 450 attendees and featuring 20 expert presentations on industry best practices and emerging trends. The full-day event, held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, kicked-off the […]
Future Facilities’ Sherman Ikemeto Writes about Lost Data Center Capacity for Data Center Knowledge
Future Facilities Sherman Ikemoto recently wrote an article for Data Center Knowledge entitled “A Forgotten Data Center Cost: Lost Capacity”. In the article, Sherman explains that “most data centers never achieve the capacity for which they were designed”. Often 30 percent or more of data center capacity is lost in operation. On a global scale, out of 15.5 GW of available data center capacity, a minimum of 4.65 GW is unusable. At industry averages, this […]
Datacenter Dynamics Features Hurricane Electric Customer Move
Datacenter Dynamics Focus recently featured Hurricane Electric in an article highlighting NanoTech’s move to HE’s Freemont 2 Data Center. From the Article: “Colocation and Internet backbone provider Hurricane Electric announced that NanoTech Entertainment has chosen its Fremont 2 data center for the expansion of its online infrastructure. To prepare for the release of several upcoming cloud-based IPTV and mobile phone applications, NanoTech has signed a multi-year contract with Hurricane Electric.” Click here to read more.
Hurricane Electric’s Owen DeLong Pens a Piece for Data Center Knowledge on Carrier Grade NAT
Hurricane Electric’s Owen DeLong recently wrote an article for Data Center knowledge entitled “Carrier Grade NAT – A Look at the Tradeoffs”. In it, he writes that “The IETF defines Carrier-Grade NAT (CGN) as large-scale Network Address Translation (NAT) implemented by a service provider. In most cases, CGN is implemented as a layer of IPv4-to-IPv4 NAT on top of the “traditional” NAT implemented at the subscriber side of the connection. There are significant challenges introduced […]
