Yesterday AT&T handed over control of it's ECOMP (Enhanced Control, Orchestration, Management and Policy) engine to the Linux Foundation, moving the development of their VNF orchestrator into the Open Source…
The Great British Internet Filter – how to protect children from the “bad” parts of the Internet
Yesterday David Cameron, Prime Minister, made a speech about making the internet safer for children by cracking down on online pornography. Let's look at what he said about an Internet…
IBM adds SoftLayer to Cloud Services
IBM has finalised its deal with SoftLayer, announced last month. This grows IBM's capability to deliver cloud-based solutions considerably. SoftLayer adds new datacenters, an existing portfolio of customers, and a…
RFC5513: IANA Considerations for Three Letter Acronyms
Confused about TLAs, and what they mean? Concerned about the lack of TLA space, and it current rapid depletion? Don't worry, there's an RFC for that. A Three-Letter Acronym (TLA)…
The value in taking both paths at once
Over time the use of multiple paths within the modern corporate network has increased. Using both paths of an active/backup pair adds bandwidth. We've gone through a whole series of…