On May 17th 2016, we started seeing a string of network and BGP routing issues that were spread across continents. A deeper look revealed correlated behaviour resulting from possible mishaps in the SEA-ME-WE 4 (SMW-4) submarine communications cable affecting Tata Communications and Telecom Italia Sparkle (TISparkle).
We’re increasingly seeing anycast being used for the delivery of Internet services. It’s been around for a while with the DNS root, but many CDNs and even HTTP-based applications are now making use of anycast. So what is anycast and how does it differ from more common methodologies.
We just wrapped up our second ThousandEyes Connect San Francisco, filled with intelligent conversations and excellent stories, including a talk by Andrea Di Lecce from Cisco. We were excited to invite Andrea to share how Cisco IT uses ThousandEyes. Andrea is responsible for managing large IT projects within Cisco and…