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Weekly Blog
The Any2 Exchange Weekly Blog will give the
Any2 community a view of announcements, news, thoughts, and other
information relative to the Any2Exchange and community.
The member community has spoken
The Any2 Exchange fully supports, and encourages open communication among our members. Face it - the concept of peering implies communications, and what better place for members to meet each other than through the exchange?
So we are going to do a trial allowing members to submit a brief description of their company or operation, add a link tot heir home page or peering page, and hopefully use that to build additional business within tghe Any2 Exchange community.
Here are the guidelines:
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No more than 10 lines
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Should tell something very compelling or interesting about your company or network
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Should include a hyperlink to your home page
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Cannot reference companies other than your own within your personal or introduction - no name dropping
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If using a special font, the font must not exceed 11 points
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CRG West has final say on whether or not personals or introduction content is appropriate for the Any2 exchange web site
Submit your introduction to any2@crgwest.com, and we will try to get it posted within 2 business days. if this proves popular, we will invest in additional marketplace software development.
Here is the link to our personals and member introductions page
New Member Introduction - Anillo Networks
We still have space for an additional column in the Any2 Exchange Newsletter January Edition. We'd be looking for an article between 500~1000 words, with a preference for IPv6-related topics. The newsletter is generally not focused on marketing or sales for a particular company, however if your company has a very strong case study in the area of IPv6 that would be acceptable. We are open to both pro and con opinions - however will not accept articles that are vindictive, insulting, or could potentially embarrass an individual or organization.
We'll be going to print around 15 January. The Any2 newsletter is printed and sent to about 1000 readers, and downloaded around 100 times per day from the Any2 website website.
Sell yourself as a subject matter expert, and provide some useful thought leadership to the Any2 community! Please send a note with your desired topic to John Savageau (jsavageau@crgwest.com) if you are interested in contributing an article to the January edition.
As with the Christmas holiday break, CRG West will formally take off 1-2 Jan 2009. During this period operations is available to assist Any2 members through one of the following methods:
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Calling One Wilshire operations (+1-213-327-1223)
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Calling the 24x7 CRG West answering service (+1-866-430-5020)
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We are close to finishing planning for the Any2 NorthEast distributed exchange connecting 1275 K St, Reston Exchange, 32 Ave of the Americas (NY City), and 70 Innerbelt (Boston/Somerville). If any member has any additional opinions or ideas on how to make this work in the best interests of our members, please send us a note at any2@crgwest.com. This was a very positive topic at the Any2 member's meeting earlier in December.
NOTE: CRG West will have limited staffing 24 Dec and 1 Jan. We will have staff available to respond to trouble tickets, remote hands requests, and other emergencies, however non-emergency requests submitted on those days may be deferred until the next business day. One Wilshire and Wilshire Annex will operate on normal work schedules throughout the holiday. If you have any trouble with your Any2 service during the holiday period, please open a trouble ticket through the customer resources center, send a note to any2@crgwest.com, or phone One Wilshire operations at 213-327-1223.
Welcome to Any2:
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Facebook
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Ygnition
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Alchemy
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Anillo Networks
We had around 65 people attend the member's meeting - pretty good turnout.
The presentation getting the best feedback was by Martin Levy from Hurricane Eelectric. Martin Discussed IPv6 implementation and industry trends. Most of the presentation dealt with basic instruction on IPv6, with a bit of Hurricane's implementation experience added for graphic support. IPv6 Presentation Link
Joel Krauska from Slide Inc also gave a great instructional presentation on the basic of peering. Peering Intro Link
CRG West's main prresentation was more of a status update on CRG West activities relative to Any2, and was kicked off by Tom Ray, President and CEO of CRG West and a Managing Director at the Carlyle Group. In addition to the high level update from CRG West, Keith Kuhlman and Jerome Favis gave some additional updates on technology development for the exchange, and Bob Evans added a tutorial on the Any2Easy route servers. Here is a link to CRG West's Presentation.
Additional presentations on the exciting topic of cloud computing and telepresence included:
- Outstanding live demonstration of telepresence and HD video over public Internet by Scott Charter and WBS Connect
- Introduction to cloud provisioning by Peter Nokolov from 3tera
- and Dave Durkee who gave the final presentation of the day from Enki
I'll try to get copies of their presentations for posting to both the blog, as well as our document archive.
Some additional requests for updates to the CRG West customer portal included:
Buglist for CRG West Customer Resource Center:
- There is no way for a customer to add a comment to a trouble ticket or remote handsafter it's been opened... (no way to add new information)
Service Requests just get "Canceled" instead of letting the user add information.
(similar to comment problem)
Example: I needed to get a new badge made, so I filled out a service request
of type "Other". M. Zackoff just canceled the request because I
hadn't put the full name of the new user.
It would be 100X easier if he could ask me to give him the name,
or let me type it in the ticket.. (instead of having me open a new ticket)
- Some tabs don't open properly in Firefox
Click on "Trouble Tickets", "Operational Documents",
"Circuit Port Performance", or "Help" and it shows up
hidden at the bottom of the page, instead of the top.
- All new tickets should have a drop down for existing user contact info.(you shouldn't have to type in your name every time)(all you should have to give is a problem description) Keep an "other" option if I have to proxy open a ticket for someone else.
- New Trouble Tickets Should have a pulldown for existing Work Order Numbers (again with Other, incase your work order isn't listed)
- Service Requests of Type Other don't show up in history
- Old packages show up in the Packages list history. New ones do not. If the feature isn't being used anymore, delete it?
- There should be one login for all sites. (one admin login) Or atleast link the Mange Users information to work for all sites.
sFlow Critique
- Tech critique:
- Why don't the graphs use the same time windows?
- 24-hours of sflow vs 48-hours of real?
- Why does the sflow use curvy interpolation? (it looks mostly bogus)
- Why aren't the systems combined? (let me overlay sflow on top of snmp data?
or atleast compare (XYZ Company is XX% of your total traffic...)
- Design critique:
- The full date stamp on snmp data is pretty hard to read and wastes space giving too many datapoints on snmp graph makes the lines hard to gauge.
Overall this was a productive meeting. Next meeting we will try to expand the networking portion of the meeting to allow more time for member's to socialize. That was probably the only negative feedback we received - too many presentations, and not enough networking.
If you have any questions or additional comments regarding the Any2 Member's Meeting, please send us a note at any2@crgwest.com
We have about 65 confirmed attendees for the Any2 Member's Meeting. If you have not already RSVPed, please do so by end of business on Wednesday. This will ensure we are able to pre-announce everybody to security.
Venue is shaping up nicely. We are using the sound stage on the 4th floor of Wilshire Annex, which has a lot of space and much better acoustics than the last meeting! Speaker lineup is established as:
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Tom Ray - Carlyle Group and CEO of CRG West will open the conference
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John Savageau - Status update and planning for Any2 in the future
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Keith Kuhlman - Systems development and utility (such as sFlow) updates
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Jerome Favis - Network management, provisioning, and monitoring update
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Joel Krauska (Slide Inc) - Introduction to peering
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Martin Levy (Hurricane Electric) - Introduction to IPv6 peering
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Scott Charter (WBS Connect) - Telepresence
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3Tera - Cloud Computing
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Enki Consulting - Cloud Computing
If you are not able to attend, but would like a topic added to the general discussion and agenda, please send a note to any2@crgwest.com and we'll make sure it is brought up and discussed.
We are still on track for the 11th. The Any2 Advisory Committee will meet at 10 a.m. on the 11th. Topics planned for discussion by the Advisory Committee include:
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Any2 Exchange performance
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Any2 NorthEast Exchange planning
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Any2 architecture and design review
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Any2 member drive and new member recruitment
If Any2 members have any additional topics you would like added to the Advisory Committee agenda, or to the general member's meeting agenda, please send a note to any2@crgwest.com.
General member's meeting starts at 1 p.m. We have added Enki to the list of presenters, and they will discuss more on cloud computing and vitual hosting technology for CDNs and hosting companies.
Still have time for a couple of additional member presentations and introductions. If you would like to add an additional 15~20 minute presentation to the meeting, please let us know and we'll be happy to add the presentation to our agenda.
WBS Connect will broadcast the member's meeting using their telephresence and conferencing technology. Check back here for specific instructions on how to connect and take part in the member's meeting from distant locations!
We have a couple exciting speakers lined up for the Any2 Exchange Member's Meeting, and a couple more confirming over the next couple days. Main focus for current speakers is related to cloud computing and CDN support. Will also try to secure a couple additional network topical speakers. Let us know if you would like to give a 15~20 minute presentation.
So far we have confirmed:
- 3Tera (cloud computing)
- WBS Connect (conferencing)
- Hurricane Electric (IPv6 Peering Update)
- Joel Krauska (Slide, Inc.) on Peering Basics
You can look at the formal invitation and information page at: http://www.crgwest.com/Any2Exchange/members-meeting-11dec2008.html
NOTE: Any2 Member’s Meeting is scheduled for 11 December from 1 p.m. till 5 p.m. at the CRG West Wilshire Annex facility. Venue will be the old sound stage for the movie “Zodiac.” An agenda and invitation are included at the end of this message. All members’ guests, and other parties interested in Any2 are welcome to join the meeting.
NOTE: Migration at One Wilshire and Market Post Tower from Cisco 6509s to Foundry RX-series switches is complete, as well as wavelength upgrade between the two sites.
NOTE: sFlow data is now available to all 10GE/GE members. The link to your sFlow data is in the user portal menu. Please take a look and give us your feedback – both for performance issues, as well as ideas or suggestions for making the utility better for all members. Send a note to any2@crgwest.com or wmaccuish@crgwest.com for assistance.
NOTE: We reprinted and still have some Any2 California 150th member celebration T Shirts available. Send a note with your mailing address and desired shirt size (we will try to fulfill as long as stock lasts) to any2@crgwest.com
Invitation details for Any2 Member’s Meeting: Subject: Semi Annual Any2 Members Meeting - December 11 - Los Angeles, CA WHO: Any2 Exchange Members and Current CRG West customers in CaliforniaWHAT: Semi-Annual Any2 Members MeetingWHERE: Wilshire Annex Data Center – Los Angeles, CAWHEN: December 11, 2008 – 1 pm-5pmHOW: RSVP by replying to this e-mail – admission is free You are invited to attend the semi-annual members meeting at CRG West’s Wilshire Annex data center in Los Angeles, California.
- Keynote speeches from select industry visionaries
- John Savageau, CRG West Chief Technology Officer, on the current state of the exchange, including sFlow updates, Any2Easy Route Server updates, and details of Any2 deployments in CRG West facilities in Chicago, New York, Miami, Washington DC, Reston VA, and Boston
- Discussion on action items relating to the Any community
- Provide an open forum for members to present their own networks and visions
- Discussions on the future development of the Any2 Exchange
Any2 California added its 150th member in October, and we would like to congratulate all members for reaching this exciting plateau. Every new member adds tremendous value to the community, and we hope to continue growing Any2 as an excellent opportunity to help all networks peer, reduce operational expenses, increase network performance, add additional resiliency and disaster planning utility, and most importantly simplify the process of interconnections .
The growth of the Any2 Exchange is an exciting event within both CRG West’s tenant and customer community, as well as those members participating in the exchange from outside of CRG West’s data center facilities. If you are not an Any2 member, this event is an excellent way to learn more about the Any2 Exchange, as well as meet many of the members who have worked together to bring this exciting community together as one of the largest Internet exchange points in the United States.
Members will also be given the opportunity to present their networks, concepts, or visions of interest to the Any2 community. Just let us know the topic, and plan for a 10~15 minute presentation.
For more information on Any2, please click here.
To RSVP for this event, please reply to any2@crgwest.com with your name, network or company name, number of attendees from your company, contact information. John SavageauCTO, CRG West
Starting to get a good response for the 11 Dec Any2 member's meeting. Again, if you or your network would like to give a 10~15 minute presentation on any topic you might feel of value to the Any2 community, please feel free to let us know. Also, non-member guests are welcome to attend - we are happy to promote the networking, and have an opportunity to attract additional interest in the community.
California Exchange topics - There is only one user left on the MPT Cisco 6509, and that user will migrate to the Foundry on Saturday. Then all GE/10GE users will be on Foundry ports. We are also currently operating on the new wavelength between MPT and One Wilshire. sFlow is available for all GE/10GE users through your portal login. We think this is a great utility, and are very interested in your feedback and suggestions on how we might make this better.
New Members:
- OC3 Networks/AS 22298 (California)
- HD Networks/AS46337 (California)
- Advanced Video Communications/AS 46294 (California)
- IdeaMax/AS16420 (California)
- Cylynx/AS 46584 (California)
- Boston Colocation/AS22801 (70IB/Boston)
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