Why are ‘we’ building all these data centres again?
An article in The Conversation argues that governments should ensure data centre developments serve the public interest.
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NIST updates its secure DNS deployment guide: What operators need to know
NIST’s updated DNS deployment guide treats DNS as a core security control, offering practical guidance on protective DNS, encryption, DNSSEC, and both authoritative and recursive operations to help operators strengthen resilience, visibility, and policy enforcement.
CDNs, optical communications, and AI at NZNOG 2026
Geoff Huston attended NZNOG 2026, and shares some of what he found interesting.
Setting up Akvorado: A NetFlow analyser for your IPv6-first network
How to deploy Akvorado in a SOHO network to gain real-time visibility into traffic flows and improve IPv6 performance.
A day in the life of RIPE Atlas
On any given day, RIPE Atlas generates billions of measurement results, offering a comprehensive view of connectivity and reachability worldwide. Here, we focus on a single day to show how RIPE Atlas operates in practice.
Project IPv6-first: A case study in achieving an 80% native IPv6 SOHO network
Guest Post: How a modern SOHO network can achieve an 80% native IPv6 ratio by leveraging NetFlow insights to identify residual IPv4 paths and eliminate them.
[Podcast] What does ‘BCP’ really mean?
A conversation with Geoff Huston on what ‘best’ and ‘current’ mean in BCP. Is it a reflection of what is deployed today, or an expression of what the community aims to achieve?
The potential of erroneous outbound traffic
Guest Post: Network monitoring has traditionally been built around a simple assumption: Most problems come from outside. What can we learn by observing the traffic that leaves our networks — especially when it does not receive a reply?
RPKI vs social engineering: A case study in route hijacking
Guest Post: A short BGP hijack in 2025 showed how routing security can fail when attackers exploit weaknesses in provider onboarding.
The last time
Understanding how different platforms count time — and when those counters expire — is essential for operators preparing their systems for the next wave of rollover milestones.