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The problem with cloud concentration

How does the Internet work?

Harald A. Summa reelected as Chairperson of the Organization Member Advisory Council

9 August 2022
The problem with cloud concentration
The cloud has become essential to the smooth running of any modern business. In addition to speed and scalability, it enables an increasingly mobile workforce to access data and resources wherever they are located. Security might have been one of the major concerns previously, but now most ...
2 August 2022
How does the Internet work?
Being at the “heart” of the Internet, we often get the question about how the Internet works (Hi Mum!). So here is a shortish and simple answer to this question. Network of networks The Googles, Facebooks, and telecom companies of the world each operate their own computer networks – much like ...
26 July 2022
Harald A. Summa reelected as Chairperson of the Organization Member Advisory Council
After being elected as one of three Co-Chairs of the Organization Member Advisory Council (OMAC) of the Internet Society in 2020, Harald A. Summa, DE-CIX's CEO, has been reelected for a 24-month term as Chairperson. The Internet Society Organization Member Advisory Council serves as ...
26 July 2022
Finance sector: Gaining the agility of cloud-native organizations
To be fit for the modern digital world and to meet the demands of increasingly tech-savvy customers, financial service providers need to develop new business models, activate new revenue streams beyond the standard set of financial services, and reduce costs. In simple terms, they need to gain the ...
25 July 2022
Three new DirectCLOUD partners
We are happy to announce that we have three new DirectCLOUD partners: Leaseweb, nexiu, and Retarus. Leaseweb is a global Infrastructure-as-a-Service Provider, offering services including private- & hybrid-cloud, colocation, content delivery network, cyber security services, and dedicated server...
19 July 2022
Remote-triggered Blackholing vs Blackholing Advanced
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are becoming more and more harmful and not only do the targets of such attacks themselves suffer, but the whole infrastructure of a network operator can also be affected. The DE-CIX Blackholing feature to mitigate DDoS attacks has been very popular and ...
12 July 2022
Exclusive supplier for universal transceivers
FLEXOPTIX, a leading technology provider for optical components, is DE-CIX’s exclusive supplier of universal transceivers. The universal transceivers have been designed to reliably convert electrical signals into high-speed optical data communication. This ensures the processing and forwarding of i...
5 July 2022
DE-CIX regional updates 2021
DE-CIX’s Annual Report 2021 was published last month and you can download it here. For a quick read through, here is a recap of regional updates. Germany In Germany, the historical home turf of DE-CIX, connected networks at our largest Internet Exchange DE-CIX Frankfurt amounted to close to 1100, ...
28 June 2022
New enabled site for DE-CIX Kuala Lumpur
We are expanding our presence in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area through a cooperation with the data center operator PLTPRO. Through the partnership, PLTPRO customers can benefit from fast and easy access to DE-CIX and take advantage of our interconnection services, including direct connections to ...
21 June 2022
The “new normal” boosting growth in 2021
DE-CIX’s annual report 2021 is out. With over 38 Exabytes of data throughput globally, we experienced around 20% increase in traffic, in line with the growth in connected networks, also up by 20%, with a total of close to 2500 worldwide. Increasing demand for interconnection services Connected ...
15 June 2022
38% of Germans struggle with Internet problems
A new survey from DE-CIX has discovered that more than a third of Germans struggle with Internet delays several times a week. Young adults and people working from home are particularly aware of such delays and surprisingly, the population in urban areas reported problems with Internet speed more ...
10 June 2022
DE-CIX RoundTables summer 2022 tour – thank you for joining us!
It was a delight to connect with the interconnection and peering community during our RoundTable events taking place in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Munich beginning of June. Thank you to all of you who joined us for the interesting conversations and of course the cooking sessions.
8 June 2022
New transport partner for DE-CIX Dallas
We are happy to announce a new transport partner for DE-CIX Dallas: LOGIX Fiber Networks. LOGIX is the largest fiber network provider in Texas serving more than 3,000 enterprise buildings and nearly 100 data centers throughout the state. Their customers can now gain turnkey access to DE-CIX Dallas...
1 June 2022
DE-CIX expands to Africa
We are excited to announce that we have established strategic partnerships to build connectivity bridges to and within Africa. As part of the DE-CIX as a service program, we will build three interconnection platforms which will be ready for service by the end of 2022. The platforms will be built in...
24 May 2022
Four steps to optimal connectivity
Building customized connectivity solutions for your business can be far easier than it might sound. Follow our four simple steps to get started. 1. Connect to an Internet Exchange Well, we run Internet Exchanges, so the first step we recommend is to get connected to one. Internet Exchanges – also ...
19 May 2022
New case study: Winning as a team
Collaboration between i3D.net and DE-CIX, as the operator of the UAE-IX Internet Exchange in Dubai, has opened new worlds for online gamers in the Middle East. As one of the most successful hosting platforms for the gaming industry, i3D.net had long recognized the potential of the region. Working ...
11 May 2022
New premium enabled sites for DE-CIX Frankfurt
We are expanding our presence in Frankfurt with cooperation with data center operator NewTelco. Through the partnership there will be two new premium enabled sites for DE-CIX Frankfurt – one in Kleyerstrasse in Frankfurt and a further one in Karlstein am Main in the Rhine-Main metropolitan region, ...