Part 2 is out.
Detecting outbound DDoS was the easy half. Stopping it without breaking 200K paying customers because 47 cheap Android boxes have malware...that was the hard part.
https://t.co/XiUKTIHDxx
After 20 years of building and operating ISP networks, some patterns repeat every time.
This post shares the lessons that actually matter when reliability and customer trust are on the line 👇
https://t.co/dPce1SA9OA
Extreme IX, built at Extreme Labs, is now part of @megaportnetwork
Proud of the teams in India and Bulgaria, grateful to our customers and partners, and excited to see Extreme IX scale further as part of Megaport.
#extremeix#ixp
Goodbye Weathermap 👋
Meet the new NetSense Network Map - real-time utilization, live alarms, modern and easy UI.
Built for ISPs, IXPs & Telcos.
Full launch post → https://t.co/ScnPAc0lbs
Traditional ping monitoring leaves blind spots and can even create false alerts at scale.
With NetSense NMS, continuous one-second pings provide real-time visibility into packet loss, latency, and jitter—without overloading the network.
https://t.co/tbSSbMVTaW
Most NMSs only tell you when a PON port is fully down.
But what about when 20 customers are offline and the port still says Up?
That’s the real pain: wasted troubleshooting, angry calls.
NetSense NMS now detects Partial PON Downs → act fast!
https://t.co/230bjwlJtL
Building your own NMS feels empowering, until it starts owning you.
We break down why custom monitoring tools often become long-term distractions, not assets.
Read our take on the classic Build vs Buy dilemma
https://t.co/sDaDJeEr0a
#NetworkMonitoring#NetOps#NMS
Google is phasing out public peering at IXPs and small PNIs (<100G).
This impacts a lot of networks.
The solution?
✔ Verified Peering Partner (VPP)
✔ Available now via Extreme IX
✔ Same quality, without infra overhead
📖 Learn more: https://t.co/d6e45m8jyO
‘Free’ vendor-locked PON NMS sounds fine—until clunky Windows/Java GUIs, scaling caps & single-vendor cuffs blow your budget.
See hidden costs & a smarter path:
https://t.co/SBFAcqokPX
Introducing NetSense by Extreme Labs — a next-generation Network Monitoring & Management System purpose-built for ISPs and service providers.
✅ Scalable
✅ Multi-vendor
✅ API-first
✅ Optimized for FTTx & last-mile visibility
Read how it all started: https://t.co/nAFJ99LFK1
Built a tiny tool for IXP nerds 🌐📊
• country-by-country IXP ecosystem stats
• historical data, trends
• free to poke around
Curious what you think → https://t.co/s12LctRrB4