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About Paul Savill

I run a Product Management organization here at Level 3. When I'm not doing that, I'm usually skiing, hiking or any sport involving mountains.

When It Comes to the Cloud, Network Performance = App Performance

Cloud

It’s time we changed the game when it comes to Cloud-delivered applications and their day-to-day performance.  Because it’s not unusual for a data center manager, looking over a collection of trouble tickets, many of which reflect user frustration with applications, to put head in hands and wonder how to respond. The servers are humming; the [...]

100Gb Optical Networks – Getting the Timing Right

Level 3 Viewpoint

This year, Level 3 delivered a 15,000-mile, nationwide 100Gb private network for a customer and, recently, we’ve started to see other carriers announce their 100Gb network deployments. So, have we finally reached the cross-over to broad adoption of 100Gb? Maybe not just yet. Why? Because of why carriers are deploying it. There are three main [...]

When Should You Consider Dark Fiber?

fiber

As enterprise networks grow more sophisticated and expand into needs for high bandwidth optical backbone connectivity, enterprises often consider purchasing dark fiber. If your company is at this point, there are a few important things you should keep in mind. First, make sure you buy dark fiber for the right reasons. Dark fiber is great [...]