Level 3 Communications Blog
Who’s your “go-to guy?” Maybe it’s the woman who sits on the other side of the room or the guy down the hall from you. Something in their personality gives you the confidence to turnto them when you need help. And by their actions, day after day, you have come to trust them to get [...]
By far, the most popular blog on Beyond Bandwidth is Fred Lawler’s post about the top ten reasons for fiber cuts. Besides being an interesting topic, the simple reason is that fiber cuts happen. It’s easy to understand why if you considering that the number one source of fiber cuts is squirrels. Those pesky little [...]
Big data is changing the world, forcing enterprises, service providers and government entities to deploy bigger, faster computing resources to capture and process an ever expanding avalanche of data from multiple sources. This rapid growth can put a huge strain on your existing data centers as they struggle to increase processing power and storage capacity [...]
Bad stuff happens, it happens all the time; you know it will – but hopefully not on your watch. So it’s critical to be out in front, prepared, ready to flip the switch. And while the physical considerations – building, space, power, etc. can’t be understated – maintaining the connectivity between and among data and [...]
My wife and I have been lucky to be blessed with three healthy children. We knew we wanted to start a family when we got married and planned well for them. But, despite the fact that we knew what we were getting into, time and again I am surprised at how much different parenting reality [...]
Business travel during the summer can often be a headache. The increased traffic on the way to the airport creates uncertainties. It takes longer to find a parking spot at the airport. The lines for security are longer and filled with those who travel infrequently. And storms in the midwest cause the actual departure time [...]
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 [...]
