Recently there have been discussions on some lists about carrier redundancy. I figured I would sum up some thoughts and add my own,
In today's world of consolidation, takeovers, and cost saving measures carrier redundancy is something one should pursue with due diligence. Below are some questions to know about your existing provider and any future providers. If you know this you can compare the two.
1.Where does my circuit go when it leaves my equipment? Look at this from a regional perspective. Where does it travel in the city? Where does it travel to the next city?
2.Does the provider's lines share conduit with other providers? They might not know this, but if you have two providers you can compare routes. If they are in the same conduit or in separate conduit in the same trench that might not be ideal. A backhoe could take both out.
3.Where is the entry point for the provider's circuits. This is the same as #2. If both come in to the same part of the building this could be a potential weak point. Ideally one would enter from the north (or south or whatever) and the other would enter from a different direction. Also they would travel up different conduits on different sides of the building. This way if something like a car crashes through the building maybe one of them will be protected.
4.Do they share space along the path with other carriers? If so this could cause issues with contract disputes, not paying bills, and other business related functions. Imagine if carrier A is sharing conduit with carrier B. Carrier A goes out of business and holds the conduit contract. Where does that leave carrier B?
Also look at this from your own equipment perspective. If you terminate all your circuits on a single router you are dependent on that router. Same goes for anything. If everything comes in over the same ladder racks that is a point of failure. If all your equipment is in the same room that is a point of failure.
Redundancy can be as diverse as you want to. It boils down to mitigating the risk. If you know all the risks you can say "Yeah I am willing to bring my cross connects over a single ladder rack because the likely-hood of that rack failing is a risk I will take."
Recently there have been discussions on some lists about carrier redundancy. I figured I would sum up some thoughts and add my own,
In today's world of consolidation, takeovers, and cost saving measures carrier redundancy is something one should pursue with due diligence. Below are some questions to know about your existing provider and any future providers. If you know this you can compare the two.
1.Where does my circuit go when it leaves my equipment? Look at this from a regional perspective. Where does it travel in the city? Where does it travel to the next city?
2.Does the provider's lines share conduit with other providers? They might not know this, but if you have two providers you can compare routes. If they are in the same conduit or in separate conduit in the same trench that might not be ideal. A backhoe could take both out.
3.Where is the entry point for the provider's circuits. This is the same as #2. If both come in to the same part of the building this could be a potential weak point. Ideally one would enter from the north (or south or whatever) and the other would enter from a different direction. Also they would travel up different conduits on different sides of the building. This way if something like a car crashes through the building maybe one of them will be protected.
4.Do they share space along the path with other carriers? If so this could cause issues with contract disputes, not paying bills, and other business related functions. Imagine if carrier A is sharing conduit with carrier B. Carrier A goes out of business and holds the conduit contract. Where does that leave carrier B?
Also look at this from your own equipment perspective. If you terminate all your circuits on a single router you are dependent on that router. Same goes for anything. If everything comes in over the same ladder racks that is a point of failure. If all your equipment is in the same room that is a point of failure.
Redundancy can be as diverse as you want to. It boils down to mitigating the risk. If you know all the risks you can say "Yeah I am willing to bring my cross connects over a single ladder rack because the likely-hood of that rack failing is a risk I will take."
I'm speechless. x
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Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
I probably should have ordered 2. One for work and one for home. Maybe I'll transport it back and forth.
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
At least a good part of it. I spend installing this new kitchen faucet. The spray part on the bottom of the old one broke off, so whenever we turned on the faucet we got a shower. And the sprayer part, which was a separate piece, had a broken handle, so it didn't work at all.
It was time. I had put this off for weeks, probably a month. I needed to buy the new one. I was never really sure about doing it myself. Something just happened on Saturday and I said what the heck. I'm going to do this. "There is no try, only do or do not."
I went to Home Depot and purchased the new faucet, a basin wrench, plumbers putty, and a cover for where the old sprayer was. About $150.
I cleaned everything out from under the sink. Found a few tools. As the morning went on, I went back and forth to find a few more tools. Of course most of the old sink was pretty well attached and stuck. WD-40 became a good friend. Along with the eye protection.
One side of the water to the sink had been replaced when we had the fridge with water and ice maker installed. So there was a nice, new shut-off valve on the cold side. I was not so lucky with the hot side. There was no shut-off. I had to turn off the water to the entire house.
Eventually i got the old sink out. It was at this point I realized I needed a shut-off valve, what I had under the sink was NOT going to work to connect to the new faucet. A quick trip to True Value in town and some great help from the gentleman there and I had a new supply line, and two choices of sizes for the shut-off.
Got them home and the 5/8 didn't fit, neither did the 3/8. I realized I didn't need anything special to put this on a different part of the pipe. I just had to cut the pipe. And for that I did have a hacksaw. A little sawing and mission accomplished. Shut-off installed. I made sure they were turned off and turned the main water back on. NO LEAKS.
I had removed the new faucet from the box and looked over the contents. But it was at this point, with the old faucet and sprayer removed (thanks to a chisel and a hammer to loosen it up) that i found out, i was missing the base of the new faucet that covered the three holes.
A trip back to Home Depot. And a quick exchange and a hope that this one would have all the parts.
It did.
The rest of the installation was pretty simple. I even managed to do a decent job with the plumbers putty.
The new sink works and you don't get a shower, unless you want one.
I feel a great accomplishment for completing this all by myself without professional help.
I spent most of the day cussing at the old sink. And I came out of it with just one injury. At the end while climbing under the sink to check for leaks, I bumped my forehead on the drain pipe. I soon noticed my forehead was bleeding from a tiny scratch.
Not bad for about 5 hours of work.
Today is Wednesday that means Thai Truck for Lunch in Meguro. This will be the last Thai Truck for the next month, since I will be on a 1 month long paternity leave, yes that means I will be a father!
Are you on twitter? Do you follow Tony Hawk? If so, you probably know about the current THTH (Tony Hawk Twitter Hunt) that is currently underway.
tonyhawk Madison, WI: SP WI Sheehan sk8 park, creek bed between diamonds and park. look in the bushes. you will find your prize. #THTH
On Wednesday someone hid one of Tony's skateboards in my town. I saw the tweet two minutes after it was posted. And I grabbed my coat and keys and told me coworkers I was heading out the door and would be back in an hour. By the time I got to my car, someone had posted that the package was found. It took less than 10 minutes.
Evidently he was skating that day, in the rain, and saw someone digging in the bushes. He then found the package. I was so close to finding a Tony Hawk skateboard. That would have been cool.
Granted I don't skate. But it would have been sweet to find. I'm not really sure what I would have done with it. If it's signed I probably would have donated it to the local skatepark so they could raffle it off to build their new park. Or I could have it framed and hung on the wall at home.
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