Copy-Fail? More like Copy-Fixed. 🛑
At @DE-CIX, our customers depend on our availability and integrity. So when the Linux "Copy-Fail" vulnerability popped up, we took it super seriously and patched things up immediately.
During the mitigation process, one of our system engineers identified a completely alternative way to block the vulnerability using ftrace. Because it’s been supported in the kernel since 2013, it’s an incredibly accessible solution.
Let IPv4 rest in peace. 🪦
The future of IXPs is IPv6-only. The technical foundation? RFC8950.
But standards don't deploy themselves. A huge congratulations to the RFC8950 Working Group at #EUROIX for turning theory into reality!
They tackled the real-world tests, pushed router vendors to implement support, and leveled up open-source tools like Alice-LG to make it happen at the infrastructure level.
Task accomplished. The internet just got a massive upgrade. Well done! 🥂
Multi-cloud setups on autopilot. ✈️☁️
The @DE-CIX Cloud ROUTER is now officially supported on our Terraform provider!
✅ Combine AWS, Azure, and DE-CIX in one seamless IaC pipeline.
✅ Build the exact multi-cloud setup your network needs.
The kicker: We structured the new documentation to be perfectly readable for AI. Just hand the docs to an agent like Claude, tell it what you need, and watch it generate your infrastructure code in seconds.
AI didn't replace our developers. It just turned them into speed demons. 🏎️💨
Real-world AI adoption, told via a coffee machine chat today at @DE-CIX:
I bumped into one of our Product Owners, who admitted his job has suddenly become incredibly stressful. Why? Because our software team is using agentic tools for a while (like Claude or Devin), and they are moving so fast that he can barely write user stories quickly enough to keep the pipeline full.
AI inference has zero patience for lag. ⏱️🧠
I’m just back from an incredibly insightful time at #WaveLengths26!
Here is the TL;DR on where our industry is heading:
🤝 The Hardware Harmony
🦖 Adapt or Die
⚡ The Edge is Calling
This shift is giving rise to a new wave of Neoclouds and GPU-as-a-Service providers. And they all have one thing in common: they need immediate connectivity to the eyeballs.
Enter the Internet Exchanges. We are basically the ultimate matchmakers for the AI era. 💘
An AI without connectivity is just a genius without Wi-Fi. 🧠📶
Everyone is talking about the AI revolution, but we need to talk about the plumbing.
How do you get your business-critical data to the AI models securely? Enter the AI Exchange.
Think of it as a multi-cloud strategy, but for AI. It provides direct, private connectivity between enterprises and AI providers (like Hyperscalers and Neoclouds), keeping your data off the public internet.
Are your cloud workloads crying? 😢☁️
Okay, maybe not literally. But if you’re running multi-cloud or hybrid setups without a virtualized router, they are definitely stressed out.
Enter the @DE-CIX Cloud ROUTER. Fully virtualized, built on our powerhouse interconnection platform, and designed to make your life easier.
Speaking of easier, we just dropped a major quality-of-life update in the self-service portal: Simplified Policy & Prefix List Management.
And the heavyweight champion of the 2 Tbps milestone is... 🤠🥊
We’ve had a massive head-to-head battle brewing between @DE-CIX Dallas and @DE-CIX New York. The goal? Be the first to smash the 2 Tbps peak traffic barrier.
It was an absolute nail-biter, but last night, Texas brought the heat.
🏆 Winner: Dallas clocked in at a massive 2.05 Tbps!
🍎 Runner-up: New York fought hard, coming in right behind at 1.95 Tbps.
This round definitely goes to the South.
Stop backseat driving the peering industry. 🚗💨
The highly appreciated Global Peering Forum (GPF) board elections are officially coming up!
If you have big ideas for the peering community and want to actually steer the future of our industry, now is your chance to grab the wheel.
Don't wait for someone else to do it. If you want to contribute, step up and nominate yourself! We need great minds on the board.
Everyone has a routing plan until a sea cable snaps. ✂️🌊
During GPF2026, Kaj just presented a brilliant deep-dive on what actually happens at Internet Exchanges when subsea cables break and backbone capacity suddenly vanishes into the ocean.
Spoiler: It involves a lot of frantic re-routing and engineering magic.
Huge thanks to Kaj for the insights. Now, excuse me while I go test my backup links...
