Clint Heiden to Discuss the Past, Present and Future of the Open Internet Exchange Movement
Herndon, VA – July 22, 2014 – EdgeConneX®, specializing in hosting content at the edge of the network, announces today that its Chief Commercial Officer, Clint Heiden, will present at the Peer 2.0 event, an open educational conference for next-generation interconnection. The inaugural event is taking place August 4-5 in the theatre of the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, CA. Peer 2.0 converges many of the Internet’s largest users and enablers to provide an inside view into what makes the Internet work, including: transit, peering, connectivity, route servers, evolution of the interconnection landscape, and more.
Mr. Heiden, alongside fellow panelists Vinay Nagpal, Director of Carrier Relations at DuPont Fabros Technologies, and Derek Garnier, CEO of Layer42 Networks,will discuss the “Open-IX Initiative: Past, Present, Future”. The session takes place Tuesday, August 5 from 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM and will explore the watershed event that is Open-IX (OIX), and its impact on the US Internet peering ecosystem.
During the panel, Mr. Heiden will share his insights on the disruptive initiative aimed at opening up the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) architecture in the US, highlighting key association milestones, community and market response, and future predictions. He will also discuss benefits of the recent OIX-2 certification granted to the EdgeConneX Edge Data Center® in Houston, TX.
“The Open-IX initiative has significantly improved the peering landscape in the US and it will continue to play an instrumental and defining role in next-generation interconnection activity,” remarks Clint Heiden, Chief Commercial Officer at EdgeConneX. “As one of the first providers to adopt Open-IX technical and operational standards in the design of our Edge Data Centers, EdgeConneX intends to have all facilities submitted for certification as part of our aggressive roll-out across the US.”
To schedule a meeting with the EdgeConneX team at the Peer 2.0 event, email edgeconnex@imillerpr.com.
To learn more about the Peer 2.0 event, visit www.peer2.org.
For more information about EdgeConneX and its leading infrastructure solutions for expanding and improving access to mobile and data communications, visit edgeconnex.com or email info@edgeconnex.com.
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About EdgeConneX
Headquartered in Virginia and operating a national infrastructure with a best-in-class Field Operations team, EdgeConneX provides Space, Power & Connectivity solutions for content, network, colocation, CDNs and service providers, as well as wireless carriers, telecommunications companies, and commercial property owners. EdgeConneX infrastructure solutions create a new edge for traditional networks offering superior performance and economics. Our purpose-built Meet You Points® optimize delivery of data at network-critical locations closest to the end user. For more information, please visit edgeconnex.com.
About Peer 2.
Peer 2.0 Foundation is a non-profit organization hosting Open Educational Conferences for Next-Generation Interconnection organically developed by thought-leaders to bring education to the next generation of network engineers, Internet architects and business leaders. Programs are organized to provide insights into the evolution of the role of network engineering, peering coordination, and emerging supportive automated systems. The overall goal of Peer 2.0 is to provide an educational experience open to all of those across the community who want to learn and help grow the community of direct connections at the core of the Internet. For more information, visit www.peer2.org or email pr@peer2.org.
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