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I'm very glad to see the SIX getting some attention on HN. I have a lot of respect for how that IXP is operated -- Chris Caputo runs a tight ship. Their one-tim
by EB66 5y ago
I'm very glad to see the SIX getting some attention on HN. I have a lot of respect for how that IXP is operated -- Chris Caputo runs a tight ship. Their one-time fee structure is very friendly to small participants and very unique for an IXP of that size -- that alone should be lauded. SIX governance is very open and transparent. I can't recall the last time they incurred a major unscheduled outage. I wish more large IXPs were run like the SIX.
- rossmohax 5y agoYou made me curious to look up how SIX survives then. Apparently they entirely depend on donations, many of which are not monetary, but essential infrastructure (racks, power, fiber connections etc)
- londons_explore 5y agoThis model works well till some big companies get involved and the bean counters of said companies say "wait, we're spending how many millions of dollars on a donation of security guards and servers to a non-profit? Can't we just donate a bit less and other people will have to cover it?"
- troydavis 5y ago> This model works well till some big companies get involved and the bean counters of said companies say Combined with relatively low one-time port fees, the SIX's funding model has worked for 25 years - including dozens of large companies and bean counters: https://www.seattleix.net/contributors https://www.seattleix.net/contributors
- foota 5y agoIt probably helps to have two of the largest tech companies next door.