Networking Fundamentals

Do You Actually Need BGP? (An Honest Answer for People Who Hate Wasting Time)

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Someone on your team suggested BGP. Or you read an article. Or you watched a conference talk where the speaker made it sound like BGP was the answer to everything. And now you’re wondering if your network actually needs it. For most networks, the answer is still no That’s not a knock on BGP, it […]

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BGP: The Protocol That Runs the Internet (Whether You Like It or Not)

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Pour something good. This one’s worth it. Border Gateway Protocol, or BGP, has been running the internet since 1989. Your ISP uses it. Amazon uses it. Google uses it. The backbone of every packet that leaves your network and crosses into someone else’s depends on it. And there’s a decent chance you’ve been avoiding it

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