History
The idea for the DrPeering web site came from a discussion at the Global Peering Forum held in the Dominican Republic. (The "Dr" in DrPeering.)
William B. Norton had just retired from Equinix in 2008 and kept getting questions about which Internet Peering White Paper was the most recent. DE-CIX was having great success building a new peering population from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Frank Orlowski asked for an Ask DrPeering newsletter column exclusive to the DE-CIX newsletter, and Norton wanted to expand the scope into a repository for the past white papers.
The DrPeering site has evolved into the largest portal for Internet Peering knowledge in the world.
Who is William B. Norton?
Author of The Internet Peering Playbook: Connecting to the Core of the Internet. Public speaker, consultant, internationally recognized expert on Internet Peering.
From 1998 to 2008, Norton was Co-Founder and Chief Technical Liaison for Equinix, the global Internet data center and colocation provider. From startup to IPO and until 2008, he spent 90% of his time working closely with the peering coordinator community. As an established thought leader, his focus was on building a critical mass of carriers, ISPs and content providers. He also documented the core values of peering: the Peering Break-Even Point and Estimating the Value of an Internet Exchange.
Norton created the white paper process, identifying important Internet Peering operations topics and documenting what he learned from the community. He published and presented in over 100 international operations and research forums. These activities helped attract the Tier 1 ISPs, Tier 2 ISPs, cable companies, and content providers necessary for a healthy IXP ecosystem.
He developed the first business plan for the North American Network Operator's Group (NANOG), the operations forum for the North American Internet. He chaired NANOG from May 1995 to June 1998 and was elected to the first NANOG Steering Committee post-NANOG-revolution.
Norton received his Computer Science degree from SUNY Potsdam in 1986 and his MBA from the Michigan Business School in 1998.
Contact
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