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Google Now Second-Largest ISP

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-hail-the-google dept.

bednarz writes "Google is now the second-largest carrier of Internet traffic, accounting for 6.4% of all web traffic, according to data released this week by Arbor Networks. But should IT execs care? Yes, says Craig Labovitz, Arbor's chief scientist, who argues that IT managers need to understand how macro Internet traffic trends will affect the design and management of their own network backbones. 'This will affect how enterprises plan their services... whether they host their own services or whether they use cloud vendors,' Labovitz says. 'The enterprise needs to shift its thinking in terms of [service level agreements] and the way it measures, monitors and secures its networks. That all used to be focused on connectivity, but now it needs to be focused on content.'"

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  1. blah blah blah by Elbereth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    blah blah blah GOOGLE blah blah blah IT MANAGERS blah blah blah NETWORK BACKBONE blah blah blah THE CLOUD blah blah blah THE ENTERPRISE blah blah blah.

  2. Google is an ISP? by Looce · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I thought Google TiSP was just a joke...

  3. And, the largest one is.. by prakslash · · Score: 4, Informative
    From the linked article:

    Only one tier 1 provider – a wholesaler to other ISPs – carries more Internet traffic on its backbone network than Google does (Arbor declined to identify the provider)

    Arbor may decline to identify the largest provider but this is Slashdot, damn it. You know you will find the answer here.

    And, the answer is... Level 3 Communications

  4. Re:What happend to Akamari? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't they serve much more data then google?

    No, but I'd guess they serve pretty good sushi.

  5. Re:I am getting concerned about Google by IrritableBeing · · Score: 5, Funny

    And here's why:

    Google is already in our internet search lives, our phones, and email. Google is already plotting to get into our living rooms and kitchens. Where will this stop? Guys, I am getting quite concerned about Google. Who wouldn't be?

    I am more concerned that they have ALL OF THIS MONEY and still have not made a cheap, realistic sex doll.

  6. Re:What happend to Akamari? by pavon · · Score: 3, Informative

    This has nothing to do with how much data the company serves. It is a measure of how much content flows over the company's pipes. AFAIK, Akamai doesn't have it's own pipes - they buy transit just like everyone else. Google on the otherhand purchased large amounts of dark fiber after the dot-com bust, and use it to decrease their bandwidth costs.