Transcend Volunteerism
Volunteers are great for lots of things. Managing the day to day operations of a reliable internet exchange isn’t necessarily one of them.
It isn’t a question of blame. As volunteers, we all mean well. Yet, time and again, conflicts arise. When there’s an issue at your day job and at the IX at the same time, which one are you going to focus on? How many late night or early morning trouble calls can you handle “for free” on top of a full-time job before you start to burn out?
The obvious answer is to hire experienced operational staff, or leverage open source tools that simplify IX operations. That's exactly what FullCtl's open source tools are built to do.
IX Operations Are Unique
IX operations seem simple enough - if you’re familiar with them. The hard truth is that very few folks really understand what it takes to successfully run an internet exchange point. That’s why having the right open source tools and community support is critical.
Key Capabilities
Technical Operations
FullCtl’s open source tools help automate routine IX operations tasks like network provisioning, systems maintenance, and technical issue resolution. The tools are built by engineers with deep IX operational experience.
Financial Operations
As experienced IX operators ourselves, FullCtl understands the financial management challenges that internet exchanges face. Our tools help provide transparency to both the IX leadership and the community.
Take control of your IX
Take control of your internet exchange with ixCtl, our open source IX management platform. The code is freely available on GitHub.