The event encourages collaboration across boundaries—leading to emerging technology deployments, new peering arrangements, and local caching that improve problem -solving effectiveness and performance.
NANOG (North American Network Operators’ Group) is the primary technical forum for network operators across ISPs, content providers, cloud operators, CDNs, research networks, and large enterprises. NANOG meetings combine operational talks, The vendor exhibits, and hallway networking—making them high-leverage moments for operational practice and cross‑domain coordination.
San Francisco meetings typically draw a high concentration of hyperscalers, startups, backbone operators,, giving them outsized influence on internet operations and tooling adoption. I happened to stop by the conference, the staff was very friendly, helping me finishing registration, so I could learn and understand the industry.
Emerging technology showcases: Startups and research groups demoing innovations: segment routing, new hardware, programmable observability startups, decentralised routing verification tools. Rapid operator feedback accelerates product improvement.
Training and workforce development: There were tutorial workshops for engineers and mentorship programs. There were open discussions on operator norms (responsible disclosure, vendor evaluation, peering etiquette), and coordination topics. Diffusion of best practices and reinforced social mechanisms support cross-operator trust.
Policy and governance: Informed operator participation improves policy outcomes—regulators and policymakers who engage with NANOG-informed experts get practical implementation insights. Operator consensus can shape regulatory proposals so they're technically feasible and less disruptive.
Workforce & culture: Investment in operator training and cross-mentoring increases professional capability, reduces human-error-prone incidents, and spreads the postmortem culture. Strengthened community norms lead to more cooperative responses during crises.
San Francisco NANOG encourages collaboration across boundaries—leading to emerging technology deployments, new peering arrangements, and local caching that improve problem -solving effectiveness and performance.
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