The Southeast Network Access Point (SNAP), announced its sponsorship of NANOG 60’s afternoon break in Atlanta, Feb. 10-12, 2014.
The North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG) is a nonprofit, engineering, 
educational, and operational forum for coordination of network operations in North America Through a host of programs and meetings, NANOG brings together the community of industry experts that work together for the common good of the Internet across the United States. NANOG 60 offers attendees the opportunity to learn advanced networking techniques, discover new network applications and gain access a community of resources during networking sessions and breaks.
“Considering the nature of NANOG, and the location of its 60th conference, its third meeting in Atlanta, it is most fitting for SNAP to make its grand entrance into the peering community at the event that will draw in hundreds of Internet network operators, engineers, and software and hardware vendors from around the world,” comments Tim Kiser, Co-Founder of SNAP and Owner and Founder of Colo Atl. “As an entity formed to meet industry demand for next-generation Internet Exchange and Software Defined Networking, SNAP is focused on enabling its members to effectively meet industry demands and advance the vision and operational objectives of the global Internet community.”
The SNAP exchange point offers neutral Internet exchange services for all categories of Internet Service Providers, Content Service Providers, Cloud Service Providers, Academic Networks, Government Networks, or Enterprise Networks desiring a neutral peering point.
“We welcome SNAP to the NANOG community as one of our newest sponsors,” states Betty Burke, Executive Director for NANOG. “NANOG’s core focus is on the technologies that make the Internet function, and SNAP’s participation at NANOG 60 is an example of the type of companies introducing new technologies that aim to improve the way the Internet works across North America.”
The Georgia Institute of Technology was one of the first charter members of SNAP.
“Our global peering community appreciates having access to neutral Internet Exchange services for categories ranging from service providers to networks in education, government and enterprise space,” adds Ron Hutchins, Georgia Tech’s CTO. “As a neutral peering point for the Southeastern US, it is an ideal partner for NANOG 60.”
NANOG events are held tri-annually and attract more than 500 Internet network operators, engineers, and software and hardware vendors from around the world. Learn more about NANOG events at http://www.nanog.org/meetings/home.
To learn more about SNAP, please visit www.southeastnap.com or email info@southeastnap.com.
