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FD-IX Internet Exchange in Nashville: What's Live Now Nashville is FD-IX's newest interconnection market is live today. Here's what's available now and what to expect as it grows. Why Nashville Nashville has become one of the fastest-growing data center and tech markets in the Southeast, driven by enterprise migration, healthcare and finance infrastructure, and growing cloud on-ramp demand. That growth has outpaced local interconnection options. Most Nashville-based networks still route peer

Most operators think about DDoS defense the same way they think about a firewall: something you configure at your own edge, for your own network, on your own time. That mental model misses half the picture. The peering fabric your network sits inside is itself part of your defense, for better or worse.DDoS attacks keep getting bigger and more common. The networks that handle them best aren't always the ones spending the most on mitigation. They're usually the ones connected to an exchange that g

By: Justin Wilson Read time: 2 Minutes St. Louis anchors the western point of FD-IX's Chicago–Indianapolis–St. Louis "IX triangle," and it's already one of our most active markets. If your network has infrastructure in or near St. Louis, here's what's actually available today. Why St. Louis matters for interconnection St. Louis sits at a major central-U.S. crossroads for fiber routes running north-south and east-west, making it a natural peering point for networks that want to reach both Midw