Google Now Second-Largest ISP 71
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.'"
blah blah blah (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.
Re:Well actually.. (Score:1, Insightful)
A large proportion of that traffic should be from GoogleBot. And I wouldn't consider Google an ISP, but just a Service(s) Provider.
hahaha, yeah, just an "Internet" Service Provider ;-)
dude (Score:2, Insightful)
I read this through 3 times and I'm still pretty sure it doesn't mean anything at all
Re:I am getting concerned about Google (Score:3, Insightful)
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'm not really concerned about Google. I do use Google's search engine (with their analytics servers redirecting to 127.0.0.1). Otherwise, Google is not in my phone or email. They're also not going to get into my living room or kitchen without a drop-dead amazing product, and I'm fairly confident they won't be able to impress me enough with anything they could offer. Probably the fact that they're the second largest ISP is more concerning to me than any of that other stuff, but I also don't have any reason to trust Google any less than any other company. Somebody has to be the second largest ISP. Until Google demonstrates some serious breach of privacy, I guess I don't really mind that it's them.
Re:ISP? (Score:1, Insightful)
Every ISP has a terms of service which they can change at any time. They also have access to all the data that goes through their pipes. What's your point?
Re:I am getting concerned about Google (Score:1, Insightful)
Google is already in our internet search lives, our phones, and email.
They are only there if you intentionally put them there.
Google is already plotting to get into our living rooms and kitchens.
"Plotting"? You could have said "building stuff people want", but it wouldn't sound as upsetting.
Where will this stop?
Google's data on you will stop wherever you tell them to stop. Be an adult, make your choice, and stop complaining.
Guys, I am getting quite concerned about Google. Who wouldn't be?
I am not concerned. If I consider something to be sensitive, I don't put it where google can see it. Being upset with Google because you can't prove they didn't do something you don't like with information you chose to give them is ridiculous. If I give you my credit card number, and I can't prove that you didn't use it to buy guns, is it reasonable to complain about your behavior?