• 10 min read
The RIPE NCC operates two independent anycast DNS services. One is K-root, a well-known service essential to DNS resolution. The other is the less well-known service, AuthDNS. We examine how queries reach AuthDNS from several regions and call for new hosts to help shorten the journey.
Head of Membership Engagement at the RIPE NCC More
• 5 min read
One of the most frequent requests we receive from our community is for translated content. Whether it's during member support interactions, on mailing lists, in survey responses, or at events—especially those held far from our headquarters in Amsterdam—the need for content in languages beyond Engli…
Based in Amsterdam
CFO at the RIPE NCC with 20 Years of RIPE NCC experience. More
• 12 min read
We’ve heard from the RIPE NCC’s Managing Director Hans Petter Holen on the overall picture of the Draft Activity Plan, now we hear from the RIPE NCC’s Chief Financial Officer, Simon-Jan Haytink, who takes us through the draft budget for 2025.
Based in Amsterdam, Netherland
Hans Petter Holen is the Managing Director of the RIPE NCC. Before taking on this role in May 2020, he served as the RIPE Chair from 2014 and has been part of the RIPE community for over 25 years. He also serves as the secretary of the Number Resource Organisation … More
• 9 min read
The RIPE NCC’s Managing Director and CEO, Hans Petter Holen, talks us through the overall picture of the draft Activity Plan for 2025.
I am the Chief Legal Officer at the RIPE NCC, responsible for all legal aspects of the organisation. More
• 3 min read
The Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) together ensure the stability of the Internet Numbers Registry System. In order to strengthen their accountability, efforts are under way to revise the criteria for the accreditation of RIRs, and the obligations they must continuously meet.
Based in Amsterdam
Anastasiya Pak is the Marketing & Communications Officer at the RIPE NCC. Before joining the RIPE NCC, Anastasiya led the Communications Department at an international education NGO. She began her career as a TV journalist in Uzbekistan, covering international politics and diplomacy, UN discussions, and other topics related to international … More
• 5 min read
Our new report provides network operators and businesses with an overview of the various options available for acquiring IP addresses today.
Based in Amsterdam
Hailing from a research background in philosophy, linguistics and computer science, I came to the RIPE NCC back in 2016 and took on the role of RIPE Labs Editor in 2020. More
• 3 min read
The White House recently announced plans to boost Internet routing security in the US through improved RPKI coverage. So how does RPKI help secure BGP? How easy is it to boost coverage on a national level? And what's the future potential of the infrastructure? Our guest Tim Bruijnzeels shares his v…
Based in Amsterdam
Pedro da Silva Vaz is a UX Designer at the RIPE NCC. He works in the Learning and Development team and his main focus is the RIPE NCC Academy. Pedro has a design and technical background. Previously in the RIPE NCC he also delivered face-to-face training courses as well as … More
• 8 min read
Over the course of 10 years, the RIPE NCC Academy has evolved into a hub for all the various training and certification services made available to the Internet community by the RIPE NCC.
Based in The Netherlands
IP Resource Analyst and part-time trainer from Registry Services at the RIPE NCC More
• 3 min read
On 6 January 2025, we will be decommissioning the Resource Requests API.
Business Data Analyst at the RIPE NCC More
• 14 min read
Since RIPE was formed in 1989, its many challenges and changes have had one thing in common - they've all been discussed on community mailing lists. In this article, we analyse participation in the mailing lists over the years, where the history of RIPE was written.
