In this newly created role, Epstein will have full responsibility for the company’s CIX-ATL IX Atlanta, Georgia and FL-IX in Miami, Florida. He also has responsibility for the operational, technical and administrative management of the volunteer-led organisation.
“As a co-founder of Community IX, Randy Epstein has been a committed volunteer since our inception,” comments Dave Temkin, chair and co-founder at Community IX.
“As our operations continue to grow, and more networks adopt peering as a go-to interconnection solution, proven to improve internet performance and lower costs, it’s important that we formalise our structure with a full-time leader who can help take us to the next level.”
In addition, Epstein will be responsible for the day to day business operations while taking a leadership role on the company’s board.
Specifically, Randy is responsible for complying with company’s bylaws, host annual elections among its members, liaise with vendors, oversee all financial obligations of the organisation, while ensuring optimal infrastructure performance across its highly distributed IX’s in Atlanta and Miami.
“It is an honour to be appointed the first executive director of Community IX and I look forward to continuing to help grow our reach and connect more networks,” said Epstein.
“Over the past six plus years, I’ve had the pleasure to onboard our many volunteers, work side-by-side with our board and technical committee to ensure smooth operations while growing and expanding our reach. I am excited to continue our mission and commitment to high standards, raising the bar on what community-led IX’s can do for the markets they serve.”
Community IX was co-founded by Dave Temkin in 2015, with colocation, equipment, and hardware donated by Netflix, Zayo, and Host.net (now 365 Data Centers), and funded by its member organisations and supported by volunteer network engineers across the industry.
Community IX is available from over 20 data centres, interconnecting over 160 networks and has a throughput of over 7.5Tbps, delivering 10G-100G and soon 400G connectivity solutions, while achieving 100% uptime.
