I really appreciate your effort to put the collection of ‘Network Operation Centers’ picture in a single place. This is really impressive. Good job mate. I personally had a 42U Rack space with 'The Planet' Hosting Company, but never have a chance to see their NOC. Expecting more nice work from you in future… Thanks Ahamed Bauani Manager, System Communication Division Telnet Communication Limited http://www.telnet-bd.com/

Royal Pingdom, I checked the Conexim site and for some reason all 3 pictures they have posted on their sites are UUNET NOCs which is now Verizon Business. So far this is the only picture of the Verizon NOC I found out there. The picture is very small but you can see that its the same noc you have up on your site as Conexim. http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/22_16/31353-1.html

Royal Pingdom, Here is Telstra (Australia) Global Operations Centre. It monitors Australia's largest Telecommunications network. These photos are old, I don't have dates, but they are probably from around 2002. All CRTs have now been replaced with LCDs and the Video Wall has been updated. The impressive centrepiece of the Global Operations Centre is the massive digital video wall – one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Measuring 24 metres x 3 metres, the video wall comprises 96 video cubes and enables staff to manage the operation of Telstra’s fixed and mobile telecommunications networks, high speed internet options, broadcast television, products and services. The Global Operations Centre officially opened in August 1999 and provides a centrepiece for showcasing Telstra's technological leadership and capabilities in managing large scale networks. Copper, fibre-optic cable, radio and satellite technologies connect our customers to our local access switches. * Approximately $35 million to construct over 15 months * Approximately 190 people involved in the construction * Telstra employed 63 suppliers - many of them local * 3,750 litres of paint was used over 8,000 square metres * Electrical systems are built around high reliability and maintenance can be performed without interrupting the Centre's normal operations * 2,935 plants have been planted in and around the Centre * The stunning centrepiece for the Global Operations Centre is the massive digital videowall - one of the world's largest. The videowall measures 24 x 3 metres and comprises 96 video cubes. * There are approximately 400 staff who work in the large surveillance hall, who monitor and manage Telstra's networks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/images/media/photos/73764g2_hires.jpg http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/images/media/photos/73764g1_hires.jpg http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/media/photos.cfm?SearchContent=Yes&CategoryID=6 Feel free to add it to your collection.

Some pictures from Telenor's NOC at Fornebu, Oslo, Norway http://www.media.allerinternett.no/php/obj.phpi?o=2262762&w=450&frame=0&ee=1164188811 According to digi.no(a norwegian e-newspaper), the NOC has approx 100 seats, and a surface of 1250 square meters. The NOC gets 5 million error messages every week, and uses IBM Micromuse to manage them. The three main screens are 10x6m large. The article(in norwegian), and more pictures can be found here: http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=358331

Hi Josh, We definitely didn't know that. Do you have another source (preferably a link) which can confirm this? We found the picture on the Conexim website (the link is available at the bottom of the post).

Hello, The picture labeled Conexim’s NOC in Australia. That is not correct. That is the Network Operations Center of UUNET/MCI WorldCOM which is now Verizon Business. I know cause I work there.

I'd like to see more Rackspace pics also.

Regarding the Rackspace NOC, if anyone has any other pictures than the one we show here (which admittedly is from 2005 according to the photographer), please post a link here in the comments.

Rackspace doesn't have a NOC? Can I just say you are wrong and leave it at that? They do have a *real* NOC, trust me.

Rackspace doesn't have a NOC as such, but it does have a team of monitoring techs who monitor all the server alerts. Also any of the engineers are able to work on any alerts, which are shown in a common console that anyone can access.

One of Rackspace's moto comes to my mind in that one... Substance over flash

To be fair... the Rackspace NOC picture isn't even facing the screens. You can see that it seats 24, while the Planet's NOCs seat only 12 and KDL looks to seat <10. Also, Most of the NOC pictures shown are from actual Networking companies, where the network is their primary business. The Planet and Rackspace use networks as just a part of their business, so they really don't need gigantic War Games-ish monitoring rooms. :-)