Illustrated Guide to Network Operation Centers

At the heart of every major network or data center lurks a Network Operations Center (NOC). Some NOCs consist of a couple of admins with dual monitors tracking a colo center, while other NOCs oversee global networks from state-of-the-art facilities spanning the length of entire buildings. Pingdom has a put together an illustrated guide to Network Operation Centers featuring facilities from AT&T, Lucent, Akamai and others. Definitely worth a visit.