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Open House on Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2025: Recording Available
by Fergal Cunningham 10 Oct '24

10 Oct '24

Dear all, Yesterday, we had an Open House on the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2025. The recording is now available at: https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-open-house-2025/ The session saw statements from our Executive Board Chair and Treasurer, and presentations from our Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. These were followed by a Q&A with members. Please view the recording and if you have comments or opinions you'd like to share, please discuss on this list so we can consider your input when drafting the final version of the Activity Plan and Budget for next year. We will also present our plans in more detail at the NCC Services WG session on 30 October. So please register for the RIPE 89 Meeting if you would like to join discussions there: https://ripe89.ripe.net/ Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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Reminder: Open House on Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2025
by Karla Liddle-White 08 Oct '24

08 Oct '24

Dear all, This is a reminder about the upcoming Open House on the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2025, taking place this Wednesday. Date: 9 October at 09:00 (UTC) Register for the Open House: https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-open-house-2025 This online session is an opportunity to engage directly with the RIPE NCC Executive Board and leadership regarding the draft plan and budget, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. Kind regards, Karla Liddle-White Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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Re: Resource Requests API to be decommissioned on 6 January 2025
by Ewan Mackie 08 Oct '24

08 Oct '24

Dear Colleagues, We have just published an article explaining in more detail why we are decommissioning the Resources Request API: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ewan-mackie/saying-goodbye-to-an-api/ Sincerely, Ewan Mackie The Registry RIPE NCC

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Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2025 Published
by Karla Liddle-White 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Dear all, We have now published the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2025 and it is available for your review at: https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-budget-2025/ <https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-budget-2025/> The original announcement is available in the NCC Announce archive: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ncc-announce@ripe.net/thread/NXJRIRQ… Please read the document and share any feedback on this list. We also invite you to participate in an Open House to share feedback on 9 October. You can register at: https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-open-house-2025/ <https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-open-house-2025/> The activity plan is also a supporting document for the upcoming General Meeting (GM) where it will be discussed. If you are a RIPE NCC member, you can find all information about the GM, including the draft agenda and how to register, at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/oct2024/ Kind regards, Karla Liddle-White Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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Changes to the RIPEstat UI
by Ties de Kock 01 Oct '24

01 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, Over the next few months, we will be making changes to RIPEstat, our information service and open data platform. Most noteworthy, we will introduce a new user interface (UI) that combines elements of the two previous versions introduced in 2013 and 2020. Initially, we will focus on reverting to the 2013 UI and adding the unique features that were available only in the 2020 UI. Afterwards, we will continue building on what we have, and on what we learned, and build something better that aligns with what our users need. Finally, we will sunset the 2020 UI as we continue developing the newer user interface. Our decision was made after extensive user research whilst we maintained two interfaces for a few years, and tried to bridge the gap between the ‘old’ and ‘new’. Our aim now is not simply to bring back an older platform, but to focus on the elements that matter to RIPEstat users the most, and build on them to modernise the product altogether. You can read more details about our decision in our RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/author/adonis_stergiopoulos/streamlining-ripestat-bui… We welcome your comments on this mailing list, on the RIPE NCC Forum or by emailing us at stat(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Ties de Kock Specialist software engineer RIPE NCC

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Resource Requests API to be decommissioned on 6 January 2025
by Marco Schmidt 01 Oct '24

01 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, We are planning to decommission the Resource Requests API on 6 January 2025. We have examined our members’ use of the Resource Requests API and saw that the number of requests through the API has decreased significantly. The API is currently used by only 17 members and requires considerable resources to maintain. Being mindful of the call from our members to cut costs where possible, we have decided to decommission this service. All members using the API will be notified individually so that they have time to adjust their tools and procedures. If you have significant issues or concerns about this, please respond to this email by the end of the week. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt Manager Registration Services RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Quarterly Planning Q4 2024
by Adonis Stergiopoulos 30 Sep '24

30 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, The Q4 2024 quarterly plans for our development teams are now published on our website: https://www.ripe.net/quarterly-planning Each quarter, we publish these plans to showcase the work items we will carry out over the next months. We welcome your feedback and encourage you to suggest items that the RIPE NCC should be working on going forward. The plans cover the following areas: - RIPE Database - Business Applications, including the LIR Portal, Registry Services and other applications. - DNS and K-root - RIPE Atlas - RIPEstat - Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) - Routing Information Service (RIS) - Information Security, Risk, and Compliance - Training and Certification If you have any questions or input on these plans, please share your suggestions on this list or the RIPE NCC Forum: https://forum.ripe.net/ Kind regards, Adonis Stergiopoulos Senior Marketing & Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPEstat database migration postponed
by Felipe Silveira 26 Sep '24

26 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, Following Monday’s announcement, we have decided to postpone the move of our largest datasets (HBase) to a new environment by one month. As I mentioned in my last email, this has been an unexpectedly complex process that has required a massive effort from our engineering teams. To ensure that RIPEstat will continue operating, we did not feel confident going ahead when this could result in the service being severely disrupted. I am sure many of you have questions. We plan to publish a RIPE Labs article with more details soon, including which historical data will be delayed when the migration is fully completed. Kind regards, Felipe Victolla Silveira Chief Technology Officer RIPE NCC

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Some historical RIPEstat data will not be available from 24 September
by Felipe Silveira 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, As we shared back in May, we have been working to reduce our data centre footprint by managing the data for RIS and RIPEstat more efficiently[1]. We have experienced some problems which mean that parts of the historical RIPEstat data will not be available for an extended period. To reduce our data centre usage, we have been exporting RIS-related datasets from the database that contains our largest datasets (HBase) to a new environment, which allows us to decommission our old Hadoop cluster. During the migration, we encountered timeouts and memory limitations with old servers and software that held historical data. Here we faced a difficult choice: we could either extend our data centre contracts at considerable additional cost, or we could accept that certain historical data would not be available to users for an extended period. We decided on the second approach. It is important to be clear that we haven’t lost anything here. However, this does mean that we will not be able to provide aggregated historical data for a number of API calls and their corresponding widgets for some time after we complete our migration. These include: as-path-length, as-routing-consistency, asn-neighbours, asn-neighbours-history, bgp-update-activity, bgp-state, bgp-updates, bgplay, ris-peerings, routing-status, visbility. As mentioned, this has been a difficult process. We may still encounter other issues when we make the switch to the new environment tomorrow (24 September). My team is doing their utmost to keep any disruption to a minimum, but there are no guarantees everything will go to plan. We will be looking at the most efficient way to rebuild access to the historical data in the coming months, and we will share more details in an article on RIPE Labs soon. Kind regards, Felipe Victolla Silveira Chief Technology Officer RIPE NCC [1] For more on this, refer to the following: - Reducing our Data Centre Footprint (RIPE Labs): https://labs.ripe.net/author/felipe_victolla_silveira/reducing-the-ripe-ncc… - RIPE 88 Technology Update (slides 10-20): https://ripe88.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/89-RIPE-88-RIPE-NC…

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RIPE NCC Open House: Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2025
by Hans Petter Holen 20 Sep '24

20 Sep '24

Dear all, In October, we will publish the Draft Activity Plan and Budget for 2025 ahead of the Autumn General Meeting. The document outlines our proposed activities for the coming year and how we plan to fund them. It’s a key opportunity for you to read our plans and help shape the direction of our organisation. Once the draft is published, we encourage you to share your feedback on the members-discuss mailing list. We will also host an Open House session where you can ask questions and discuss the draft with me, my team and the Executive Board. Open House: Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2025 Date: 9 October Time: 11:00 - 12:30 (UTC+2) Register: https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-open-house-2025 At the Open House, you will have the chance to provide direct feedback to the Executive Board and RIPE NCC Management. Afterwards, we will discuss the draft document during the General Meeting (GM), held alongside RIPE 89 on Wednesday, 30 October 2024. All feedback will be considered, and the final version will be published in December 2024. If you are a member and wish to attend or vote in the GM, you will need to register via the General Meeting section in my.ripe.net. You can find more information about the GM and how to register at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/oct2024 Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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