26 Oct
2016
26 Oct
'16
4:21 p.m.
Sometimes being a computer historian helps with my daytime job as a technology journalist, because I have context that other reporters lack. Today I started working on a story about anti-DDOS measures and wound up snagging some predictions from Paul Mockapetris -- the guy who basically invented DNS. Fun times! In another recent story, I tracked down the people who made the product that became Veritas Netbackup. Not sure if I posted that here when it published back in June. Here's the link: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/veritas-netbackups-roots-a-brief-history...