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NOG
Opinion
Fellowship
Peering Forum
Community
NOGnet
Next Generation
Commercialized events. Alcohol at ten in the morning. Being excluded from a conference without anyone asking my side. The NOG circuit gave me some of the best relationships of my career. It also gave me this.
Rene Fichtmueller
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2026-04-25
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~6 min read min read
Mental Health
Tech
Burnout
Infrastructure
TNC 2026
GEANT
Well-being
Toxic Culture
Always-On
Suicide Prevention
NOG
NREN
Psychological Safety
Leadership
745,000 people die from overwork every year. That number comes from the WHO and the ILO jointly, published in 2021, covering data through 2016. The actual number in 2026
Rene Fichtmueller
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2026-04-23
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~3 min read min read
Social Selling
Sales
Optical Networking
B2B
LinkedIn
FLEXOPTIX
NOG
Peering Forum
Content Marketing
Trust
Relationship Building
Infrastructure
A vendor sent me a LinkedIn message last week. "Hi Rene, I noticed you're in the optical networking space. We have a solution that could transform your
Rene Fichtmueller
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2026-04-22
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~3 min read min read
Magatama
Security Platform
Open Source
Origin Story
AppSec
Cloud Security
AI Security
LLM Defense
ShieldX
Compliance
NOG
Build in Public
TypeScript
MAGATAMA is evolving from a security dashboard into a system that detects, prioritizes, remediates, verifies and learns from real incidents.
Rene Fichtmueller
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2026-04-21
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~3 min read min read