Launched in 1995 by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, PingER was one of the first systems to actively measure internet health across international borders—long before “network observability” was a buzzword.
Most people credit commercial tools like ThousandEyes or Kentik with internet performance monitoring. But the real pioneer? (Ping End-to-end Reporting). Pingher
PingER: The Forgotten Pioneer That Tracked the Internet’s Growth Launched in 1995 by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory,
They say the internet is a series of tubes. But how do you actually measure if those tubes are working? 🚰📡 Pingher