Tucker Preston.

INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE · EDGE AI

Tucker
Preston.

Connected disciplinesAn interconnected constellation of connectivity, peering, traffic engineering, Internet measurement, security, and distributed systems.ConnectivityPeeringTraffic engineeringInternetmeasurementSecurityDistributedsystems
Exploring how the Internet connects, performs, and evolves.

Global networks.
Distributed intelligence.

I’ve spent my adult career making the Internet faster at the edge. My work brings together global connectivity, peering and traffic engineering—first for CDN and cloud services, and in recent years for distributed AI inference.

At Gcore, I lead connectivity. At Digital Midstream, I apply that network perspective to finding and developing sites for edge AI inference.

I’m passionate about Internet measurement: understanding how networks behave at scale. My research and engineering interests span AI inference optimization, routing and global network operations.

Read my field notes ↗About me
WRITING & CONTRIBUTIONSZDNetThe New StackIEEE GLOBECOMGcore

ENGINEERING FOCUS

Backbone architecture & peering

Leading backbone design and procurement, alongside global connectivity and interconnection.

Traffic engineering & steering

BGP, Anycast and routing decisions that connect performance, capacity and resilience.

AI & distributed inference

Connectivity for GPU infrastructure, distributed model serving and AI services across regions and deployment environments.

FLAGSHIP PROJECT / GCORE

A global backbone.
Built to reach further.

I lead Gcore’s global private backbone initiative. I designed the network and procured its connectivity, connecting architecture decisions with the infrastructure needed to deliver them.

My role in the project ↗

CURRENT FOOTPRINT

Asia-Pacific
Europe
North America

EXPANDING SOON

Latin America
Africa
Australia

100G / 400G Dedicated wavelengths

Read my article on Gcore ↗

FIELD NOTES / ORIGINAL WRITING

All notes ↗

Ideas from the network.

BEYOND THE NETWORK

Georgia connections. A curious mind.

I attended Valdosta State University and volunteer with Kitty City Cat Rescue in Macon, Georgia. Away from networks, I care about animal welfare, primates, and helping children discover technology.

Get to know me: background and community →

SELECTED WRITING & CONTRIBUTIONS

View all selected work ↗
01 / AUTHORED ARTICLE

Why is IPv6 adoption slow?

The New Stack · Gcore-sponsored technical article

02 / EMPLOYER INTERVIEW

Where CDN infrastructure is heading

Gcore · industry interview, October 2024

03 / RESEARCH & ENGINEERING

AI inference, routing & Internet measurement

Engineering interests, related reading and research contributions

UP NEXT / OCTOBER 19–21, 2026

Meet me at NANOG 98

Miami, Florida · Peering, networking and AI infrastructure