Comment Re:Wrong survey audience (Score 1) 167
From now on, make sure every new bit of hardware/software you buy has IPv4 IPv6 feature parity. Won't cost you much if any extra.
In 1 year, 25% of your gear will be IPv6-capable. In 2 years 50% etc.
If you don't do that, in 2 years when you suddenly do need IPv6, there will be HUGE costs doing forklift replacement and re-testing of IPv4-only stuff you bought recently.
The other thing is that IPv6 deployment takes time. You don't get to see the 2nd problem until you have found and fixed the first problem. We have had 20+ years to iron out all the wrinkles in IPv4. Give yourself as much time as you can to find/fix the wrinkles in IPv6, *before* it becomes mission-critical.
Everybody's IPv4 network isn't the same - different hardware and software mix, different security policy, management tools etc. Everybody's IPv6 network won't be the same either. Delaying a migration doesn't make it easier/cheaper, it just delays it and makes it more rushed/error-prone.
Can you learn to swim by reading books or watching YouTube? No. You have to actually go and get in the pool, swallow water a few times, practice etc. Same with IPv6 - you have to actually fire it up and use it, make a few mistakes, learn from that, and eventually get good at it.
The other thing is that IPv6 deployment takes time. You don't get to see the 2nd problem until you have found and fixed the first problem. We have had 20+ years to iron out all the wrinkles in IPv4. Give yourself as much time as you can to find/fix the wrinkles in IPv6, *before* it becomes mission-critical.
Everybody's IPv4 network isn't the same - different hardware and software mix, different security policy, management tools etc. Everybody's IPv6 network won't be the same either. Delaying a migration doesn't make it easier/cheaper, it just delays it and makes it more rushed/error-prone.
Can you learn to swim by reading books or watching YouTube? No. You have to actually go and get in the pool, swallow water a few times, practice etc. Same with IPv6 - you have to actually fire it up and use it, make a few mistakes, learn from that, and eventually get good at it.
