The 2011 IPv6 summit marks the fourth annual Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force (RMv6TF) conference—the
largest IPv6 event in North America. The summit took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Denver from
April 25-27.
SearchEnterpriseWAN.com covered the conference to keep you up to speed on the Internet Protocol version 6. Check out Q&As, stories and advice from the 2011 IPv6 Summit speakers:
TOP 2011 IPV6 SUMMIT STORIES
Why
prepare for IPv6 now?
As it turns out, enterprises that haven't started an IPv6 migration are already too late. Not
understanding the new protocol will cost companies unnecessary headache and money.
IPv6
learning: What enterprises need to know before migrating
What makes IPv6 learning so difficult for IT engineers? What information are they lacking when it
comes to learning IPv6? Find out in this Q&A with Scott Hogg.
Rocky
Mountain IPv6 Summit fosters IPv6 training
SearchEnterpriseWAN.com spoke with Scott Hogg, the 2011 IPv6 Summit chairman, about the goals of
the RMv6 TF and its IPv6 conference, where you can learn more information on IPv6 and where to find
similar conferences across North America for 2011 in case you missed your chance to attend this
one.
How
to convert IPv4 to IPv6: A network architect’s view
To find out how service providers are managing technology and business issues around the IPv4 to
IPv6 transition, SearchTelecom.com talked to Brandon Ross, network architect with the Torrey Point
Group, an experienced network engineer who spoke at the 2011 IPv6 Summit.
Why should you deploy
an IPv6 internal network now?
IPv6 is upon us, and while many enterprises are dragging their feet to transition from IPv4 to
IPv6, Oracle is making the switch. Not only is the software vendor launching an external IPv6
network, it has deployed IPv6 internally, too. Find out why you should consider the same.
2011 IPV6 SUMMIT TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR BLOG
In
the very least, get IPv6 training
Enterprises of all sizes need to learn about IPv6. Understand why and where you can get IPv6
training in this blog post.
Advice
on creating a successful internal IPv6 network
An internal IPv6 migration gives enterprises a chance to rid their networks of the
highly-fragmented routing tables of IPv4. Use this advice to avoid the mistakes people made in
IPv4.
2011
Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force Summit recap
Here's a recap of the 2011 IPv6 Summit in case you missed it.
FURTHER IPV6 READING
- Read Introduction to IPv6 from IPv6 Security by Scott Hogg.
- Get IPv6 explained in this technology primer.
- View our IPv6 migration guide.
- Peruse our IPv6 tutorial.
- Ask Silvia Hagen a question about IPv6.
⇒ For more information view our IP Network resources.
This was first published in April 2011