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Hurricane Electric Expands IPv6 Network to More Equinix Data Centers in Europe and Asia

Data Center Knowledge

As Internet approaches “true cusp” of widespread IPv6 migration, the company is making preparations Read More. colocation Connectivity Equinix Internet of Things'

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World’s Largest IPv6 Network Reaches a Milestone

Data Center Knowledge

Hurricane Electric world's first to interconnect 4,000 IPv6 networks Read More.

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IPv6 Adoption: Forging the Path Ahead

Data Center Knowledge

Luckily, the path ahead has never been more clear thanks to the critical momentum of IPv6 adoption. As demand for connected devices continues to increase, the shortage of IP addresses becomes more evident, writes Tom Coffeen of Infoblox. Industry Perspectives'

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Infographic: Everything You Need to Know About IPv4 vs IPv6

Data Center Knowledge

The worldwide launch of IPv6 ushered in a new era for the Internet, but many of us are still in the dark as to what this means for the future, writes Leigh-Ann Carroll of Irish Telecom. This infographic examines the differences between IPv4 and IPv6, explains the way IPv6 works and outlines why. Industry Perspectives'

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Cloud Provider DigitalOcean Rolls Out IPv6 in Singapore

Data Center Knowledge

Decision to start global IPv6 roll-out in Singapore made because Asia Pacific has the highest adoption rate of the new address space Read More. Asia-Pacific Cloud Computing Connectivity Singapore'

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Liveblog: IPv6 in the Cloud - Protocol and Service Overview

Scott Lowe

This is a liveblog of an AWS re:Invent 2017 breakout session titled “IPv6 in the Cloud: Protocol and Service Overview.” Global IPv6 adoption is currently around 22%, and is expected to hit 25% by the end of the year. T-Mobile, for example, now has 89% of their infrastructure running on IPv6.

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Interop Liveblog: IPv6 Microsegmentation

Scott Lowe

This session was titled “IPv6 Microsegmentation,” and the speaker was Ivan Pepelnjak. The session starts with a discussion of the problems found in Layer 2 IPv6 networks. Note that some of these attacks are also common to IPv4 and are not necessarily unique to IPv6. Can we use shared Layer 3 IPv6 subnets?

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