Tom Coffeen

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IPv6 Buzz 042: Why Wireless Is A Smart Place To Start With IPv6

If you're looking for a way to bring IPv6 into your environment, the WLAN may be your best bet. Find out why in the latest episode of IPv6 Buzz with guest Jeffry Handal. Jeffry cut his teeth with an early v6 deployment on the wireless network of Louisiana State University (LSU). This WLAN serves 40,000 users and over 100,000 devices. He shares his experiences and talks about how vendor adoption of v6 had advanced since that deployment.

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IPv6 Buzz 041: IPv4 Address Exhaustion And You!

The Regional Internet Registry for Europe (RIPE) recently announced its supply of public IPv4 addresses was officially depleted.
In today's IPv6 Buzz podcast, we discuss what that means and why it's impactful for companies everywhere. We also discuss the history of IPv4 address exhaustion and why IPv6 is key to avoiding or mitigating the negative effects.

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IPv6 Buzz 039: Bringing IPv6 Into Enterprise Wireless

This week's IPv6 Buzz discusses getting IPv6 into enterprise wireless environments. We discuss what proper vendor support for v6 looks like, evaluate the impact of a lack of DHCPv6 support in Android, why running dual stack is more work than a clean cutover, and more. Our guest is Joe Neville, a technical consultant at HPE Aruba.

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IPv6 Buzz 038: IPv6 In The Federal Government

Today's episode explores how the US federal government views IPv6 adoption. We also explore the use of IPv6 by the U.S. Department of Defense, including innovations, and how the DoD's use affects its work with civilian entities. Our guest is Jeremy Duncan, founder and leading partner of the consultancy Tachyon Dynamics.

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IPv6 Buzz 035: Selling Your IPv4 Addresses For Fun And Profit

Your IPv4 addresses are a financial asset because the market for v4 address space is rising. The question is, for how long? Guest Lee Howard joins the IPv6 Buzz podcast crew to discuss the financial implications of selling IPv4 addresses. They also discuss the performance and operational benefits of moving to IPv6.

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IPv6 Buzz 034: Why AWS Embraces IPv6

AWS regards IPv6 as a key mechanism to enable customer agility, and to meet rising demands from new applications and devices, particularly IoT. In this episode, Scott and Tom interview Alan Halachmi, Senior Manager of Solutions Architecture at AWS. They discuss current and planned IPv6 support in AWS services, the cloud provider's challenges in deploying the protocol, and advice for cloud users on adopting IPv6.

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IPv6 Buzz 032: LinkedIn Recruits IPv6 – Challenges And Lessons Learned

LinkedIn has been working with IPv6 for years. On today's IPv6 Buzz episode, LinkedIn engineer Franck Martin discusses the technical and cultural challenges of adoption, explores why the company engaged with IPv6, and shares lessons to help others with their own deployments.

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IPv6 Buzz 030: Overcoming The Big 3 Objections To IPv6 Adoption

Objections to IPv6 adoption tend to follow three tracks: we don't need it, we don't have budget, and we'll lose the security and multihoming benefits of NAT. On today's IPv6 Buzz podcast, Dr. David Holder explains why these objections don't hold water, and how to communicate with business and technical leaders to overcome them.

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IPv6 Buzz 027: Making The Leap To Enterprise IPv6

Today's IPv6 Buzz podcast discusses key approaches to getting IPv6 deployed in the enterprise. Guest Enno Rey talks about how to identify quick wins, being liberal and flexible as you deploy, and more. The IPv6 crew also talks about IPv6 security, and Enno shares highlights from his recent RIPE78 presentation.

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IPv6 Buzz 025: Teaching IPv6 With Instructor And Author Rick Graziani

College instructor and author Rick Graziani stops by the IPv6 Buzz podcast to talk about teaching IPv6, including the differences between teaching college students and training IT professionals, how networking and IT are taught in universities and community colleges, and more.

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