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On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Mukom Akong T. <mukom.ta...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear experts, > > I've found myself thinking about what ground an engineer needs to cover in > order to convince the executives to approve and commit to an IPv6 > Deployment project. > > I think such a presentation (15 slides max in 45 minutes) should cover the > following aspects: > > a) Set the strategic context: how your organisation derives value from IP > networks and the Internet. > > b) Overview of the problem: IPv4 exhaustion > > c) Implications of IPv4 Exhaustion to your organization’s business model. > > d) Introduction of IPv6 as a solution to IPv4 exhaustion. > > e) Understanding the risks involved. > > f) How much will deploying IPv6 will cost. > > g) Call to action. > > I've detailed my thinking into each of these items at <How to ‘Sell’ IPv6 > to Executive Management – Guidance for > Engineers<http://techxcellence.net/2013/03/05/v6-business-case-for-engineers/> >> > > My question and this is where I'd appreciate some input: > > a) To all you engineers out there who have convinced managers - what else > did you have to address? > One of the most important things i see not being stressed enough is that IPv6 is frequently free or a low-cost incremental upgrade. So, when calculating ROI / NPV, the hurdle can be very low such that the cash in-flow / cost savings is not a huge factor since the required investment is close to nil. This is not always the case, some legacy stuff won't work on ipv6 without investment. But, as a plug to all you folks who work at companies that use a CDN, please ask your CDN to turn IPv6 on for your website. This is top-of-mind for me since i just pushed my www folks on this issue Here's some relevant pointers for the CDN folks, in many cases its just a matter of clicking a button in the management portal: Akamai http://www.akamai.com/ipv6 Edgecast http://www.edgecast.com/ipv6/ Cloudflare https://www.cloudflare.com/ipv6 Amazon http://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2011/05/24/elb-ipv6-zoneapex-securitygroups/ Softlayer http://www.softlayer.com/about/network/ipv6 > b) To you who are managers, what else do you need your engineers to address > in order for you to be convinced? > > Regards. > > As always, all opinions expressed are mine and do not necessarily represent > the views of my employers, past or present. > > -- > > Mukom Akong T. > > http://about.me/perfexcellence | twitter: @perfexcellent > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > “When you work, you are the FLUTE through whose lungs the whispering of the > hours turns to MUSIC" - Kahlil Gibran > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > Mukom Akong T. > > http://about.me/perfexcellence | twitter: @perfexcellent > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > “When you work, you are the FLUTE through whose lungs the whispering of the > hours turns to MUSIC" - Kahlil Gibran > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------