Re: [v6ops] Thoughts about wider operational input

[Nick Buraglio <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 5:19 PM Greg Skinner <gregskinner0=
[e-mail]> wrote:

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> On Mar 21, 2022, at 6:22 PM, Bjoern A. Zeeb <
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> On 22 Mar 2022, at 1:01, Bob Hinden wrote:
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> In my view, and I think I am agreeing with Nick said, it’s not a technical
> problem that would be fixed by a technical feature.   IPv4 works for most
> enterprises today and they don’t see a need (aka business case) to do
> anything different.   The Enterprises who are thinking about moving to IPv6
> are very large enterprises who can’t live within the limits of private IPv4
> space.
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> But remember that these XXL-enterprises are also seeking solutions and
> using ways often not feasible or applicable for the common SMLB.
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> I suspect these are the ones we should be talking to.
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> I suspect the answer is more like “wait until they start speaking to you”;
> well, why should they?  IETF is on no radar for most of them ..  so rather
> you have to go and “listen when and where they speak” because they do.
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This has been what we have been doing. So far it has been very enlightening
but not really too surprising.

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> A place to go where (commercial) enterprise executives meet is a Gartner
> conference.  They meet virtually, as well as in many cities throughout the
> world.  However, when discussing IPv6, be prepared for them to ask what you
> have to offer that will quickly improve their productivity.  Some of them
> may have read articles such as Networking Hype Cycle 2021 by Andrew Lerner
> <https://blogs.gartner.com/andrew-lerner/2021/10/11/networking-hype-cycle-2021/?_ga=2.214948631.1699336899.1649137202-1453838395.1649137202&_gac=1.49562642.1649140440.EAIaIQobChMI9dzQ4Jr89gIVghB9Ch1nvgVZEAAYAyAAEgI_4vD_BwE>
>  The featured graphic indicates that IPv6 is on the “slope of
> enlightenment,” expected to reach the “plateau of productivity” in 5-10
> years.
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> —gregbo
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