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What is IPv6, why is it so important, and why is it adoption taking so long?

Network World

For the most part the dire warnings about running out of internet addresses have ceased because, slowly but surely, migration from the world of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6 has begun, and software is in place to prevent the address apocalypse that many were predicting. What is IPv6 and why is it important?

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IPv4 vs IPv6 – Why is IPv6 so important?

Galido

IPv6 is the newest version of Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification number and location for each of the world’s Internet-connected devices. if it weren’t for IPv6. The Internet continues to grow and that growth will only be accommodated by IPv6 addresses.

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New Route 53 and ELB features: IPv6, Zone Apex, WRR and more.

All Things Distributed

New Route 53 and ELB features: IPv6, Zone Apex, WRR and more. By Werner Vogels on 24 May 2011 05:26 AM. Elastic Load Balancing support for IPV6. To support the continuous growth of the Internet it is essential that IPv6 will be enabled. ELB will now support both IPv6-only as well as Dual Stack (both IPv4 and IPv6) access.

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Fountainhead: My Cloudy Nerdy Playlist for 2012

Fountainhead

Freakin brilliant tribute to IPv6. ► 2011. (22). (Windows listeners only) Maybe thisll be the V0geball psyche-up tune next year. The Day the Routers Died – Had to end with this one from RIPE 55 conference, 2007. Not sure who sang, tho. But picture a room full of geeks singing the final stanza. Techy Poetry. ► May. (2).

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How to Enable TimeMachine Backup for.

Sean Daniel

Thursday, February 10, 2011. How to Enable TimeMachine Backup for your MAC to your Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials or Windows Home Server 2011. As you probably know by now, the Release Candidate of both Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials , and Windows Home Server 2011 is now live.

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New AWS feature: Run your website from Amazon S3 - All Things.

All Things Distributed

By Werner Vogels on 17 February 2011 07:45 AM. New Route 53 and ELB features: IPv6, Zone Apex, WRR and more. All Things Distributed. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. New AWS feature: Run your website from Amazon S3. Comments (). Spot Instances - Increased Control. APAC Summer Tour.

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Introducing the AWS South America - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

By Werner Vogels on 14 December 2011 07:00 PM. New Route 53 and ELB features: IPv6, Zone Apex, WRR and more. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Expanding the Cloud â?? Introducing the AWS South America (Sao Paulo) Region. Comments (). Spot Instances - Increased Control. APAC Summer Tour.

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