[147416] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Sad IPv4 story?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jared Mauch)
Fri Dec 9 16:17:24 2011
From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
In-Reply-To: <14031.1323465141@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:16:08 -0500
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Cc: NANOG Operators Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Dec 9, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> I suspect the opposite is in fact true - if there is an open market, =
many sites
> will continue deluding themselves and make the end game that much more =
painful.
> If you haven't been able to sell the CFO types on the need to deploy =
IPv6 *yet*
> (consider that you *should* have been specifying "Ipv6-ready" on capex =
for at
> least 4-5 years already, so most of the gear on the floor should be =
ready to
> go), you're going to be *screwed* when you finally get moving. Among =
other
> things, all the *good* IPv6 experts will already have found good gigs, =
and it's
> gonna either take a bigger paycheck to headhunt one, or you'll be =
stuck with
> the dregs of the market (either way, it will cost you more).
I've had recruiters calling me about IPv6 related jobs for at least 2 =
years now.
Some are full-time, others contract work.
If you haven't IPv6 enabled your capable devices yet, get on it. Most =
providers
will give you IPv6 for free now, and will allocate you space from their =
blocks.
If you are an ARIN member, you can get your block of IPv6 address by =
submitting a simple
form as long as you already have IPv4 space.
Get on it, make them work this month and have your space already =
allocated prior to the
start of 2012.
- jared
