Edward Horley - Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators

Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators

Edward Horley

Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators

Copyright 2014 by Edward Horley

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Contents at a Glance

Contents

Foreword

Much of the conversation around IPv6 has been based on the fear of IPv4 address exhaustion and the impending collapse of the Internet if we dont migrate. Customers will be unable to reach our sites and we will simply disappear from the electronic world. Fear, however, is a poor motivator; it does not build a business case.

The last IPv4 /8 range was allocated in June 2013. So many companies started asking questions: Should I move now? If I dont will my costs go up? Will my web sites be disrupted? Are we ready to make the move? Are our competitors moving over? These are all valid questions.

It was also at this time that I was the Senior Product Marketing Manager for the Windows Commercial Team. My focus was on readiness for IT professionals, and on delivering content via The Springboard Series on TechNet (windows.com/itpro) where there was a huge gap in user-friendly content around learning and mastering IPv6. Hey, I have been in IT since 1998, and I am still terrified of IPv4 subnetting, never mind doing it with IPv6!

It was at this time I reached out to Ed to leverage his IPv6 for Beginners decks and content, both externally and on occasion internally. He had a great way of taking complex concepts and making them easy enough for anyone to grasp and eventually master IPv6 networking.

I cannot recommend Eds book enough. After hours of struggling with IPv6 when I was younger, I would have killed to have a book this friendly and concise to help me along.

Have you been scratching your head wondering what this IPv6 thing is all about and how it might impact you? Have you seen an IPv6 address and wondered, How in the world do I subnet that? Then this is the book for you.

Stephen L. Rose

Sr Product Marketing Manager - Windows- US M&O Microsoft.