Though cloud computing dominated many IT conversations this year, there was plenty else to talk about in the tech world. And talk you did.
We analyzed the articles you clicked on, retweeted and mentioned on Twitter to come up with the top IT stories that you, the folks on the front lines, deemed most important in 2012 for business. Let’s take a look:
We love October here at ThinkGig. Not just because the temps start to cool down and we get closer to enjoying our Halloween candy, but because we get to go to the Big Apple for Interop New York! We look forward to this event with great anticipation, not only because we provide the gargantuan portable network, but because we get a firsthand look at what’s hot in the world of IT and get to rub elbows with our fellow network geeks.
Here at ThinkGig, we’ve been covering IPv6 and why businesses should be thinking about it. In addition to traditional businesses, this is a critical issue for state and local governments and public education, because the fear is that some people will have trouble signing onto public websites and getting access to critical information.
So what should you do to make sure that you are prepared? Here are five tips we think are a good place to start:
As you may know, today is World IPv6 Day and we are excited to participate in this “test flight” to promote the transition to IPv6.
If you are not familiar, World IPv6 Day is organized by The Internet Society (ISOC). It is a 24-hour trial to motivate Internet service providers, network operators, operating system vendors and web companies to prepare their services for IPv6 and ensure a successful transition as the world’s supply of IPv4 address space runs out.
It seems like IPv6 is all the buzz lately but like many “hot” IT topics, you may be wondering: Do I need to pay attention now or is something to be aware of for down the road?
From our perspective, the time to pay attention to IPv6 is now. Here’s why:
IPv6 is the next-generation Internet Protocol address standard that’s been standing in the wings ready to replace the IPv4 protocol most Internet services use today. The primary difference between the protocols is that IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses compared to the 32-bit addresses used with IPv4. That means IPv6 can support approximately 340 undecillion addresses as compared to 4.3 billion for IPv4.
May is here, and to many of us in the networking world, that means one thing: It’s Interop time.
As the anticipation grows, we thought it would be a good idea to consider what’s going to be hot this year, aside from the Nevada desert. From where we sit, two themes we anticipate to be hot this year at Interop are: IPv6 and cloud computing.
