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IPv6 for Business Continuity |
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HP has a comprehensive suite of solutions to enable a seamless transition to an IPv6 connected world. A founding member of the industry-wide IPv6 Forum, HP has been a pioneering designer and implementer of the new protocol since its inception in 1995. We support IPv6 across all our product lines, including servers, storage, networking, security, applications, clients and printers.
HP also has a complete lifecycle of IPv6 services, from strategy workshops, readiness assessments, architecture & design through transition consulting and integration and deployment. HP’s breadth of expertise and experience in a multivendor IT environment, make us an ideal partner to work with clients to deliver a smooth migration to IPv6. HP employs a proven approach and methodology to drive a common vision and plan for complex initiatives such as IPv6 which touch business and IT across multiple domains focused on identifying unique business benefits and risks and incorporating recommendations as part of an overall IT plan.
HP is committed to supporting the development of IPv6 and is uniquely positioned to help customers with their IPv6 implementation, given the broad scope of IPv6. |
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The world has moved from IP enabled to IP dependent. As a proof point, ten years ago, most companies would have stated they could survive without a web presence for a period of time. Voice was clearly seen as the only mission critical communication app. Today, web sites are used as the primary, and in a growing number of cases, only marketing vehicle and e-commerce represents a cost-effective and growing percentage of revenue for enterprises. With the proliferation of UC, even legacy voice apps are now dependent on IP. Simply put, IP is now mission critical and enterprises demand a 5 9’s IP model.
Pervasive IP is the cornerstone of electronic commerce, marketing, and collaboration – IP is the new dial tone. Imagine your business without a ubiquitous 5 9’s voice world?
The time to act is now!
The common wisdom is enterprises don’t need to concern themselves with IPv6 unless they are in a region where IPv4 address exhaustion has occurred.
Other factors come into play, however. Issues to consider include:
• Does your enterprise conduct business via e-commerce sites in Asia or other parts of the world that have deployed IPv6 networks?
• Are your suppliers or business partners moving to IPv6?
• Does your enterprise do business with government agencies in countries where IPv6 adoption has been mandated?
• Does your enterprise expect to expand or open new facilities in countries where IPv6 addresses are the only option?
• Do you have telecommuting workers in countries where IPv4 addresses have been exhausted who need to access internal services?
• Do you have mobile workers who have been issued IPv6 addresses and need to connect to your internal network?
• Does your organization rely on a cloud-based service provider that is testing IPv6?
• Can all your customers reach your externally facing servers?
• Do you plan on deploying private or public cloud?
Each of these factors may lead to a potential business continuity issue and point to the need to begin transitioning to IPv6 now.
IPv6 is inevitable – it is the cornerstone of “Everything over IP”. Given the growth of the internet, and that growth is now synonymous with IPv6, capitalizing on IPv6 allows you to open new markets faster and is an enabler for new ways to use the Internet. |
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