Re: DoD IP Space

[Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa>]

On 2/14/21 02:00, scott wrote:

> I would be looking for a new job and it is a much larger network than 
> 2 routers is a big city.  :)    Sabri Berisha was correct: "The true 
> enemy here is mid-level management that refuses to prioritize 
> deployment of IPv6.   What we should be discussing is how best to 
> approach that problem. It's where ops and corporate politics 
> overlap."   What I always heard when I bring it up and they don't want 
> to talk about it was "What's the business case?" They know there isn't 
> one.

You've just answered yourself, which is the sad (but true) reality.

It will always come down to numbers, especially if you need to expend 
money on kit or use limited human resources that are already tied up 
with money-making projects.

If you can show that further delaying IPv6 deployment will have a direct 
impact on loss of revenue (particularly in the immediate), then you'll 
have a better chance of getting the deployment approved. The problem is 
any relationship between IPv6 and the going concern of the business is 
most likely to be indirect, which will make your task even that much harder.

Perhaps appealing to your management's sense of "something else", that 
when combined with (loss of) revenue, gives them a minute to pause and 
think. I wouldn't know what that "something else" as it pertains to your 
specific business, but maybe you do.

Mark.