gogoNETLive! 3 IPv6 Conference is a wrap

The 3rd annual gogoNETLive! IPv6 conference happened last week at San Jose State University. The line up of presenters was fantastic and all the presentations were video recorded so keep an eye out because in the next month or two those should hit the website. The content will be posted to the agenda page where the slides are already posted next to their respective presenter bios.

I'm sorry this post didn't go out prior to the event happening but work and trying to get things ready for the event itself kept me from getting a blog post up. I would personally like to thank Scott Hogg, Jeff Carrell, Sam Bowne and Mike Meyers for putting on the workshops (which are sponsored by the California IPv6 Task Force) that happened on Monday the 12th. Unfortunately these were not video recorded so if you did not attend the event then you missed out. I would also like to thank Yurie Rich for hosting the IPv6 Forum Silver and Gold certification testing at the event. It allowed a lot of folks the opportunity to get tested and certified.

If you absolutely need to attend an IPv6 event prior to the end of the year the only one left is the Texas IPv6 Task Force IPv6 Summit but it starts Nov 19th (day of this post) and is two days.

Otherwise, I suggest marking your calendar for April 17-19th, 2013 so you can attend the North American IPv6 Summit which is hosted by the Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force and is hosted in Denver, CO. It is the largest, most influential and likely the finest IPv6 event in North America and I am proud to say I am also involved with that event too.

I think 2012 really has been the year of IPv6, perhaps not from the deployment standpoint but certainly from the discussion and planning perspective. It is finally something that enterprises and service providers are able to build specific plans around deployment and operations and not feel they are totally bleeding edge for doing so. With the current momentum I think 2013 will only hold more promise for widespread deployment. The biggest challenge will continue to be education and closing the knowledge gap around IPv6.

So, if you want to be part of the in crowd and are living and/or working in California or for a California company feel free to send me an email - I'll be happy to send you a CAv6TF laptop sticker! (US only shipping is on us - outside US we will let you know the cost)

Happy holidays - now go deploy IPv6!
- Ed

CAv6TF and gogoNETLive!2 IPv6 Conference - Nov 1-3

Nov 1-3 the gogoNETLive!2 IPv6 Conference will be happening at San Jose State University. The line up of speakers is excellent and there will be a day of hands on practical labs to learn IPv6. To get in on the labs you should sign up right away, it is first come first served. To register for the event visit the registration page. You can hit me up on twitter (@ehorley) to get a discount code.

This event is the only dedicated IPv6 focused conference that happens in California and the CAv6TF is hoping that folks take advantage of the opportunity to learn about IPv6.
- Ed

PacITPros LA IPv6 Presentation Follow Up, Cisco ACE supporting IPv6 and gogoNETLive!2 IPv6 Conference

Thank you to all who showed up to see me present at the Los Angeles Pacific IT Professionals User Group meeting on Tuesday. The crowd was wonderful and asked some great questions about IPv6.

We ended up changing the topic a bit at the last minute for the meeting to better tailor the content to those who were signed up to attend. As a result, the presentation was titled "The What, Why and When of IPv6 - should I even care?" and the presentation was focused on the basics of IPv6, what is it, why should I care about it and when it affect you or your clients. It covered some basic background about the IPv6 protocol, what products and technologies are utilizing it today and how that impacts what you do as an IT Professional. The presentation is available to download from the user group's MeetUp site - just register and you can download it. Lots of thanks to Microsoft MVP Jessica DeVita who hosts and runs the meetings, she did a wonderful job as always and to Microsoft MVP Richard Hicks who presented on DirectAccess immediately after me.

Also, Cisco made up some IPv6 ground in their ACE platform with their new code release announcement on the Sept 20th. As of ACE A5(1.0) which added some much needed IPv6 features. Shannon McFarland has a great write up on his blog so I won't bother repeating it. I do now have to modify my support statements about ACE and IPv6 so for those Cisco SE's who have seen my presentations in the past please read the release notes and Shannon's blog - it will clear up a lot of items.

To round things out, the gogoNETLive!2 IPv6 conference is open for registration now. The conference is Nov 1-3rd and if you sign up prior to Oct 1st and use the discount code "earlybird" you can get 25% off. If you are a student simply use the code "student" and you will get 75% off - you need a valid student ID to show at the time of the conference or you will be charged the full price. The line up of presenters is great and they will be adding more! This conference will be worth both your time and money to attend.
- Ed