The supply of Internet addresses has run dry, but it's no cause for alarm. A new system for assigning Internet addresses will allow trillions of new possibilities. For most people, the change from IPv4 to IPv6 will go unnoticed, but a few users may experience some headaches before the transition is complete.
Today is the day IPv6 finally goes live. For as long as there has been an Internet IPv4 has been synonymous with IP and nobody really stopped to think about which version of the protocol it was. But IPv4 has outlived its usefulness.
From SDN and network automation to IPv6 and 802.11ac, the big trends in the networking industry demand your attention, and you can find them at Interop Las Vegas.