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The Disruptive Protocol 13
1.4 Driving IPv6 Growth
Since 1994, IPv6-related hype has been accelerating. It would be hard to
imagine anyone in the networking business who has not at least heard
something about IPv6 by now. The reports never question why organiza-
tions would make the move to support IPv6, but concentrate on how IPv6
will differ from IPv4, how the technology will change, and how to go about
installing and configuring the technology.
Far less frequently does anyone talk about why an organization could
gain competitive advantage over others by migrating sooner. Not only do
network buyers fail to see any pressing need for IPv6,