Tag: IPv4

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AWS promotes IPv6 by putting a price on IPv4 as of 2024

AWS promotes IPv6 by putting a price on IPv4 as of 2024

AWS will put a price tag on public IPv4 addresses starting next year. The cloud service thus hopes to encourage users to switch to IPv6. AWS is running out of IPv4 addresses. Because of their scarcity, the cost of obtaining such an address has skyrocketed for the cloud service. AWS therefore no... Read more

date9 months ago
AWS introduces IPv6-only for virtual private cloud environments

AWS introduces IPv6-only for virtual private cloud environments

AWS recently introduced a new service that allows customers to create virtual private cloud (VPC) environments using only IPv6 addresses. Due to the nature of IPv6, the service is useful for workloads and applications that use many IP addresses. VPC environments are almost always available in pu... Read more

date2 years ago
IPXO warns of IPv4 shortage, price hike and black market

IPXO warns of IPv4 shortage, price hike and black market

Through a public letter, Vincentas Grinius (CEO of IPXO) warns of the security dangers that the increasing price and shortage of IPv4 addresses brings. Every device that wants to connect to the Internet needs a unique IP address. This address is provided by an Internet service provider. Address ... Read more

date2 years ago
IPv6 is still 5-10 years away from reaching ‘mainstream’ status

IPv6 is still 5-10 years away from reaching ‘mainstream’ status

IPv6 is still anywhere from 5 years to a decade away from hitting the mainstream, according to Gartner. It will be a while before it can reach the plateau of productivity and remains a technology that is still being used by early adopters (early mainstream). The analyst firm reported this in its... Read more

date3 years ago