deploying #ipv6 amidst competing priorities

“ D e p l o y i n g a m i d s t c o m p e t i n g p r i o r i t i e s ”

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How to

Deploy  IPv6  via  4DX

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Poll: deploying IPv6 is …

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Irrele

vant

Unsu

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Import

ant

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So how’s Africa faring with IPv6?

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src:  stats.labs.apnic.net

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But South Africa is doing better … right?

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91,975 est ZA IPv6 Users

0.25%

Congratulations!! Great job!! #really

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Poll: how many of you deployed IPv6 on

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Core

Servic

es

Edge

Use

rs

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IPv6: The Final Hurdle

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Use

rs

Servic

es

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Why not services & last mile?

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Lack of RESOURCES

Failure in EXECUTION

TIME | SKILLS | MONEY

90% 10%

1. Business case 2. Management CHAMPION 3. EXECUTION framework

Today

The Future

3 KEYS TO DEPLOYMENT SUCCESS

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Solving the RESOURCES problem

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BUSINESS CASE + CHAMPION

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Business case: “IPv4 Exhaustion”

WHAT does that even MEAN?!!!

ways that deploying IPv6 benefits our …

5BAD implications of IPv4 address shortage on our

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A champion unlocks the keys to the vault

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Resource-poor zone

ChampionIPv6 deployment team

Resource-rich zone

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Solving the EXECUTION FAILURE problem

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3Keep a

Scoreboard

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Focus on IPv6

2Act on Lead

Measures

4Maintain

Accountability

FOCUS | LEVERAGE | ENGAGEMENT | ACCOUNTABILITY

4DX

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The real problem: which gets attention?

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1. Big client site down

2.Border router C

PU

spiking

3.Install fibre lin

k to IXP

1. IPv6 research/self study

2.Create IPv6 address plan

3.IPv6-audit border ro

uter

The “real” work is always URGENT. IPv6 is merely IMPORTANT

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The 4 Disciplines to fix execution failure

1. Make IPv6 deployment wildly important

2. Act on the LEAD measures

3. Keep a deployment scoreboard

4. Create a cadence of accountability

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To FOCUS, revisit the goal > Lag Measure

<VERB> <subject> from X to Y by <date>

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Where we are NOW

Where we WANT TO BE

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Examples of Lag Measures

Increase percentage of our IPv6 Internet

traffic from 1% to 50% by 31st December 2016

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Grow the revenue from IPv6-supported services from $0.00 to $5m per annum by 15th May 2017

Activate IPv6 on 100% of our public-facing infrastructure and services by 31st Dec. 2016

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Seek LEVERAGE with LEAD Measures

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The Objective

Lead Measures. FOCUS HERE

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Examples of LEAD measures

Hours/day spent learning/researching IPv6

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Number of IPv6 issue tickets resolved/week

Hours/day spent on IPv6 infrastructure audit

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Test for LEAD Measures

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Predictable

Influenceable

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Keep a scoreboard

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Percentage of IPv6 issues resolved this week

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Accountability: 30min weekly WIG session

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•20 - 30 Minute Meeting

•Scheduled

•Once a week

•Keep attendance

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LAUNCHing a successful IPv6 deployment

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Engineering problem Business problem

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DELIVERing a successful IPv6 deployment

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Engineering problem Business problem

IPv6 Success = WHY + Champion + 4 Disciplines “What’s your excuse again?”

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