At zeb, we understand the complexities involved in transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6, a crucial upgrade for modern cloud networking. IPv4's limitations are becoming increasingly apparent in today's digital landscape, making the shift to IPv6 essential for scalability and future growth. As an AWS Advanced Tier Consulting Partner, zeb specializes in simplifying this transition, ensuring a seamless and cost-effective migration.

Our IPv6 Adoption Acceleration is crafted to help businesses overcome the challenges and complexities associated with this pivotal upgrade. Utilizing AWS's powerful infrastructure, our solution includes the allocation of IPv6 addresses, updating subnets and security groups, ensuring application compatibility, and conducting thorough testing. By integrating these capabilities into your existing workflows, our solution enhances network performance, security, and cost-efficiency. With zeb's expertise and AWS's advanced services, your business can achieve a smooth transition to IPv6 and future-proof your network infrastructure.

Key Features Depending on Your Specific Needs and Objectives

• IPv6 Address Allocation: Assign IPv6 addresses to your EC2 instances, ensuring each instance is correctly associated with the new addresses, providing a scalable and future-proof network.

• Subnet and Security Configuration: Update subnets with IPv6 CIDR blocks and modify security groups and route tables to allow IPv6 traffic, ensuring robust security and connectivity.

• Application Compatibility: Ensure applications running on EC2 instances are compatible with IPv6, potentially requiring updates or modifications to work efficiently with the new protocol.

• DNS and Infrastructure Updates: Update DNS records to point to IPv6 addresses and remove public IPv4 addresses once IPv6 is fully operational, streamlining network management.

• Comprehensive Testing: Conduct thorough testing to ensure all services are accessible and functioning correctly over IPv6, mitigating potential disruptions during the transition.

Deliverables Depending on Your Specific Needs and Objectives

• Future-State Architecture Diagram: A detailed architectural blueprint outlining the integration of AWS services, including EC2, VPC, and Route 53, tailored to your IPv6 migration requirements. This diagram provides a clear visualization of how various AWS components can work together to deliver a seamless transition.

• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Estimation: A precise projection of the operational expenses associated with the proposed IPv6 migration using our pre-configured AWS Pricing Calculator. This estimation helps you understand the financial implications and benefits of migrating to a cloud-based IPv6 solution.

• Integration and Deployment Support Plan: A comprehensive plan outlining the steps for integrating the IPv6 migration into your existing infrastructure and workflows. This plan ensures minimal disruption to your operations during the transition.

• Ongoing Monitoring, Optimization, and Support Strategy: A strategy for continuous monitoring and optimization of your IPv6 infrastructure, including support plans for fine-tuning and enhancing the system to adapt to your evolving business needs and maintain optimal performance.

• Custom Scoped Solution Development Proposals Based on Your Specific Needs and Objectives:

  • IPv6 Address Allocation: A proposal for assigning IPv6 addresses to EC2 instances, ensuring a scalable and future-proof network.

  • Subnet and Security Configuration: A plan for updating subnets with IPv6 CIDR blocks and modifying security groups and route tables to allow IPv6 traffic.

  • Application Compatibility: Recommendations for ensuring application compatibility with IPv6, including potential updates or modifications.

  • DNS and Infrastructure Updates: A proposal for updating DNS records to point to IPv6 addresses and removing public IPv4 addresses once IPv6 is fully operational.

  • Comprehensive Testing: A detailed plan for conducting thorough testing to ensure all services are accessible and functioning correctly over IPv6.

Timeline

The assessment and road mapping phase typically spans approximately 2 weeks, while the implementation activities may require 4-12 weeks (depending on the scope, size of the project, and availability of your project sponsor and technical teams).

Next Steps

Our typical next steps involve showcasing our previously implemented solutions, submitting a proposal for implementation services, including future-state architecture recommendations, technical design and implementation, testing, and production cut-over.