IPv6 is coming whether you and your organization have adequately planned for it or not. IPv6, all its new features and functionality, resulting security issues, as well as a number of other enterprise issues, should be considered in your preparation. Consider these 10 things companies and government agencies should do now to be prepared for this inevitability.

• Take a Net-centric View
• Establish the Goals, Path and Timeline for Your Transition
• Inventory your Equipment
• Identify your Software and Services and How they Need to Change
• Develop an Addressing Plan/Network Architecture Implications
• Obtain Your IPv6 Addresses from ARIN (Commercial Organizations)
• Devise and Implement a Security Policy
• Establish an IPv6 Education Plan
• Develop an IPv6 Procurement Strategy and Policy
• Establish a Mitigation Strategy