2026-02-27 · Jonas Hwang

IPv6 Rollouts Without the Theater

IPv6change management

Announce phases with measurable checkpoints, not dates alone. Checkpoints answer the question 'what did we prove?' instead of 'are we done yet?'

Dual-stack maintenance is boring work—embrace boring. Excitement in routing usually means surprise packets.

Teach support teams the three ICMPv6 messages they will actually see in tickets. Depth can wait; triage speed cannot.

The IPv6 Routing Cutover Workshop ends with stakeholder sign-off email templates so your note reads calm, not promotional. We avoid promising outcomes we cannot measure.

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