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Privacy on the Internet
The identification of individual users and their interests is based on users’ behavior online. But behavior tracking isn’t the only form of involuntary characterization by outside parties. We announce who we are and what we (probably) care about in many ways. Read more
The Difference
Between IPv4 and IPv6
IPv4 and IPv6 sound very similar and they were both developed to solve the same problem. But unless you’ve looked closely under the hood, it’s hard to know how they differ. Read more
IPv4 Address Leasing:
Ownership Rights and RIR Policies
Unlike selling IPv4 addresses and relinquishing ownership rights to these addresses, leasing them on the market enables organizations to “lend” these ownership rights to lessees. Read more
The IPv4 Leasing Market
The IPV4 leasing market has been controversial, driving policy discussions at public policy meetings among the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that administer the IPv4 address records. In part because short term lessees tend to use the addresses in ways that will get them blocked. Read more
Should I Sell or Lease
IPv4 Addresses?
The best reason to lease is that it generates monthly recurring revenue that can be reported as operating income. For an asset with often a $0 cost basis, that’s very appealing. Read more
Diverging Prices
& Buyer Opportunity
The $ per IP address differential between /16s and smaller blocks is likely greater than the integration cost penalty of dealing with multiple small blocks. Read more
Should I Buy or Lease
IPv4 Addresses?
There are multiple options for leasing IPv4 addresses. So, organizations needing IPv4 addresses have to consider whether buying or leasing makes more sense. Read more
Why Are RIR Transfer Fees Inconsistent?
The variations in transfer fees within a single Regional Internet Registry (RIR) can be considerable. Those required by the four transferring RIRs are many and inconsistent. Read more
Legacy IPv4
What Is It and Why Care?
Legacy IPv4 addresses were issued before the development of community governance. The organizations using these addresses did not have to implement the new policies, including return any surplus addresses. Read more
Unused Assets
at UK & Irish Universities
Many UK colleges and universities have untapped, very liquid assets that are currently unused and/or replaceable. This blog clarifies ownership and transfer rights. Read more
What Is Technical Debt and How to Reduce It
In IT, a “technical debt” refers to the cost of a current obligation to change a system after business needs change. Technical debt accumulates when organizations don’t regularly adjust their systems. Read more
What Happened to
IPv5, IPv7, IPv8 and IPv9?
How many versions of the Internet Protocol are possible? For now, 16. But what happened to IPv5, IPv7, IPv8 and IPv9? Read more