PDMS will join some of the world's biggest internet organisations for IPv6 day tomorrow (Wednesday).
Tomorrow the company, along with companies including Facebook and Google, will offer their online content over internet protocol version six (IPv6).
An internet protocol (IP) address is a unique set of numbers that identifies an electronic device of any kind that is connected to the internet. These numbers, or IP addresses, are critical to the operation of the internet.
Since 1981 IPv4 has been the publicly used version of the internet protocol and it is currently the foundation for most internet communications. Due to the rapid growth of the internet over the past decade the industry is now running out of IPv4 addresses.
IPv6 is the next generation of IP addresses and it allows for many more numerical addresses.
IPv6 is not directly compatible with IPv4 meaning that a device connected via IPv4 cannot communicate directly with a device connected using IPv6. This means that if your content and services are only available over IPv4 a potential customer using IPv6 will not be able to even see your website.
PDMS has taken steps to ensure that it is ready to adopt IPv6 and to continue a seamless provision of their managed services to their clients. This has involved the commissioning of new hardware, configuration of key areas of PDMS' hosting network and interfacing with internet service providers that are already facilitating the migration to IPv6.
IPv6 day provides the opportunity for a 24 hour 'test flight' with the goal of motivating organisations across the technology industry to prepare their services for IPV6, raise awareness and ensure a smooth transition as IPV4 addresses run out.
Neal Kelly, infrastructure manager at PDMS, said: "We were keen to get involved with the IPv6 day for a number of reasons. It's great to keep us on our toes and move our infrastructure forward and being an early adopter it gives us the confidence that we can provide future-proofed services to our clients - and we also like a good challenge."
For more information on IPv6 day visit www.worldipv6day.org.
