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First Steps for Setting Up ProVision – Part 1 [Video]

First Steps for Setting Up ProVision – Part 1 [Video]

ProVision, 6connect’s unique Dynamic Network Provisioning (DNP) platform uses a robust Connector Library to automate the provisioning, configuration, and control of devices across distributed networks present in datacenters around the world. This video will help you...

NLNOG Day 2015 Recap

NLNOG Day 2015 Recap

On Friday, the Netherlands Network Operator Group (NLNOG) held its annual conference, NLNOG Day, in Amsterdam. NLNOG invites network operators from around the globe to meet with their industry peers to socialize, talk about current networking related topics, and...

Prepping for IPv6

Prepping for IPv6

The Internet of Things era means every single “thing” (even light bulbs) gets the ability to connect/interact with other devices and services. This implies that every connected device will be IP addressable for this vision of the future to happen. We are living in a...

Resource Permissions Checker Preview – ProVision 5.1.3

Resource Permissions Checker Preview – ProVision 5.1.3

With the Resource Manager and the extensive permissions, we wanted to come up with a better way to visualize and manage these permissions. You still have the old standby method to check the permissions of a Resource assigned to a user: But then we came up with a way...

Here Come the Clones

Here Come the Clones

So we had some requests on how to make using the Resource Manager easier with replicating data sets. Enter THE RESOURCE CLONER. Overview: It’s a simple tool that copies a Resource (including the option of all the Child Resources) so you can setup provisioning tasks...

Four Misconceptions About IPv4 to IPv6 Migration

Four Misconceptions About IPv4 to IPv6 Migration

Updated: August 07, 2017 From the time that this post was first published, global IPv6 adoption has increased from less than 7% to more than 20%. In April of 2014 the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) announced that it was entering its final phase of its...

ProVision 5.1.0 – Feature Spotlight – Task Scheduler

ProVision 5.1.0 – Feature Spotlight – Task Scheduler

One of the features that we wanted to implement was the ability to provisioning tasks without being in front of the GUI. The issue was that to do it “right” we needed to ensure that there was a cohesive and unified queuing system to ensure that actions could be taken...

ProVision 5.1.0 – Feature Spotlight – Smart Browse

ProVision 5.1.0 – Feature Spotlight – Smart Browse

Say you are at a Resource and want to browse a set of IPs to assign a specific one. Smart Assign doesn’t fit the use case, and the conventional “Browse” is just too open-ended. Now you have Smart Browse! This feature allows you to use the parameters from the Smart...

ProVision 5.1.0 – Feature Spotlight – IPPLAN Importer

ProVision 5.1.0 – Feature Spotlight – IPPLAN Importer

One of the biggest hurdles to getting your IP data in order is just moving the data to the right place and in the right format. While our importing tools have improved substantially over the last few releases, we figured it would probably be helpful to build some...

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