Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile | The tech giant has cited ballooning costs associated with IPv4 addresses::undefined

    • partial_accumen
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      109 months ago

      IPv4 is really outdated.

      Dirty IT open secret. Lots and LOTS of IT still running mission critical workloads is outdated too, but still running.

      • @[email protected]
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        49 months ago

        We still had a networked DOS 3.1 server running at my last job for the intercom system in the building when I was IT that ended up blowing up in a power surge we had (it was wired into a direct 12v power rail that for some reason had no surge protection). Of course they did the obvious thing to do and spent $4k to get the exact same DOS 3.1 box second hand to replace it with