Wim Hendricks

Wim Hendricks, the CTO of Nokia's IP division, brings three decades of experience in networking to the conversation. He delves into the benefits and challenges of utilizing IPv6 in Kubernetes, revealing its pivotal roles in the control and data planes. The discussion highlights the surprisingly low adoption rates, the need for dual-stack support, and the hurdles posed by non-IPv6-aware applications. Wim also emphasizes the abundance of IPv6 addresses for scaling and the importance of ecosystem improvements for a smoother deployment process.