Multicloud and hybrid network viability has also been extended to include IPv6 path analysis, helping teams reason about connectivity in dual-stack and hybrid environments. This capability addresses a practical challenge for enterprises deploying IPv6 alongside existing IPv4 infrastructure. Network teams can now validate that applications can reach IPv6 endpoints and identify segments where IPv6 connectivity breaks down. The platform models both protocols within the same digital twin, showing how traffic transitions between IPv4 and IPv6 segments.
According to Bykov, platform engineering groups will now be able to visualize complex application workloads from multiple dimensions. That includes the implications of security and advanced routing policy on applications, all the way up to the point of termination within the enterprise.
The cloud abstraction problem
One of the reasons why hybrid visibility for networks can be an issue is because cloud providers deliberately abstract infrastructure complexity from users. Azure Firewall delivers packet filtering as a managed service without exposing the underlying compute or network resources. Private Link creates connectivity paths without requiring customers to understand the routing mechanics.
This abstraction serves a purpose. It allows teams to consume network functions without managing physical infrastructure. But it creates a visibility problem for operations teams who need to understand how these functions affect application traffic.
IP Fabric’s approach is to model the control plane behavior without exposing the underlying implementation. The platform represents what Azure Firewall does to traffic without attempting to map Microsoft’s internal infrastructure. It shows how Private Link affects connectivity without revealing the provider’s routing fabric.
“Abstraction is vital to be able to operate complex infrastructure, and it’s a major appeal that a specific network or security function can be used without having to deal with the underlying complexity,” Bykov explained. “However, that function itself makes a decision about the traffic, affecting the application and that is the control element that the customer is interested in.”
