Another reason not to like your VPN. In networking we often discuss routing, packets, protocols and latency. It’s always been our lifeblood and our passion. Another area we are passionate about is hardware. A new router, firewall, switch or network appliance will elicit numerous debates and send us to a world of what if? What if I deployed this box to my network? How would it impact it? Would it make the network faster? Would it make my job easier?
Make budgeting easier when it’s time to modernize your access infrastructure. The air has a crispness to it, kids are back in school and the afternoon shadows are growing longer. For me, Fall has always been the season when the last revisions for projects and business as usual (BAU) budget requests were finalized. It was one of the last opportunities to dial in the plan of work for the upcoming year as well as align the projects with the critical financing which makes it all possible.