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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Network Operations Luminaries?
Well, I'd say the network should be able to run itself. Like, just plug the wire in, and it works. I do not see any _technical_ reason why it shouldn't be like that. Now, back to the regular Yet Another Useless Feature Sold To Us By OFRV discussions :) --vadim On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 [email protected] wrote: > On Thu, 06 Dec 2001 20:40:36 MST, Pete Kruckenberg <[email protected]> said: > > What would be the network operations equivalents to revered > > business tomes like "The Practice of Management", "Seven > > Habits of Highly Successful People", "The G.E. Way" (and a > > variety of others that populate the shelves of your friendly > > local executive)? > > We still don't know enough about how to actually run a network > to have luminaries. The occasional bright candle, maybe. Right > now, most of the suits are still trying to figure out why the > non-suits think the suits "Just Dont Get It" (the PHB syndrome). > > Unfortunately, the Adams brothers (Scott and Douglas) seem to > have quite a bit of relevance (or more importantly - a large > percentage of the people working in *your* trenches *think* they > have relevance). > > And both authors share the trait that they tend to be much more > an entertaining read than anything labeled a 'tome' ;) > > /Valdis > > P.S. Yes, I know about the incorrect genealogical term 2 paragraphs > back. ;) > >
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