Yankee Group declares core routing obsolete (was Re: Anybody using GBICs?)

Fri Oct 31 10:02:30 UTC 2003

> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:53:09 +0000
> From: Michael.Dillon at ...

> Todays Internet is much bigger, more diverse, and engineered by
> people who have a lot higher skill level based on hard-won
> experience.
>
> Why do businesses keep supporting these "cheerleader"
> analyst groups who want to treat everything as some sort
> of fashion fad?

Because it's easier than achieving a high skill level based on
hard-won experience.  "Tier 1", "layer 3 switch", et cetera.

Eddy
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