William Flanagan
Editor & Publisher Contributing Editor
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ViewsLetteris an email newsletter that isn't tied to the news, but may use a "news peg" to select a topic on which one (or more) of our consultants has a strong opinion. We invite you to subscribe, to get our analysis based on historical perspective and knowledge of end users' needs--it might give your head a spin.The ViewsLetter list server ensures that our emails comply with legal guidelines and "good practice" to avoid spam. The ViewsLetter is the only email you will receive from this list. All are invited to subscribe. We started in 2002 by looking at automating the installation and provisioning of carrier services. As the first issue stated the problem, imagine voice call switching still done by manual cord boards. There aren't enough people in the country to handle the call volume in telephony. In that year data traffic exceeded the world's ability to train and certify network engineers (operators) to set up data services--unless the process is automated. To meet demand, carriers installed new procedures, new equipment, and new software management tools. With so much data, we've become used to "always on" connectivity. Just as we always expect dial tone when we pick up a phone, we expect our browser and email to work all the time. Historically, the tolerance for outages has been higher among Internet/router people than among telephone people. That changed, as availability became a performance metric for the IT department as well as the voice service. From 2005 through 2008, ViewsLetter focused on High Availability to cover the evolving network and server technology that's making data services more reliable all the time. We recognize the value of your time, and aim for a length of three pages per issue. The "ViewsLetter Archive" link in the site map leads to a collection of published issues, in HTML format with any illustrations. Advertise your company, product, or service in a publication devoted to your market. For rates and a schedule, inquire by email or phone 703.855.0191. "ViewsLetter" and
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