Johna Til Johnson: Eye on the CarriersJohna Till Johnson's weekly Network World column on dealing with carriers and service providers. Updated on Mondays.The waning of the WAN Not so fast.- May 28, 2008 Many of my clients are thinking about how they can use Internet services to augment -- or even replace -- their WANs.http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/052808johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson Be an ISP: internal services provider- May 22, 2008 A big buzzword these days for network and communications teams is "internal services provider." The idea is for the communications group to position itself as a provider of a range of services to the organization's users, typically with a chargeback mechanism in place.http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/052208johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson A virtual workplace poses new IT challenges- May 15, 2008 One of the interesting things that's been happening over the past few years is that just as workforces have become less centralized, IT departments have gotten more so. The vast majority of companies I work with consider themselves virtual, meaning that employees work together on teams from widely distributed geographies. (Here's a hint: If you're in Detroit, your boss is in Dallas, and your colleagues are in Denver you're in a virtual workplace.) Yet fewer IT teams are virtual in the same...http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/051508johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson It's not your father's wireless anymore- May 8, 2008 Back in the day, wireless data was a neatly self-contained niche technology used by folks such as field force workers and logistics companies, but virtually ignored by everyone else.http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/050808johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson Lessons from leaders in telecom management- May 1, 2008 Last week, I mentioned that telecom managers have my deepest respect. Thats easy to say, but in this case, I really did put my money where my mouth is: Last month, my company honored 10 of the top enterprise organizations that demonstrated significant leadership when it comes to deploying communications services.http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/050108johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson |