On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 1:21 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > Just as an aside - I think that wired end-point connectivity is going > the way of the dodo, except for the most demanding loads ...
I disagree. Aside from "demanding loads": * Security - Right or wrong, a lot of big orgs don't trust wireless due to security reasons. You can provide all the counter-arguments you want, but if some large stupid org says "Thou Shalt Use Wires", then people working with that org will have to comply. * Robustness - A wireless link will never be as trouble-free as a hardline. * Power - As long as something needs to have a wire for power, you lose most of the the benefit of wireless. While plenty of end-user devices are becoming small enough to be battery powered, plenty others are not. What I think is far more likely is we'll see wireless become far more pervasive, complimenting wired networks rather than replacing them. I do expect wired end-user devices in homes and SOHOs to just about disappear, though. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
