> I think a rigorous hardware/software support plan, aggressive > management of vendor support, sufficient test lab, and conservative > upgrade process are just as essential to stability.
No disagreement there, with the addition of a plan for when something slips through all the aforementioned. I'm preaching to the choir, I'm sure. > Of course what I really want for Xmas is a Force10 box ;-) I'd really like one for Christmas, too; it'll be very interesting to see if I can feel love for an input-buffered cross-bar switch again. Stephen
