+1 Wired networking is dead! Long live wired networking.
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:28:41 -0800 Subject: [OT] Future of wires (was: Guest network security) > 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 > ~ 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
