Discussion on: Who is the “new” networking pro? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/who-is-the-new-networking-pro/ Tue, 13 May 2008 09:39:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: PaulK http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/who-is-the-new-networking-pro/#comment-84 PaulK Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:06:15 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/who-is-the-new-networking-pro/#comment-84 The "new" networking pro is just a Marketing drone, probably began his career as a sales engineer. He can regurgitate the marketing drivel and all latest buzzwords the vendors tell him and he can outsource faster than an "old" networking pro can subnet a /24 into 2 /25's. Sort of like the neo-conservatives...same old crap with neo prepended to it... wake me if there is any real news... -Some Random Doofus The “new” networking pro is just a Marketing drone, probably began his career as a sales engineer. He can regurgitate the marketing drivel and all latest buzzwords the vendors tell him and he can outsource faster than an “old” networking pro can subnet a /24 into 2 /25’s.

Sort of like the neo-conservatives…same old crap with neo prepended to it… wake me if there is any real news…

-Some Random Doofus

]]> By: MysteryGuest http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/who-is-the-new-networking-pro/#comment-83 MysteryGuest Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:00:43 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/who-is-the-new-networking-pro/#comment-83 How many of you out there are 75% or more doing Network Administrator work? I would expect that group to all be "new" school, regardless of the years of experience. Granted, if your job is pulling wire all day, I would put you in the "consider more school" category. It's hard to get focused on Application performance when your daily tasks regularly include swapping out AA batteries for people's wireless mice and keyboards. Why they don't have docks and rechargeable batteries I'll never understand. How about a a survey of IT people who "do the work" and find out how many different hats they wear in their daily work, compare it to the size of the business, and help us all gauge when we have enough "workload" to validate our proposals when requesting a budget for more help in the form of a contractor, professional services or full time staff. There's no paradigm shift here, just advertising blather. How many of you out there are 75% or more doing Network Administrator work? I would expect that group to all be “new” school, regardless of the years of experience. Granted, if your job is pulling wire all day, I would put you in the “consider more school” category.

It’s hard to get focused on Application performance when your daily tasks regularly include swapping out AA batteries for people’s wireless mice and keyboards. Why they don’t have docks and rechargeable batteries I’ll never understand.

How about a a survey of IT people who “do the work” and find out how many different hats they wear in their daily work, compare it to the size of the business, and help us all gauge when we have enough “workload” to validate our proposals when requesting a budget for more help in the form of a contractor, professional services or full time staff.

There’s no paradigm shift here, just advertising blather.

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