Wow! I'll buy one. Where do I sign up. :-)
Leveraging our core competencies to effect a paradigm shift was the
chief selling point.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/29/2010 5:28 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
> On 11/29/10 15:37 : , Ken Norton wrote:
>> Well, I had a major success at work today. One of those "yee haa"
>> moments combined with attaboys from up the food chain.
>>
> Those are few and far between.
>> I designed two extremely large Layer-1/Layer-2 10 GbE (multiple)
>> networks combined with a full deployment of DWDM and had the designs
>> accepted and funded without debate. I even was allowed to select the
>> vendor! This is a network design covering two states.
>>
> Whoa... sweet. I know some of what you just said, and it makes me all
> tingly.
>> Whew! In case you don't understand the lingo, it's a honkin big,
>> state-of-the-art, fiber-optic system capable of making angels sing.
>> It's the biggest/baddest network I've ever designed and the basic
>> design of it came together in about two hours. It defines our entire
>> fiber-optic network for years to come. Presentation document was 12
>> pages long with probably another 50 pages in support documentation.
>>
> I hope you used Powerpoint slide shows with moving bullet points that
> slide in from the sides or fly in from the top. Those always help sell
> a concept. I really hope you used the phrases "leverage our core
> competencies to effect a paradigm shift in interconnectivity mindset"
> and, "at the end of they day, the information bandwidth available will
> provide for an unparalleled rich-media eperience for the end users and
> provide lower TCO for our IT support assets."
>
> I really hope you did.
>
>> I'm tired, but now the real fun begins. I'd rather be taking pictures,
>> but this day job ain't too shabby either.
>>
>> AG
> Congratulations!
>
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