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Re: Feedback Requested: Routing Resilience Manifesto


From: Larry Sheldon <LarrySheldon () cox net>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:14:06 -0500

On 7/2/2014 1:00 PM, Jared Mauch wrote:

On Jul 2, 2014, at 1:52 PM, William Herrin <bill () herrin us> wrote:

People will notice you streaking across a football field. They won't
pay the slightest attention to what you have to say but they sure will
notice you. Shall we organize a naked routing run?

No, but how else do you suggest we work to address these problems?

I am no longer active in the field, but back in the day, the ways of successfully selling stuff to management involved some mix of:

It will improve sales.
It will reduce costs.
It will allow you to do something you want to do.
It will keep you out of court and jail.

No variation "It is the right thing to do" ever worked unless management thought of it.


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