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Making Flexible IT Investments

Overview Information technology (IT) is now being viewed as a strategic investment — one that must help businesses maximize return to shareholders over time. That may necessitate extending the life of existing networking equipment to protect your investments. An organization must be able to leverage legacy infrastructure while migrating to new technologies. And, a carrier’s various networks must interoperate with one another seamlessly. What should IT managers be looking at before making new investments?

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Publisher	Sprint	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	May 2002	Downloads	7
Format	White Papers
Topics	Wide Area Networks (WAN), ATM, Infrastructure Management

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