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Outsourcing Managed Network Services - is the Decision Right for Your Network?

Overview Outsourcing to a service provider can help meet the challenges to reduce capital expenditures and mitigate network risk at today's accelerated pace. And the right service provider can manage the networking needs of a business and provide scalable solutions, reliable performance and network security. This paper looks at how to ensure the proper planning and relationships are in place so you choose the right provider to benefit your business.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Cisco Systems	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	March 2004	Downloads	2
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Design, Strategic Planning, Scalability, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Outsourcing

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