We face an incredible number of very difficult problems. A large network requires an army of highly skilled, highly paid experts who often spend their time performing janitorial duties as they clean up network messes. As for network management, adequate tools to solve the big problems are few and far between. Again, corporations must rely on their network manager's wits. We have come a long way in five years.
Organizations now rely on their networks to run their businesses.
We have a lot of work ahead of us. With the ability to determine the best path for routing data packets, routers are a fundamental component for any enterprisewide network. Network Computing's editors challenged vendors to devise fault-tolerant storage solutions, and you're invited to watch them face off and present their answers. Register here or get more information. The winners of the Best of Show Awards will be announced at a later date.