The end, but not the end

This will be the last Network Architecture newsletter written by me. But it will not be the last one you receive.

After more than 10 years of writing this newsletter, the run is coming to a close. However, the Network Architecture Alert will continue – it will just point to other stories on our site instead of my column. In fact, I remain at Network World and will continue to compile the newsletter with the other content.

Network World has great depth in this area, so you will continue to receive excellent coverage of network architecture developments from my colleagues, particularly Jim Duffy and Tim Greene. Jim and I have often covered similar topics. I have tremendous respect for Jim and have occasionally used this space to highlight his work. You’ll be seeing his name a lot in the articles the newsletter points to.

To continue reading, register here and become an Insider. You'll get free access to premium content from CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World. See more Insider content or sign in.

This will be the last Network Architecture newsletter written by me. But it will not be the last one you receive.

After more than 10 years of writing this newsletter, the run is coming to a close. However, the Network Architecture Alert will continue – it will just point to other stories on our site instead of my column. In fact, I remain at Network World and will continue to compile the newsletter with the other content.

Network World has great depth in this area, so you will continue to receive excellent coverage of network architecture developments from my colleagues, particularly Jim Duffy and Tim Greene. Jim and I have often covered similar topics. I have tremendous respect for Jim and have occasionally used this space to highlight his work. You’ll be seeing his name a lot in the articles the newsletter points to.

A lot has changed in network architecture, in the 10 years since I started writing this newsletter, but a lot has also remained the same. The speeds are higher. Some of the applications are different, as we’ve seen the rise of voice and video on these data networks. Networking companies have fallen away. Cisco has expanded. The impact of the Internet has steadily grown.

But the network adapts. Networking and IT professionals keep building, expanding and fine-tuning their networks. They adjust to the changes, and they keep the engines of their enterprises moving forward.

The newsletter was always a great way for me to stay in touch with readers, because the e-mail medium was more personal than simply posting articles online. Today, we’ve gotten away from that personal approach, but there are new and better ways to keep the dialog going. With that in mind, I invite you to join Network World’s LinkedIn group or to become a fan of our Facebook page, because those are two ways you can keep abreast of network developments and discuss them with your colleagues and me (I manage both of those groups). Or you can follow me or Network World on Twitter (again, both me).

See you online.

Read more about lans & wans in Network World's LANs & WANs section.