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Peter MorrisseyListen to Peter Morrissey's Reality Check Presentation, "Shoot For the Moon: Network Infrastructure for Cradle to Grave," complete with accompanying PowerPoint Presentation.

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  1. From the Top
  2. Introduction: Shoot For the Moon: Network Infrastructure for Cradle to Grave
  3. About Peter Morrissey
  4. It Starts with an RFI
  5. Our Company: Cradle to Grave
  6. Two Basic Approaches: Best-of-Breed Vs. Single Vendor
  7. Best-of-Breed Approach
  8. Single-Vendor Approach
  9. Single-Vendor Approach: The Good and the Bad
  10. You Have to Draw the Line in RFI
  11. RFI Respondents
  12. A "Winner,' With Caveats
  13. Results Reveal: The State of the Network Equipment Industry
  14. Functionality AND Speed
  15. The Wiring Closet
  16. Additional Functionality
  17. Reliability
  18. Management
  19. Support
  20. Sources of Support
  21. Standards Update
  22. Question and Answer
  23. Thank You

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