2. Ignoring user demand
Most users gravitate toward wireless. It's like the cordless and cell phone phenomena--these technologies exploded because they freed users from their phone wiring.
With WLANs, it's all about the freedom to carry your notebook computer into a conference room and stay connected (though critics might call that a distraction, especially when you use the laptop to do other work). Surveys by Network Computing and research analysts show that users in organizations with WLAN technology consider wireless valuable to their productivity.
Sure, as an IT admin you can argue that wireless is too costly and comes with baggage like evolving standards and inadequate security. But if you avoid wireless for those reasons, your internal customers will likely conclude that IT doesn't understand their needs. It's tough enough getting user buy-in for critical IT projects; don't make things worse by ignoring users in your wireless plans.
3. Rejecting outside assistance
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