[53851] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Spanning tree melt down ?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rafi Sadowsky)
Fri Nov 29 16:44:12 2002
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 23:43:40 +0200 (IST)
From: Rafi Sadowsky <rafi-nanog@meron.openu.ac.il>
To: Daniel Golding <dgold@FDFNet.Net>
Cc: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>, nanog list <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20021129145944.J58164-100000@paradox.fdfnet.net>
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## On 2002-11-29 15:05 -0600 Daniel Golding typed:
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DG> Yes, I read his bio. I'm sure he's quite the techie amongst his fellow
DG> physicans, and I think thats a great thing. However, its more than just a
DG> bad idea to put someone who isn't completely proficient in a job like this
DG> - its bad for the patients. If you want to run a shoe company, and put a
DG> shoe salesman with a couple linux boxes in charge of your network, more
DG> power to you. However, if you run a huge hospital, at which, there are
DG> numerous patient affecting IT systems, you really have an obligation to
DG> hire a professional, rather than a talented amateur, with all due respect
DG> to the good doctor.
Hi Daniel,
Are you suggesting that a CIO at a "huge hospital"(or any other enterprise)
Needs to be an expert at LAN/WAN networking, Systems, DBA & Security
Rather than a management expert that has a good grasp of the basic IT
issues and understands the core business needs of the enterprise ?
--
Rafi
