| When planning a network, it is important that it is designed
not only to meet your needs now, but also to meet your needs
in the future. In the shorter term, the choice of hardware
and software can be shaped by how you see your company
developing in the foreseeable future.
In the longer term, you may not know exactly what may
come along, but you will be in a better position if your
network was originally designed with flexibility and upgradeability
in mind.
This should not be a process only carried out when your
network is originally designed. Modern businesses have
to operate in a world of constant change, so systems need
to be regularly reviewed to meet such changes. |