[ale] [Semi-OT] Networking Equipment

[Michael B. Trausch]

On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:08:52PM -0500, Leam Hall wrote:
> On 11/30/2011 11:56 AM, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> > Any time a vendor-specific answer is given, it (in my book) loses
> > credibility.  As with the multitude of Linux distributions out
> > there, there are multitudes of hardware used for networking, and
> > it is the knowledge of the standards that they all implement that
> > is important.
> >
> > Specifics, such as user interfaces and proprietary extensions, are
> > easy to work with if you have the base that is the standard stack.
> > It doesn't matter if you're talking about operating systems, Linux
> > distributions, networking, or even cars.
>
> My advice comes specifically from the enterprise world. If someone
> wants to get a networking job in a large company, Cisco experience
> is key.  That is not to say other options like Juniper, OpenWRT,
> etc, aren't valuable. However, generic skills (networking, Linux)
> will lose to specifics (Cisco, Red Hat), all other points being
> equal.
>
> Again, please don't take my stance to be the way I feel things
> should be. After doing this stuff for a while I see that it is the
> way things are.

One reason why I don't work for companies where HR controls the
process of, uh, "acquisition of talent".  :-)

	--- Mike
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