If
only PINK FLOYD had written a song about Convergence
Infrastructure. At ONA we would
be in ‘Seventh Heaven’, wherever that is. Not sure what they would have written
with their angst ridden lyrics, especially as Convergence Infrastructure is part of the future proofing of
businesses in the UK and beyond.
Historically
your data (computer) or voice (telephone) or visual (video) or in fact good old
fashioned electricity, for lighting say, would have a cable of its own and never
the twain shall meet. Each on its own, individual, separate, devoid from
relationship. All installed possibly by separate teams of people, all vying for
the best space to run the multitude of cables into little cubby holes, hidden
from your view.
But!
“COME
TOGETHER” – sang the Beatles! and who
would have thought that the liquorice strands of eCable that ONA spoke about
last month BLOG could be so versatile http://www.it-cabling.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/why-cable-is-king.html .
But
they can!
This is where Pink Floyd would rail against the tide of Convergence Infrastructure, so no “Hey! Teacher! Leave them Kids Alone” here. As IP or Internet Protocol is the control measure (the Protocol bit), that creates a standardised set of rules to run on a Converged Infrastructure. It turns out that IP convergence refers to the capability to act as a single foundation for various functions that traditionally had their own platforms.
Now
with end user technology, in computers, voice, visual and electricity, your
infrastructure can be plotted within your building, using the very same
colourful eCable [link to last months’ blog again] that ONA spoke about last
month.
So
before you plan your next move and if you want to know more about IP, IT, PSTN,
VoIP, eCable or IPTV – YES I know!, then speak to me, Roy at ONA.
I
love Pink Floyd
Mob: 0779 9628927
Web: www.onaltd.co.uk
