Peter Dart describes his journey working with some of the world’s earliest geospatial software to his current role as Chief Architect with Synchronoss. In this role, he helps to guide the roadmap of Synchronoss’ Spatial Suite, a set of tools that assist leading network operators to manage and maintain their Physical Network Inventory (PNI).
In a world where network virtualisation technologies are grabbing the attention of many, Peter articulates why, perhaps more than ever, PNI tools remain relevant. He describes the many use cases where network designers, field workers and capacity planners interact with PNI tools / data, but also delves into some of the less well known opportunities to leverage this information.
Over the years, I’ve often referred to The Corkscrew Analogy or Momentum Spiral to describe a mindset of incremental improvement that’s needed to keep an
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Here at Passionate About OSS, we are exactly that – Passionate About OSS (Operational Support Systems). We’re also passionate about BSS, NMS, or any other names you call the tools that help to operationalise your network.
