No matter how you break it down, regardless of its size or stature in the industry, information technology infrastructure and the communications network it supports supplies the fuel that powers the engine of modern business enterprise. Without a consistently reliable and fast computer network, organizations forfeit their competitive advantage before they can even form a market strategy.

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Network architects often take on department management roles overseeing teams of network engineers, system administrators and perhaps even application developers. The goal of a network architect is to design efficient, reliable, cost-effective network infrastructures that meet the long-term information technology and business goals of an organization. The skill to accomplish those long-term goals while also permitting the organization to meet its short-term business goals and financial obligations is what separates mediocre network architects from superior ones.

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