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DHagar
DHagar
9/15/2017 5:01:48 PM
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Re: CenturyLink's Just Do It
Great interview and CenturyLink has truly focused on the key values - learning the deliverable models that IT enables them to provide - and packaging that in new customer service models that they are wanting; knowledge that telcos understand.

They deserve to be a leader in this field and it goes to show what telcos can accomplish if they will adopt new IT models (ie SDN-NFV).

Also, their understanding that you truly learn and focus on the important differentials when you implement your solutions - by just doing it.  That is the best way to gain new knowledge.

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srufolo1
srufolo1
9/15/2017 9:45:28 PM
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CenturyLink on NFV
He has a great attitude when it comes to taking action. Just jump into NFV, and be ready to pivot and be ready to admit that you are wrong. So true. We learn by our mistakes.

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afwriter
afwriter
9/16/2017 9:39:45 AM
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Re: CenturyLink on NFV
@srufulo1, So true and with how fast things change now you have to be in the middle of it to be able to keep up.

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clrmoney
clrmoney
9/16/2017 11:06:05 AM
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CenturyLink for NFV
Century Link being with NFV should bring more to the table and increase services for themselves so continue to strive for success.

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dcawrey
dcawrey
9/16/2017 12:18:27 PM
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Re: CenturyLink on NFV
No one really knows how this market will shake out. 

That being said, it's better to start early and get experience with this technology. That's going to be invaluable over time. 

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srufolo1
srufolo1
9/16/2017 1:18:51 PM
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Re: CenturyLink on NFV
@dcawrey Yep. Skip the reading of the manual, and jump right in. Hands-on experience is the only way to learn anything in life. That includes keeping abreast of new technologies, despite how fast they move.

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faryl
faryl
9/17/2017 6:35:13 PM
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Re: CenturyLink on NFV
It's a great way to get over "paralysis by analysis" that keeps so many from taking action

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dcawrey
dcawrey
9/18/2017 1:07:04 PM
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Re: CenturyLink on NFV
@srufolo1 When it comes to technology, things change quickly. This is why I think it is better to just jump in at this point. 

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JohnBarnes
JohnBarnes
9/18/2017 2:47:03 PM
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Re: CenturyLink on NFV
srufolo1 , dcawrey, 

Contrariwise, it's also a good guide for potential hang-backers and late-adapters; if in your industry you really can't afford a service interruption (e.g. travel reservations) or margins are too narrow to support throwing away recently aquired physical capital (e.g. supermarkets), then the current state of NFV (things rolling over way before the useful life or depreciation of the acquired gear) tells you: Let other people make the mistakes first. Wait till there is a manual and it's not coming out in a new edition every ten days.

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DHagar
DHagar
9/18/2017 5:11:30 PM
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Re: CenturyLink on NFV
@dcawrey, I agree because there is only so much you can anticipate, you truly do not know the impact until you implement.

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