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Xirrus’ very own Douglas Haider has started his very own blog called Wi-Fi Jedi. This man clearly knows what he is talking about. Not to mention that he has a lot of valuable lessons that can be learned by reading his blog.
In his post “Pre-Implementation Planning,” he speaks of his philosophy of “Measure twice, cut once.” This means that you should check every possible resource and then make a decision before making a mistake. His post pertains to deploying Wi-Fi, but the philosophy could be applied to everyday life.
Here is a little portion of his post that deals with Wi-Fi:
I am starting a large district wide implementation of our Xirrus arrays. This particular deployment is 150+ arrays. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Xirrus, we aggregate from 4-24 radios (we call them integrated access points) in every device along with a non-blocking Layer 2 switch, WLAN controller, integrated threat sensor and spectrum analyzer. Our integrated access points utilize directional antennas, which allow us to cover more area using 75% less devices than our competitors.
This is helpful to understand the scope of the project. While we have 150+ arrays, the competing bids were for approximately 600 access points. It is certainly not the largest WLAN rollout I have worked on, but larger than most. My question today is “How do you plan/prepare for large deployments of new technology?”
My personal philosophy goes back to an adage that my father taught me, which was “Measure twice. Cut once.” There are certain processes that I have used over the years. These include both a pre-implementation call and a pre-implementation checklist.”
For the full post, please visit Wi-Fi Jedi
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