Producing a great network design requires balancing many factors: You’ll have to identify the best technologies for the task(s), and also factor in technology maturity, risk, cost, technical skills needed, staffing impact, and ease of management. It also requires a holistic view of how the proposed design interacts with all the other components in the network or datacenter.
Many in-house technical teams come up with designs that receive little critical review. This happens when the designer is the alpha geek in a shop, whose deep thoughts no-one dares to criticize.
