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5 best router and switch features you never use
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By Jim Duffy
It's been said that Microsoft Word users only exploit 10% of the
software's capabilities. The same might be true of those
managing enterprise LAN switches and routers, a habit that might
be costing organizations in unnecessary purchases and manpower
at a time when every penny counts.Read full story
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