Pau Lo
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patch panel risks and best practice
Can I ask what from a laymans risk perspective (management level not tech), what exactly a patch panel does in terms of a data centre? What risks there are if the patch panel isnt set up properly / managed properly? using you expertese what exactly would you look for in terms of config of patch panel/management of patch panel to mitigate any risks associated with such hardware?
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Not really. Sure a port can fail and people can plug in the wrong things, but that can happen anywhere and, as I said up front, in a data center it's hard to do without a patch panel. Sure, you can bring in your feeds and terminate them directly into a switch, but the patch panel gives you more flexibility.
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