Last month, we introduced how the Smart Grid has provided an opportunity for power utilities to rethink their operating strategies and come up with innovative ways to integrate the new and the old in order to position themselves for the future. We then described the first two lessons that can be applied to any industrial networking system: Plan for scalable bandwidth to handle the steadily increasing demand for data AND Explore heavier-duty switches and routers to support expanding demands for more equipment attachments. Read more »