Slim line tonic for BT

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Following privatisation, BT decided to pare down the number of mainframe sites it operated, while improving the network connectivity between them. Ken Mann examines the methods used and the lessons learned.

Five years after privatisation, BT embarked upon a massive three-yearame sites it operated, while improving the network connectivity between them. Ken Mann examines the methods used and the lessons...

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