A very annoying/dumb thing is for a network device company requiring an appliance virtual machine to be installed in order for you to properly configure their equipment. #LifeInIT
Give me a web gui or an ssh console to work in, or give me nothing!
I get why.. But again, fine line between security and usability.
"everything requires a controller" is teh new hotness in networking
"cloud first" is equally hot tho...so why isn't the controller in the cloud?
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1. Operability if the network is lost.
2. security - easier to deal with.