Don’t web 2.0 sites need a good network engineer anymore ? I think they do….Its still important to know how your network works and if it will handles millions of users per second…If not, then my days as a Linux Support Engineer are doomed….Sigh

I was recently meeting with a Web 2.0 company discussing their network infrastructure plans. As I started asking questions about their racks of servers, their storage area network (SAN), their plans for routing, load-balancing and network security, the CTO of the company stopped me and made a bold statement.