General recommendations

• Make your test bed(s) as realistic as possible.

• What is your existing level of system administration support? Ensure you will have adequate staff to deal with the system administration load that will be introduced by the IPT system you select.

• Do not forget security considerations: implement all recommended best practices of your vendors (e.g., IPT provider; OS provider; network equipment provider, etc.). Test and then implement ACLs on your network as early and thoroughly as possible.

• Remember that “change is hard” for some users!