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The Operational Cost of Bad Network Design

Poor network design introduces soft failures. Systems don’t crash; they slow down. Troubleshooting becomes routine, not exceptional.

These costs accumulate as lost time, reduced focus, and growing technical debt. Engineers often underestimate this impact because it lacks a single failure point.

Designing for clarity reduces long-term operational overhead.

I analyze long-term design consequences here:
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