Definition:
A very old term for moving and assembling network parts together inside a corporation, 1.
Explanation:
Now this is a phrase I thought I’d never hear again but have recently heard multiple times. It is now used in a slightly derogatory fashion, to signify when the cloud part of a network is taking too long to complete, has been made overly complex, or seems to be letting down the dream of cloud networking.
Using it like this harkens back to the times when we could do this kind of stuff relatively easily. In context: “they’re only just Slinging Tin why is this taking weeks?” often used by people who have assembled entire complex networks consisting of all of the parts still being used in today’s networks and have done it within a few days.
Disclaimer: As always these posts are not aimed at anyone client or employer and are just my personal observations over a lifetime of dealing with both management and frontline associates.
- more commonly known in the real world as a phrase for weightlifting[↩]