New splice on connectors from Belden
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Soundproofing your server room
techniques for soundproofing a server room to keep the noise down in a small to medium sized office
Precision screwdriver review
Recently I came across this nifty, and inexpensive, precision screwdriver set. If you want to order your own: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CMVYDQ2
The new Cisco 9600
https://blog.noblinkyblinky.com/2019/04/29/introducing-the-catalyst-9600/ The Catalyst 9600 enters the market as the last piece of the CAT9K series puzzle. It compliments the rest of the line up, the CAT 9200, 9300, 9400, and 9500 series switches. And this is ultimately an upgrade to …
Where does TRILL and VXLAN fit in to your network strategy?
As networking trends yo-yo between layer-3 and layer-2 centric different protocols have emerged. Protocols such as Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL), Shortest Path Bridging (SPB), and Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) have emerged to address the need of scalability …
What is an LOA for a cross-connect?
LOA’s (Letters of Authority/Authorization) are a mystery to many. We help many of our customers with LOA’s on a semi-regular basis. If you are here you are probably wanting to find out what an LOA is and how to properly fill …
Zip Ties or no Zip Ties in the data center
Fluke networks has fired another volley in the “zip ties vs. velcro” for cables front. While this article does not address velcro vs Zip ties directly, it does bring up some points about using zip ties. https://www.flukenetworks.com/blog/cabling-chronicles/beauty-isn-t-skin-deep
Data Center Tiers
Tier 1 = Non-redundant capacity components. things such as power have single feeds. 99.671% Uptime no redundancy 28.8 Hours of downtime per year. Tier 2 = Tier 1 + Redundant capacity components. 99.749% Uptime Partial redundancy in power and cooling Experience …