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Best Practices for Temporary Power Cable Routing and Management

Understanding cable design and layout

December 1, 2020

In mission critical facilities, constant power supply is vital — it is the key to protecting data, supporting operations, and maintaining business continuity in the digital age.

Cable Assemblies — Stewart Connector

November 13, 2020

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Stewart Connector’s Category 8.1 cable assemblies are designed to run high speeds over copper cabling while featuring industry-standard form factor RJ45 connectors on each end.

Structured Cabling Makes a Comeback With High-Speed, Low-Latency Deployments

Switch-to-server connections cannot be a weak link

Betsy Conroy

Amir Sekhavat

November 9, 2020

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As we look toward 25 Gbps and beyond and the deployment of leaf-spine fabrics to support high-speed, low-latency communications for emerging technologies, structured cabling is well-positioned to make its comeback.

Next-Gen, Single-Mode Optical Fiber Power Budgets

Lowering channel insertion loss

Randy Harris

November 3, 2020

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Faster data processing between powerful servers and complicated switches is in high demand, thanks to the massive proliferation of IoT devices.

Cable Jacks and Assemblies — Stewart Connector

October 26, 2020

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The Cat 8.2 series is a cost-effective solution for data centers looking to upgrade their data transmission speeds without switching over to a fiber optic solution.

Cable Management Solution — Amphenol Network Solutions

October 15, 2020

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FlexTrax, a vertical cable management solution, was engineered specifically to address the challenge of safely and protectively routing fiber optic cable from overhead trough to equipment cabinets and racks in data centers, telecom, and other applications.

Fiber System — Panduit

September 15, 2020

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Enclosures and panels are adaptable between six- and 12-port configurations.

Industrial Cables — ShowMeCables

April 14, 2020

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ShowMeCables offers a line of commercial-grade Category 5e M12 cable assemblies manufactured by L-com.

Circular Floor Box — Snake tray

February 24, 2020

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Snake Tray’s all-metal circular floor box for access floors offers a durable data and power reception module for workstations.

Networks of the Future Shouldn’t Be Using Cables From the Past

Understanding the difference between helically stranded, tight-buffered cable and ribbon cable to ensure optimum network performance and the most cost effective solution.

December 26, 2019

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As data center and enterprise network managers confront the ongoing surge of high-bandwidth, high-speed applications driven by the rapid growth of mobile device use, 4k to 8k video streaming, virtualization, IoT, 5G, and yet-to-be-identified emerging technologies, they are tasked with building a long-life, future-forward network at the lowest cost of ownership.