How do you handle getting Cat 5E (or I guess Cat 6) from your servers to the core switch? Just straight cable runs in the ceiling/under the floor? Patch panels? Or something else? Basically I want to ...

Wiring your home for multimedia? Dreaming about it? Even if you’re using an electrician to pull the CAT 5e cable, it’s worth getting involved in the design of the termination — the rack. The rack is ...

I recently completed a server hardware refresh in my environment and made the decision to switch to rack mount hardware. Even though I am no stranger to rack mount hardware, I have never run rack ...

When it comes to data center cabling, fiber optic may have the edge in speed and length, but copper wiring and interconnects are still very much alive and kicking. What’s more, they are likely to ...

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