Five Promising Trends To Drive Data Center Networking From year to year, we experience a series of changes that take networking technology to the next level. Now, while we progress in 2020, why not take note of the phenomena and techniques that will play significant roles in the industry. These schemes are most likely to…
What’s the Difference Between Compatible vs Original Transceivers? What do you look for when buying an electronic device, particularly hardware; compatibility or originality? You may feel that either one will work fine, but it helps to know the advantages of each choice as this helps to make an informed decision. Transceivers Everyone requires a…
Solving Datacenter Network Bandwidth with 400GB Fiber Optics Datacenter networks are running into traffic problems because of the increase in data density in recent years. Since 2012, advancements in cloud storage, social media, messaging, large chunks of data, and content distribution networks have contributed to network IP traffic. Data transmissions have doubled by at least…
How Companies are Improving Transceiver Technology Many technology companies are taking it upon themselves to develop updated optical transceiver technology to be used in data centres. These devices convert electrical signals into an optical signal, allowing for the signals to be safely and efficiently transported between servers across fiber-optic cables. Some companies are using transceivers…
Which Cisco SFP is Right Between SFP-GE-T and GLC-T? One great thing about the SFP/SFP+ standard is that it lets single pieces of networking hardware support a range of different cabling standards. Instead of having to get a new switch you can just swap out the optical transceivers as different transceivers handle different connections and…
How 3rd Party Optical Transceivers can Benefit Your Data Center Optical transceivers are among the most useful pieces of hardware in a network. As long as you have equipment with SFP/SFP+ ports – which are found on most equipment – transceivers will allow you to switch between different uplink types to suit your current wiring,…
4 Ways to Segregate a Network – Enterprise IT Infrastructure Do you need to segregate? Most situations in which you need to segregate are related to the security of your network. The main reason for segregation is to limit access to the network that a group of users or devices may have. This ensures that…
Cisco’s Franchise – Paying the Price for Original Cisco Products A majority of Cisco Systems customers who buy optics from the company do so at a massive markup over the actual price. This is an open secret, which all customers know about and recently this has come to the notice of analysts and Cisco stockholders…