Manufacturers continue to struggle with supply chain disruptions that began in 2020. As suppliers shut down their operations in response to the global health emergency, companies found it more challenging to find raw materials and components. If they could locate an alternative supply, the costs would typically be much higher, and lead times much longer. […]
The energy a network consumes depends on its size, configuration, and workload. However, recent research challenges the old assumption that the more extensive a network, the higher its energy consumption. Energy use is not always proportional to network size alone. Network administrators should not estimate power consumption based solely on data volumes. Instead, accurate calculations […]
Put a few network engineers in a computer room with a multi-port switch and tangled cables and see how long it takes before their eyes start twitching. While non-engineers may find this compulsion for well-organized cabling quaint, bringing order to network wiring is more than a professional idiosyncrasy. With organizations demanding faster transmission speeds and […]
Power over Ethernet (PoE) has quickly become a critical enabler in the evolving networking landscape. A highly flexible technology, PoE offers scalability, easy installation, cost-effectiveness, and quick deployment as a component of network upgrades or reconfigurations. It also simplifies adding new devices, offers specialized management, and allows the network to adapt according to need. […]
The benefits of PoE are becoming clear to IT administrators looking to lower energy costs. This can be achieved via PoE energy efficiency. Delivering both data and power via a single Ethernet cable, this technology: Recent power sourcing equipment (PSE) innovations, like the Type 3 and Type 4 standards, allow faster speeds. A more efficient […]
Cities, hospital complexes, and educational campuses rely on the Internet of Things (IoT) to collect data at the network edge. These facilities can use this data for improved security, more efficient operations, and better end-user experiences. Cities use advanced technologies to monitor and manage transportation systems. Hospital complexes deploy way-finding devices to help patients, staff, […]
Multi-gigabit power over Ethernet (PoE) combines the high-speed capabilities of multi-gigabit Ethernet with PoE’s convenience to supply data and power over a single Ethernet cable. A robust and efficient solution for modern networks, the benefits of multi-gigabit PoE include: This guide will offer an overview of the possible uses of multi-gigabit PoE and what hardware […]
The world generates so much data daily that quantifying it would be almost meaningless. Does anyone know what 180 zettabytes would look like if one zettabyte equals the number of grains of sand on all the world’s beaches? Even though only 2% of this data is consumed and stored- that’s a lot of sand. Network […]
Different technologies speak different languages, and when they overlap, it’s easy for things to get lost in translation. What was obvious when a particular technology emerged can easily become murky after decades of use. When we get lost in the jargon, sometimes it’s helpful to go back to the original concepts that gave rise to […]
For millennia, Earth’s inhabitants have followed a 24-hour cycle dictated by the rotation of our planet. When the sun rose, so did we. Even with the discovery of fire, our waking hours largely remained synchronous. It wasn’t until Edison invented the electric light bulb that lighting began to disrupt the 24-hour cycle known as circadian […]
