A new study from Tactical Deployment Systems compares the insertion loss of HD8² to traditional plug-and-play fiber connectivity. The report explains how eliminating the MPO connection with an integrated hard-wired cassette will significantly reduce the insertion loss found in the traditional setup.
The Evolution of Connectivity – Automating the Fiber Layer
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Bob Shine, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Telescent, shares insights on how MTDC connectivity can evolve to meet customer demands.
Maximize your Data Center Budget with High Speed Point-to-Point Cables
Ryan Harris, Sales and Market Manager for High Speed Interconnects with The Siemon Company, explores the ins and outs of a variety of different data center cabling options to suit a variety of different data center budgets, as well as when reaching out to a cabling specialist might be the best approach.
New Data Center Infrastructure Strategies Top of Mind for IT Management in 2021
A new report from Service Express explores the current outlook on strategic planning for data center infrastructure, identifies the top priorities and challenges that IT professionals will encounter in the next 12-month cycle, and shares insights into workload deployment and cost reduction methods.
Automating Fiber Cross Connects: Ready for Today, Prepared for Tomorrow
Bob Shine, VP Marketing and Product Management at Telescent, explores the ins and outs of automating fiber and how new systems are arising to successfully automate the fiber layer.
2021 Data Center and Infrastructure Report
Service Express surveyed 500 IT professionals nationwide for their insights into their current and future actions on a variety of topics from IT budgets to workload deployments. Get the new report that highlights the responses and data garnered from this survey to to provide helpful insight into how the IT industry is taking action today and planning for the future.
Henry Siemon Takes Helm as CEO of The Siemon Company
Henry Siemon is the new President and CEO of network infrastructure specialist The Siemon Company, succeeding Carl Siemon. He is the fifth generation of family leadership for the company.
Scorecard: Looking Back at DCF’s 2020 Predictions
Each year Data Center Frontier identifies eight themes that we believe will shape the data center business in the coming year. Here’s a look at how our predictions for 2020 turned out.
Budget Restrictions, Security Demands Top IT Challenges Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the IT industry, in particular, as IT professionals were charged with keeping institutions afloat, helping millions of U.S. workers transition to remote work and more. A new white paper from Service Express offers quick insights into how IT navigated through remote work demands, supply chain disruptions, increases security requirements and more to keep business operations moving forward.
How to Avoid Unnecessary Hardware Refreshes
Paul Mercina, Director of Product Management, Park Place Technologies, walks readers through three steps to help companies avoid unnecessary hardware refreshes.
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