Archives for July 2023

Happy Thursday & Happy National Fried Chicken Day! It’s the perfect day to stop by your favorite place to pick-up some fried chicken and enjoy a feast. 😋

In This Issue: CK Same-Day Shipping | Rack Mount Rails | 5 Tips to Stretch Your IT Budget | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Same-Day Shipping

Happy Thursday!

Did you know we offer same-day shipping? Yep, that’s right! When you order from us, our team will work tirelessly to package and ship your order the very same day! It’s like having your own trusted team of genies working to get your wish granted.

So, why is same-day shipping so awesome? Picture this: you suddenly realize you need something urgently, whether it’s for a special occasion or a last-minute project. No need to panic! Just place an order with us before our cutoff time, and we will do the rest!

To take advantage of this speedy service, check our website, send a PO, or contact our customer solutions team. Once you’ve placed your order, our dedicated team will spring into action, making sure your package is swiftly shipped. It’s quick, convenient, and oh-so-efficient.

Whether you have a super busy schedule, are a spontaneous shopper, or just someone who loves the thrill of getting things pronto, our same-day shipping is here for your convenience. Just kick back, relax, and let us handle everything else.

Joi

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Our CablesAndKits mount should be in the toolbox of every network admin and installer. No more looking for those hard-to-find rails or rack ears to mount your server, UPS, switch, firewall, or other devices. These fully adjustable, universal rails offer the simplicity and versatility to get the devices you need mounted in the rack, quickly and safely.

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Learning Center Article – 5 Tips to Stretch Your IT Budget

One of the great challenges facing every IT department and provider in the business is the limited budget. IT experts can spend all of your money in a flash. There is always something newer, faster, and better to pursue. But, IT investments don’t come with guaranteed returns.

You have to make a budget that you can reasonably afford, and then you have to stretch that budget as far as possible to optimize your spending. It’s not always easy, but fortunately, there are a few tricks that can help in this department.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• JetBlue Airways said it will terminate its partnership in the northeastern U.S. with American Airlines. American Airlines said it will still appeal the ruling. JetBlue will instead focus on its deal to acquire budget carrier Spirit Airlines, a deal the Justice Department sued to block earlier this year.
• Delta has spent more than $1 billion upgrading its planes to offer free Wi-Fi to customers. The airline uses Viasat, one of the leading providers of satellite internet, to deliver Wi-Fi on board.
• Meta has officially debuted its Twitter-like messaging app Threads, which the company is pitching as Instagram’s “text-based conversation app.”
• Earth’s average temperature remained at a record high Wednesday after two days in which the planet reached unofficial records.

Happy Wednesday! We hope you had a wonderful 4th of July holiday. Here’s to a short rest of the week to ring in the weekend!

In This Issue: Living on Land | OM5 Fiber Optic Cable | All About Cisco Active Optical Cables | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Living on Land

Good morning CK family! I hope you all had a wonderful 4th!

This week I’m spending time at home taking care of a zoo of dogs! My family is on our annual trip to the Florida Keys and this year I stayed back, just in case of any surprise appearances of our little guy, to watch all of the dogs. There are 8 of them and boy are they fun!

This weekend, I was reminded of the many things I love about being home. I’ll share them below:

1. Fresh blueberries. My grandparents have had two large blueberry plants for as long as I can remember and this week they’ve been ripening and are ready to pick!
2. The sweet sounds of nature. When I got home on Friday, I spent some time outside in the afternoon and just listened to the sweet sounds of the birds chirping, the wind blowing in the trees, and squirrels living their best lives. Ever since moving, I’ve been more appreciative of what it was like to grow up living on land.
3. Eggs! My parents have 12+ chickens and it’s so fun to go out and gather the eggs and enjoy them. Plus the chickens have such a personality. Since we’ve had them for so long, they’ve adjusted to us and are so fun to interact with.
4. Fresh strawberries. A few years ago, my mom planted a few strawberry plants, which multiplied each year, providing us with fresh summer snacks to pick and enjoy!

There are so many things I could continue to list, but the joy these few things have brought me over this past weekend was more than I expected. It’s a good reminder to take time to appreciate what you have, when you have it – because it’s not the same everywhere!

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of this week!

Cheers,

Ashley

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Product Spotlights & Updates

OM5 fiber cables, the first approved as WBMMF (Wide Band Multimode Fiber), have been created to specifically handle high-speed data center applications with using two fibers to transmit from 40GBs up to 100GBs. With the emergence of SWDM (Shortwave Wavelength Division Multiplexing) applications in data centers, OM5 fiber cables provide optimal support and performance at higher speeds.

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Learning Center Article – All About Cisco Active Optical Cables

When you need the fastest possible speeds for a network, fiber optics becomes a necessity. Yet, there is a range of multi-gigabit networking that is supported by both copper and fiber cables. Those speeds usually range between 10 and 100 Gigabits per second, and if that describes your network, then you have several viable options for how you connect your devices.

One option is that of active optical cables. They can provide powerful, cost-effective connectivity for many different network designs.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Major League Pickleball has named Julio DePietro as CEO and Bruce Popko as COO. They will work to grow the professional sports league as the sport has gained enormous popularity.
• In the 2000s, Skype grew quickly as a peer-to-peer service for making calls and exchanging instant messages. Microsoft bought it in 2011 for $8.5 billion. It has lost daily users since the pandemic.
• Google has made updates to its privacy policy that now allow it to take any publicly available data and use it for artificial intelligence (AI) training purposes.
• The number of farmers markets in the US is increasing—as are the numbers of customers and the number of states choosing to celebrate them with an official ‘Farmers Market Week’. Read more about the uprise of farmers markets here.

Happy Monday! We hope you had a wonderful and safe weekend. Wishing you all a Happy Independence Day and a great week ahead! 🎆

PLEASE NOTE: CablesAndKits will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th in honor of America’s birthday and independence. If we can be of any assistance to you prior, please let us know.

In This Issue: Happy Independence Day! | HPE Aruba 2530 Series Switch | Basics of GPU Servers | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Happy Independence Day!

Happy Monday and Independence Day Eve!

Hope you had a great weekend and have a great Fourth of July tomorrow! We didn’t do much this weekend and stayed indoors to protect ourselves from the heat. It was definitely sweltering! I plan on watching Independence Day tomorrow as I have pretty much every year since the movie came out in 1996. My favorite presidential speech, by President Thomas J. Whitmore (aka Lone Starr) is masterfully recited in the film and I just can’t watch it enough!

I’m so thankful to be living in the United States and definitely proud to be American! We plan to grill out and hopefully watch some fireworks from a nearby park. My kids are deathly afraid of fireworks, so we try to enjoy them from a maximum distance, they like the colors, but they hate the explosions!

I hope you have a safe and wonderful Fourth of July and a great rest of your week!

Cris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Aruba 2530 Series of switches was designed to offer cost-effective, reliable, and secure access layer connectivity for a wide range of uses from enterprise, to branch offices and small to mid-sized businesses. These easy-to-deploy switches feature an energy-efficient design that lowers power consumption for greater energy savings.

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Learning Center Article – Basics of GPU Servers

Servers are essential in the modern world. They do the heavy lifting that allows all of us to enjoy the many perks of a digitally connected life. Whether browsing the internet, using a favorite app, or even talking on the phone, servers are playing critical roles at every juncture.

With so much depending on servers, it’s not surprising to see that they continually experience serious innovation. Today’s servers can run laps around those used even five years ago, and there are a few key reasons for that.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Goldman Sachs is in talks to offload its Apple credit card and savings account products to American Express.
• The European Space Agency launched its Euclid spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The telescope is on a mission to record billions of galaxies over the next six years.
• Kraft Heinz, whose ketchup is among its popular condiments, shared a heavily punctuated statement on Tuesday in a tweet that reached over 4 million people. A day later, the company asked the public via a Twitter poll whether they kept their ketchup chilled or in the pantry. Learn more about what came of this viral tweet here.
• The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down student loan forgiveness will become the latest challenge for retailers coping with more cautious consumers. Student loan payments will also restart this fall after a Covid pandemic-related pause. Investors say retailers that sell discretionary merchandise, such as clothing and electronics, are the most vulnerable.