Happy Monday and Happy Columbus Day! We’ve all grown up learning “In 1492, Colombus sailed the ocean blue.” Today we celebrate Christopher Columbus’ arrival in America!
In This Issue: Fall Traditions | Cat6 Shielded Crossover Ethernet Patch Cable | Data Center Server Rack Sizing Guide | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Fall Traditions
Hello and Happy Monday!
I am currently traveling back home from a nice little weekend getaway. My mother-in-law invited us to stay with her and friends of the family at a rather large cabin in Morganton, Georgia. The drive up was beautiful… It’s not quite peak fall colors, but close enough to see different hues of yellow and orange.
We spent a lot of time exploring around the mountain the cabin is nestled in, and later visited a beautiful Apple orchard in Blue Ridge, GA – Mercier Orchards. We didn’t get a chance to pick any apples (it was very very crowded), but we did enjoy some treats including some Apple cider donuts! I was also fortunate to find my favorite apple varietal – the Crimson Crisp apple. This is a crisp, sweet, and slightly tart apple that I think is just the best. We tried other apples (as there was a sample area), but Crimson Crisp is still my favorite. I also discovered another apple called the Sun Crisp, which is definitely in my top 5. It’s not as tart as the Crimson Crisp and has a sweeter flavor.
It seemed like we walked over 20 miles over the weekend as we also explored downtown Blue Ridge and as we hunted for deer sightings in the woods. We did see some deer and a lot of woodpeckers (they looked like a woody woodpecker and even laughed similarly). Overall it was a great weekend and a great time decompressing. Now I need the next day to recover from the vacation, haha. Do you have any fall traditions or trips planned for this year? I’d love to hear about them!
Cris
Product Spotlights & Updates
Make the easy choice with our CAT6 shielded patch cables. Our 7-foot, gray CAT6 Shielded Crossover Ethernet Patch Cables are a smart investment for your IT network. They feature a braided core that connects to RJ plugs on either side of the cable and provides you with the most important line of defense. Common sources of interference include radio towers, high-powered electrical conduits or any other device emitting electromagnetic or radio frequency signals.
Learning Center Article – Data Center Server Rack Sizing Guide
Data centers run on server stacks, and they are usually stored in server racks. So, if you need a lot of processing power and/or data storage, then you’ll need to understand rack sizes in order to strategize.
Unfortunately, server racks are not measured according to specific official dimensions. Fortunately, they are standardized, and you can read those standards when you understand the measuring unit utilized across the industry.
This quick guide will explain how racks are measured and what you need to know in order to pick the correct server rack for your operation.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Russia unleashed a barrage of deadly attacks on cities across Ukraine on Monday, hitting the heart of the country’s capital as part of a wave of strikes against civilians and infrastructure not seen since the very earliest days of the war.
- The Bank of England on Monday announced further measures to ensure financial stability in the U.K., building on its intervention in the long-dated bond market.
- Apple recently introduced crash detection for iPhone 14 and Apple Watch. It’s supposed to detect when users get into a crash and help them reach emergency services. It seems to be overreacting in some cases, though. Crash detection is calling 911 when users go on roller coaster rides.
- Facebook’s owner Meta is warning users that as many as one million users may have had their login information stolen.