Happy Thursday & Happy Train your Brain Day! Today calls from some puzzles, brain games, and riddles to keep our minds in tip-top shape! Wordle anyone?
In This Issue: Community Creates Change | Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch | What is switch stacking & Why is it important? | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Community Creates Change
Happy Thursday, everyone!
Almost a year ago, a neighbor and I had a discussion and came up with a vision for starting a running club in our neighborhood. We had just met, while we were running separately one day, but we both really wanted to create a group for people who had the same passion and love of running that we did. A place where we could share tips, encourage and challenge each other, hold each other accountable, and help each other with our running and health, no matter the running level. A place where everyone felt comfortable to share whatever was on their mind running and health-wise; and ask for help or share help with others.
It is a bit wild to think about and write about the vision for the group above and see where the running club is now in just eight short months. What started with just two of us has grown to about 30 people from all walks of life, ages, backgrounds, running levels, and health levels. The encouragement that everyone gives to each other in the group cheering them on to overcome fears, issues, and mental roadblocks has been amazing. The group really has become a community within a community. It has been a blast and joy watching people smash their goals for running and health. One lady had “never run in her life”, and now she is able to run a 10k in an hour and just signed up for her very first half marathon. A guy in the group has dropped 25 pounds since he joined the group and started running. The community has created an environment where change can happen through support, encouragement, and accountability.
All of this has been on my mind over the last week as we head into another group race this weekend, a Zombie 5k. Several in the group have never run a race before. It’s going to be fun, but even more than that, it has been awesome watching the people in the community grow.
Hope you have an awesome weekend!
Jason
Product Spotlights & Updates
The WS-C3560CX-8PC-S is part of the Cisco Catalyst Compact Switch family built to expand Ethernet infrastructure outside of your network closet. Virtually silent (Fanless) switches can be mounted on the wall, under desks, in tight spaces, or anywhere they are needed. Unlike hubs or unmanaged switches, the 3560CX series switches provide advanced security and networking features for flexibility and scalability.
Learning Center Article – What is Switch Stacking & Why is it Important?
There are countless ways to design a network and meet the criteria it needs to follow. Not all of these methods will be as efficient or affordable as others. That’s why network administrators are constantly learning new concepts.
Switch stacking is commonly used in high-end networking, but many small and medium businesses are missing out on the technique. Taking a minute to learn more about it could reveal a better way to run your network that saves time and money while improving network functionality.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Microsoft is launching a simple graphic design app called Designer that will be available for free and as part of Office productivity software subscriptions
- The price of Bitcoin has edged higher by about 0.4% and was trading at $19,072.00, while Ether rose 0.6% to $1,290.73.
- Nikola agreed in August to acquire battery-pack maker Romeo Power for $144 million in stock. At least half of Romeo Power shares had to be “tendered” to complete the deal. Nikola said that just enough Romeo Power shares were tendered and the deal will now close.
- The Waterbury jury unanimously determined Wednesday that Alex Jones will have to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families.