Happy Monday! This week might be the last week you have to leave the office and drive home in the dark. On Sunday, we’re springing forward and the evening daylight will be back! Who’s excited?!
In This Issue: Weekend Tournaments & Chaos | Meraki Access Point | Benefits of Redundancy & Cold Spares | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Weekend Tournaments & Chaos
Good Monday morning!
This weekend felt like a blur. My daughter competed in the Odyssey of the Mind regional tournament on Saturday and this was our first experience at an OM event and it was definitely memorable. Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that has students work in teams to solve open-ended problems in a variety of categories, from building mechanical devices to presenting theatrical performances.
The tournament was held at a high school, and it was packed! So many teams from all around Georgia were gathered and the cafeteria where we all congregated pulsed with a cacophony of conversations. Each school had its own team colors and there was a sea of colors present. Tired parents and eager students all waited for their chance to perform, and I could see the kids were having a blast. I texted a friend who was there and he replied “this is chaos” and he wasn’t joking, but chaos in a good way.
My daughter’s team did well and put on a show about a new dinosaur discovery, she’s in the primary team grouping (where the younger kids compete) and this was a great experience for her to learn. Next year she’ll be able to compete with the older kids, who happened to place first in their division. Even though it was a hurry-up-and-wait type experience, we plan to encourage her to keep competing, if anything this will help her work with others and help with her with problem-solving skills. The memories of the experience are worth it alone. Hope you have a great week and don’t forget to set your clocks forward this weekend!
Cris
Product Spotlights & Updates
The Meraki MR46-HW raises the bar to new heights when it comes to wireless performance and efficiency. This cloud-managed access point features 4×4:4 MU-MIMO and 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 making it perfect for next-generation deployments in everything from offices and schools to shops and hotels. It offers the best of all worlds with high throughput, enterprise-grade security, and simple management through the Meraki dashboard.
Learning Center Article – Benefits of Redundancy & Cold Spares
Downtime is the true enemy of every network. Downtime is frustrating, destructive, and worst of all, costly. Businesses can rapidly lose money with even small amounts of network downtime, so everyone wants ways to avoid it.
There really is one answer: redundancy.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas – representing a turning point for vast stretches of the planet where conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws. Read more here.
- Meta announced a dramatic price drop for its higher-end virtual reality headset, the Quest Pro.
Both the Quest Pro and Quest 2 will see price cuts in the coming days, dropping by $500 for the Quest Pro and $70 for the Quest 2. - Two U.S. senators plan to introduce legislation this week aimed at letting the government “ban or prohibit” foreign technology products such as Chinese-owned TikTok.
- China has set an official economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, as it seeks to revive the world’s second-largest economy after a year of tepid growth because of pandemic measures. It will also expand its defense budget 7.2%, marking a slight increase over growth the previous year.