CK Daily Updates

Happy Friday! The CK Family team is wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!

In This Issue: CK Giving Day 10 | Cisco 3750X Series 48 Port Switch | All About 100G Transceivers and Uses in Data Centers | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Giving Day 10, MentalHealthPH

We’ve invited each member of our team to advance our giving efforts and provide us with an organization they are passionate about to donate $500 to. Enjoy Jean Rose Corciega’s story below on the organization they selected.

I would like to donate to this organization so they can help more people like me who’s been struggling and suffering from depression and anxiety every day. Our mental health matters, and sometimes it is just nice to talk to someone you don’t know about your problem because they are not there to judge but to listen.

If you’re interested in donating to MentalHealthPH you can do so here!

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Product Spotlights & Updates

This Cisco Catalyst 3750X series layer 3 switch comes with (48) 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports, a 435 Watt POE Budget, 64 MB of Flash, and 256 MB of RAM. This switch is stackable, and has dual redundant fans, 4,000 VLAN ID’s, a network module slot, and a slot for an additional power supply.

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Learning Center Article – All About 100G Transceivers and Uses in Data Centers

As networking continues to evolve, it has become apparent that data centers are going to do all of the heavy lifting, regardless of who the network serves. In fact, that’s already the case. Networking hubs handle virtually all digital traffic before requests eventually filter down to individual users. Because of this, data center networking is only going to demand more from its hardware and design. Meeting the needs today and tomorrow will require 100G transceivers. This guide was designed to help you better understand and navigate the world of these transceivers.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• FedEx and UPS warned customers that holiday deliveries could arrive late because of bad winter weather. Snow, sleet, high winds or bitter cold have swept through much of the U.S. More than 6,000 U.S. flights have been canceled and more than 20,000 delayed this week.
• Online car market Bring a Trailer said it expects to close out the year with a record $1.35 billion in sales, as a new generation of collectors logged on to buy classic and pre-owned cars.
• The National Football League said its “Sunday Ticket” package of out-of-market games would land on Google’s YouTube.
• Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $725m to settle legal action over a data breach linked to political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Happy Thursday! Sending warm wishes to you and your family as you prepare for the weekend ahead.

In This Issue: CK Giving Day 9 | Cisco 1000BASE-T SFP Module | Importance of Fiber Optic Cleaning | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Giving Day 9, The Boys and Girls Club of Jackson County

We’ve invited each member of our team to advance our giving efforts and provide us with an organization they are passionate about to donate $500 to. Enjoy Mandy Bentley’s story below on the organization they selected.

This year I chose to feed into a local youth development program. The Boys and Girls Club provides a safe place to play, grow and learn while empowering youth to excel in school, become good citizens and lead healthy, productive lives.

If you’re interested in donating to The Boys and Girls Club of Jackson County you can do so here!

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Achieve Gigabit Ethernet connectivity over Cat5e copper wire using the Cisco GLC-T transceiver module. These hot-swappable 1000BASE-T SFP gigabit interface converters (GBIC) plug directly into a Gigabit Ethernet port or slot, linking the port with the network and delivering high-performance Ethernet networking. GLC-T modules utilize an RJ45 interface, are IEEE 802.3:2000 compliant, and can operate at lengths up to 100m (328 ft).

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Learning Center Article – Importance of Fiber Optic Cleaning

Installing fiber optic systems is not easy. It requires multiple levels of expertise in design and application, and it’s why fiber optics experts are always in high demand.

As the name implies, fiber optic cleaning is the process of cleaning fiber connector end faces and components that are prone to contamination. Contamination can hurt fiber optic performance and even lead to test failures. Cleaning resolves one of the leading causes of these failures and produces a pristine fiber optic network that performs as expected.

To put it in simple terms, fiber optic cleaning is necessary to allow the components to perform as intended.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Forecasters predict an onslaught of heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds from Thursday to Saturday in a broad swath of the country, from the Plains and Midwest to the East Coast. A surge of Arctic air will follow. The Christmas weekend could be the coldest in decades.
• Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington has been hailed as a historic, diplomatic success and it’s sure to be one that Kyiv hopes will boost the chances of ongoing financial and military support for Ukraine as the war continues.
• As Avatar: The Way of Water continues to blow up worldwide, James Cameron has indicated he’s game-planning far into the future. Writer-director Cameron has told Entertainment Weekly that he’s shot scenes from a proposed Avatar 3 and Avatar 4 concurrently with the recently released sequel. He did so to avoid having the younger cast members age out.
• Home sales declined 7.7% on a monthly basis in November. Sales were down 35.4% year over year, marking the tenth straight month of declines.

Can you believe there are only 4 days until Christmas – it’s such a joyful season celebrating the birth of sweet baby Jesus. We hope that as you continue through this week you’re able to take some time to reflect on the true spirit behind the Christmas holiday. Happy Wednesday!

In This Issue: CK Giving Day 8 | Cable Raceways | How to Choose Ethernet Cables for Gaming | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Giving Day 8, The Pug Queen Foundation

We’ve invited each member of our team to advance our giving efforts and provide us with an organization they are passionate about to donate $500 to. Enjoy Robert Nelson’s story below on the organization they selected.

Pugs are near and dear to me and my wife’s hearts. We have a pug named Cooper and he has been a literal lifesaver for my wife who suffers from bad depression. The Pug Queen Foundation is great, and we have followed them for years and donated to them on our own as well. They do everything possible to give the pugs they rescue the best care and help find them a furever home.

If you’re interested in donating to The Pug Queen Foundation you can do so here!

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Cable raceways are used to route, conceal, and protect cables. They are surface-mounted systems that usually run along the perimeter of walls in homes or offices, however, they can also be mounted on any other flat surface! These raceways can also be used to hide and organize exposed cables to free up the area around you for a cleaner look. This raceway forms a physical pathway for cables and protects them against corrosion, humidity, heat, and other physical threats. These cable raceways can be cut down to smaller pieces and painted. They also have foam adhesive tape pre-applied for extra protection.

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Learning Center Article – How to Choose Ethernet Cables for Gaming

It’s good that you are looking at Ethernet internet options. As a gamer, you likely understand the horror of laggy games. When it comes to home networks and gaming, latency is a huge deal and can make or break your whole experience – and in the game, whether you live, die, or succeed. Latency is always with us; it’s just a matter of how significant it is. Wi-Fi simply isn’t as stable as Ethernet, and it leads to slower effective experiences due to higher chances of interference.

The good news is that Ethernet has a lot of options for you these days. From Cat5 to Cat8 cables, there is an option out there that matches the performance you want without committing you to too much money out of your pocket.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Lionel Messi and Argentina returned to Buenos Aires on Tuesday to celebrate their World Cup win, and Argentines showed out. Millions of fans packed the streets of the South American capital city on what was declared a national holiday to follow the soccer team on its 50-mile victory parade. Messi and others rode on an open-air bus that pushed its way through crowds of excited fans.
• The National Football League is close to inking a deal with Google’s YouTube TV for Sunday Ticket rights.
• Porche said that a pilot plant in Chile started production of it’s alternative synthetic fuel, “E-Fuel”, as it aims to produce millions of gallons by mid-decade.
• Core Scientific, one of the largest publicly traded crypto mining companies in the U.S., is filing for bankruptcy. The company still generates positive cash flow, and plans to continue mining while repaying debtholders.

Happy Go Caroling Day! It’s the perfect day to tune up your voice, pull out your best Christmas songs, and sing loud for all to hear!

In This Issue: CK Giving Day 7 | Cisco 40GBase-SR Bi-Directional QSFP Module | What Is an SSD? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Giving Day 7, Gwinnett Special Forces

We’ve invited each member of our team to advance our giving efforts and provide us with an organization they are passionate about to donate $500 to. Enjoy Sue Moore’s story below on the organization they selected.

Gwinnett Special Forces is currently run by a close family friend, Elaine Chalmers. Her son, Cameron, is autistic and has been a part of this program for many years. She and her husband, Jerry, have tirelessly devoted themselves to giving Cameron as full a life as possible. Gwinnett Special Forces participate in Special Olympics and serve kids of all ages and abilities. It is one of few organized athletic programs for special needs kids once they are no longer served by the public school system. It provides these kids with a sense of accomplishment, a social outlet, and a structure that is largely lacking once they are no longer in an organized school environment. It also provides parents with a community of other parents walking the same path in life, almost like a super specific small group! I can’t imagine the isolation that some of these kids and their parents would feel if programs like this were not available to them.

If you’re interested in donating to Gwinnett Special Forces you can do so here!

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Product Spotlights & Updates

This Cisco transceiver module is bi-directional and made to work with quad small form factor pluggable (QSFP) equipment. It is built for 40G networking, making it as fast and advanced as anything on the market, and it supports multiple fiber connection modes.

The transceiver words with two 20G channels that function via OM3 and OM4. These channels can transmit and receive on the same strand and at the same time (using multimode fiber). They are ideal for migrating to 40G from 10G. The modules allow you to upgrade the signal across your existing cabling infrastructure, one component at a time if needed.

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Learning Center Article – What is an SSD?

When it comes to IT spending and getting the right hardware, it’s always a matter of knowledge. When you truly understand the risks and rewards of each purchasing decision, you can optimize your spending and get the most value out of your limited budget.

There are countless comparisons to make in this regard, which is why it’s always easier to break things down one concept at a time.

Today, we’re going to cover solid-state storage, or SSDs. They’re a modern improvement on a traditional computer component, and they can offer major advantages that merit an investment.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled Northern California early Tuesday morning, causing some damage and leaving thousands without power in Humboldt County. The quake was reported at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday 11 miles from Fortuna, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
• A court in northern Germany on Tuesday convicted Irmgard F., a former secretary at the Nazi Stutthof concentration camp, of complicity in murder of more than 10,000 people. She received a two-year suspended sentence as requested by prosecutors.
• Russia unleashed 35 self-detonating drones on Ukraine in the early hours of Monday morning as many people slept, damaging critical infrastructure in and around the capital, Kyiv.
• Electric vehicle battery startup QuantumScape said it has begun shipping prototypes of its batteries to automotive customers.

Happy Friday & Happy National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! If you’ve won an ugly Christmas sweater content, you know the feeling it brings. Send us a photo of your ugliest sweater!

In This Issue: CK Giving Day 5 | Cisco Meraki MX68 Security Appliance | Difference between FCoE and FCIP | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Giving Day 5, Navigate Recovery

We’ve invited each member of our team to advance our giving efforts and provide us with an organization they are passionate about to donate $500 to. Enjoy Jason Gazaway’s story below on the organization they selected.

Knowing several people and families that have been affected and devastated by the grips of drug addiction, it is so important to me personally to support Navigate Recovery and the work they do. The staff and volunteers at Navigate work to raise awareness on the issues of drug abuse and addiction, train the community on how to help, and work with individuals and families as they walk through the addiction recovery process. With drug addiction continuing to rise in our country and destroy lives, it is more important than ever to support and help organizations like Navigate Recovery.

If you’re interested in donating to Navigate Recovery you can do so here!

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Cisco Meraki MX family of devices are multifunctional security & SD-WAN enterprise appliances that feature a wide range of capabilities to address a wide variety of use cases – from an all-in-one device. . Organizations of all sizes and across all industries rely on the MX to deliver secure connectivity to hub locations or multi-cloud environments, as well as application quality of experience (QoE), through advanced analytics with machine learning.

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Learning Center Article – Difference between FCoE and FCIP

For enterprise operations, data management is an essential operation, and it requires powerful, robust designs in order to meet demand. That is why storage area networks (SAN) are so common.

With SAN, you will often find that multiple types of connections are necessary to serve every need of the system, so you will be working with copper connections and fiber optics simultaneously.

When it comes to building connections between fiber channels and Ethernet, you have a few different options. Two of them are FCoE and FCIP.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Live TV streaming service FuboTV said it was the target of a criminal cyberattack. Customers had problems accessing their accounts during the World Cup semifinal match between France and Morocco. Service was restored Wednesday evening. FuboTV said it reported the incident to law enforcement and has begun an investigation into the incident.
• Investors are pulling out of the flipping market, as profits drop very quickly. In the third quarter, gross flipping profit fell 18.4% from the previous quarter. Roughly 7.5% of third quarter home sales were flips, still historically high, but down from 8.2% in the second quarter.
• American Airlines travelers will need more points to earn the lowest tier of frequent flyer status. The airline is also getting rid of MileSAAver and AAnytime categories for redemptions.
• Accounting firm Mazars Group has suspended all work with its crypto clients, according to its former client and the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance. The decision to cut ties with Binance, KuCoin and Crypto.com comes just after the global accounting firm released “proof of reserve” reports for several digital asset exchanges.

Happy Thursday! Happy National Cupcake Day! And Happy 10 days until Christmas – it’s a big day!

In This Issue: CK Giving Day 4 | AC Power Cord | Wired vs Wireless Networks: Which is better? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Giving Day 4, Caritas Manila

We’ve invited each member of our team to advance our giving efforts and provide us with an organization they are passionate about to donate $500 to. Enjoy Christine Bongon’s story below on the organization they selected.

Caritas Manila is one of the largest church-based nonprofit organizations in the Philippines. Through their programs and services, they aim to concretize the love of God among the poor, the weak, and the vulnerable—the “least, last, and lost” in society.

My mother has been a longtime supporter of this organization. I always pray for blessings so that I can bless others and support the same causes that my mother does. I don’t have much, but through you, I’ll be able to fulfill that wish… again this year. Thank you for this opportunity.

If you’re interested in donating to Caritas Manila you can do so here!

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Power cords are commonly used to connect a piece of equipment to a power distribution unit and many other uses. Whether the cords are used in a basic or dense installation, these heavy-duty power cords save time and money.

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Learning Center Article – Wired vs Wireless Networks: Which is better?

When it comes to designing your network, you have to make one basic decision before you get to anything else. Do you want wireless connectivity? The truth is that wired and wireless networks offer significant pros and cons when compared to each other. It’s important to have a good appreciation of those pros and cons before committing to your network design or plan.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The Biden administration plans to reopen a partnership with the U.S. Postal Service to mail free at-home Covid-19 tests to households that request them.
• The US is planning to send Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine.
• Disney’s “Avatar: The Way of Water,” clocks in at over three hours long and is set to snare between $150 million and $175 million domestically during its opening weekend.
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold about 22 million more shares in his electric vehicle business, which were worth around $3.6 billion.