CK Daily Updates

Happy Monday! Did you miss us?! We took a little break last week to allow our team some time to rejuvenate but we’re back. Cheers to a great week ahead!

In This Issue: The Start of a Great Summer Ahead | HPE Aruba J4859D | What is Traffic Shaping? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – The Start of a Great Summer Ahead

Happy Monday!

It’s been a while since I’ve shared an update and a lot has happened. The week of Memorial Day we went to St. Augustine, Florida to spend some much needed R&R and to kick off the summer. The Saturday before we had left for our trip I participated in a Pokemon league cup and was able to pull off a 4th place finish, which is far better than the 2nd to last place finishes I’ve found myself in the past tournaments.

We booked a hotel on St. Augustine Beach, which was about 15 minutes away from the downtown area. The beach was quite nice, not crowded at all and we spent most of our vacation either at the pool or on the beach. We also visited the Castillo De San Marcos (a fort built in the late 1600s) and that was a highlight of the trip for my daughter who has a love for historical things.

I enjoyed the St. Augustine Alligator farm, but not because of the Alligators. What they should highlight more is that it is a massive migratory bird rookery/nesting area. We saw Great egrets, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, snowy egrets, and all manner of other birds. I took some photos that I’ll share next week.

We took the week after our vacation to recover and then went to a small family reunion over the weekend, where some of my wife’s family from Montana came to visit. It’s definitely been a great start to the Summer.

Hope to have some more adventures soon. I hope you have a great day and a great week!

Cris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Our hot-swappable Aruba compatible J4859D transceiver module supports 1G speeds over lengths of up to 10km over single-mode fiber (SMF). These transceivers operate on a 1310nm wavelength and feature duplex LC connectors.

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Learning Center Article – What is Traffic Shaping?

When you’ve worked in networking for a while, you’ll come to realize an unspoken truth. There’s never enough bandwidth to go around. A lot of professional network design is really a matter of figuring out how to split your resources in order to minimize problems.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Kit Kat is breaking out a refreshing new Pink Lemonade flavor for summer. The crispy wafer cookies wrapped in pink lemonade cream have a hint of strawberry in the recipe and come in a dusty pink hue.
• The Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of GSK’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to adults ages 50 to 59 who are at increased risk of getting severely sick from the virus.
• United Airlines launched Kinective Media, a platform that aims to connect brands to customers via the carrier’s seat-back screens and app.
• The FCC’s Cyber Trust Mark program — which does not have an official launch date yet — is intended to protect personal smart devices and has commitments from Amazon, Best Buy and Google. A ‘U.S. Cyber Trust Mark’ shield logo emblazoned with a QR code will allow consumers to scan and receive detailed, up-to-date security information about smart devices, including doorbell cameras, voice-activated speakers, baby monitors, TVs, kitchen appliances, thermostats and fitness trackers.

Happy Friday! We hope you have a great weekend! Have any plans? We’d love to hear about them.

In This Issue: Summer Travel ☀️ | Cisco 7900 Series IP Phone Handset | Data Center Server Rack Sizing Guide | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Summer Travel ☀️

Happy Friday, folks! There is a saying that days go by slowly, and years go by fast. I realize how true that is at specific points of the year, such as the end of a school year.

Our oldest teenager is finishing 10th grade, and the other is finishing 7th grade. This week and next are full of finals and other end-of-school-year festivities. It’s exciting to see another school year close, which means summer is just around the corner!

What’s odd this year is we have yet to make any family summer plans. We’ve thought about a bunch of ideas for a family trip, but we are still looking for something. Do you have family plans to travel this summer? Send some ideas my way! Have a great weekend!

Chris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Don’t lose connection when it’s most important. Be prepared for your next call with the perfect replacement Cisco 7900 Series IP Phone Handset. This Cisco phone accessory is the perfect match to the gray color of your phone and features an indicator light to notify users of missed calls.

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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.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Amazon cleared a key regulatory hurdle that will enable it to expand drone deliveries.
• The first all-electric Jeep SUV for the U.S. will be the 2024 Wagoneer S, starting at about $72,000.
• Unrivaled, the new pro women’s basketball league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, has closed a round of funding from sports and media investors.
• An inventor in Juneau has created a simple way to decarbonize small vessels and houseboats using tidal power, a relatively under-exploited form of renewable energy. Read more here.

Happy Thursday & Happy National Creativity Day! Whether you are an artist, writer, musician, filmmaker, blogger, photographer, or any of 100 other creative personalities, today we celebrate you and your creative pursuit. Cheers!

In This Issue: Need some encouragement? | Kendall Howard 15U | What Is a Domain Controller? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Need some encouragement?

Happy Thursday, everyone! This week has been a long one. Does anyone else agree?! Friday is just around the corner and if you’re anything like us, we thought you could use some encouragement to pull us through the rest of this week!
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston Churchill
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” ― John D. Rockefeller
“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” — Truman Capote
“Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier
“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.” — Mary Catherine Bateson
Do you have quotes or reminders that you like to keep in mind or read whenever you need a boost? We’d love to hear them! Send them our way so we can share them.

Have a great rest of the week! Keep pushing, the weekend is just around the corner.

The CK Family

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Kendall Howard 15U is an 18” deep, durable open frame rack that is designed to securely store and organize network equipment such as switches, patch panels, A/V devices and other non- rack mountable IT equipment in a compact and space-saving manner.

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Learning Center Article – What Is a Domain Controller?

One of the most important aspects of managing a business network is security. Many businesses store sensitive information — such as contact information for customers and clients. If third parties could easily access that information, it could create dangerous liabilities for your business.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• At the Viva Technology conference in Paris, L’Oreal showed off demonstrations of “bioprinting,” technology that can 3D print humanlike skin, in action.
• Amazon is making Grubhub food delivery a fixture of its Prime membership program.
  Google said it will commit $2 billion in Malaysia and build its first data center and cloud region in the country.
• A top McDonald’s executive is weighing in on claims that the company has jacked up its prices by more than 100%. Joe Erlinger, president of McDonald’s USA, reported that the average price of a
• Big Mac meal today is up 27% from 2019. The price for a 10-piece McNuggets meal is up 28% over the same period, and the price of medium french fries increased 44%.

Happy Wednesday! But it feels like Tuesday?! Cheers to a short week this week! What’s the top thing you’re hoping to accomplish on your to-do list?

In This Issue: Any Wordle fans out there? | LC-LC Multimode Duplex Fiber Optic Cable Adapter | All About Media Converters | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Any Wordle fans out there?

Happy Wednesday!

Any Wordle fans out there? Recently, (more like just last night) I downloaded the New York Times game app and played Wordle and Connections. I’ve played these before, but never on my own. It was fun! My husband plays these two games everyday, so I thought I’d join in and give it a try. It’s always nice to give my brain a little challenge.

Right before we welcomed our little one into the world, my husband signed up for Duolingo and has been doing a lesson every day since then to refresh his Spanish. My great-grandmother used to do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every morning and my mom used to complete a daily Suduko puzzle! Do you have something you do daily like this?

Have a good week!

Ashley

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Product Spotlights & Updates

These adapters can be used to provide a connection between two LC fiber cables and are compliant with international standards, making them compatible within a wide range of fiber optic applications.

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Learning Center Article – All About Media Converters

Simple networks come with a lot of advantages. You don’t have to check compatibility from one component to the next. Everything can run at the same speed. You spend less money. It’s all nice, but there’s a catch. The simplest networks are not the most powerful.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Nearly six months since McDonald’s opened its first CosMc’s location, the hours-long drive-thru lines have died down, but the chain is just getting started. Read more here.
• Porsche on Tuesday revealed a new hybrid version of its iconic 911 sports car for the first time, with a starting price of $164,900.
• Coca-Cola is debuting a new product, and the brand promises it offers “electrifying flavors.” The latest creation, Coca-Cola Wozzaah Zero Sugar, is a “new limited-edition flavor” inspired by the beating heart of African culture.
• Satellite-to-phones service provider AST SpaceMobile announced a partnership with Verizon on Wednesday, adding to the company’s recent deal with AT&T.

Happy Friday! We hope you have a wonderful long weekend and that you take some time to remember those who have fought and died for the great United States. We are very thankful for their sacrifice!

In This Issue: Memorial Day Weekend | Cisco 1000BASE-SX SFP Module | VLAN Trunking Explained | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Memorial Day Weekend

Happy Friday! I’m sure I’m not the only one looking forward to a long weekend. I’m excited to spend time with friends and family around the pool and grill some meat (maybe multiple types of meat, haha). As we can enjoy this long weekend, I encourage us not to forget why we’re celebrating this week. I’m thankful to those we honor on this Memorial Day weekend!

I think back to a story in the book of Joshua. After the Israelites crossed the Jordan River, God instructed them to set up a memorial using 12 stones declaring the mighty works of God. Memorials are a powerful reminder of where we came from for future generations!

What is a way that you remember a milestone in your life?

Have a great weekend!

Chris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Hot swappable, the GLC-SX-MM is an SFP transceiver module that provides gigabit uplink capabilities for a variety of Cisco switches, routers, and firewalls. Our inventory of refurbished Cisco original products only includes modules that have been cleaned, checked, and verified to be working correctly – and every refurbished product is covered by our lifetime warranty and 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so you can have confidence in your purchase.

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Learning Center Article – VLAN Trunking Explained

As you get deeper into networking, you’ll want to find ways to boost network metrics without spending a ton of money. Fortunately, there are a lot of techniques that can boost security and performance that don’t require you to replace or add hardware.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The value war is on. Burger King is coming out with its own $5 meal deal, and will launch the offering ahead of McDonald’s.
• The U.S. Department of Justice is suing to break up Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, over alleged antitrust violations.
• Everyone’s favorite budget snack cake, Little Debbie, has found its niche in switching up its popular treats just a little bit by changing their shape or adding different colored frostings to make them holiday-themed. That said, Little Debbie is turning some of its classic offerings red, white, and blue—perfect for Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or any time during the season.
• Chick-fil-A is bringing back its summer signature peach milkshake for a limited time. The hand-spun peach milkshake is part of Chick-fil-A’s summer menu. The peach milkshake is available from June 10 until August 24, 2024.

Happy Thursday & Happy Lucky Penny Day! Do you pick up pennies when they are heads-up for good luck?🍀

In This Issue: We Need Your Thoughts! | LINIER Economy 2U Vented Rack Shelf | Bits and Bytes | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – We Need Your Thoughts!

Happy Thursday! We hope you’re having a great week. The CK Daily has involved into something we love and cherish. It came from a time of need and to this day has grown into a little community – and we’re so grateful for it!

We need your feedback! Do you read the CK Daily every morning? Is it part of your daily routine or do you find yourself reading it occasionally…or never (but we probably won’t be hearing from you if that’s the case). Do you have a favorite section of the CK Daily or a section you could live without?

If we changed things from a daily email to a weekly email, what would you want to see/know if that weekly email? What if it was a monthly email? Or what if we didn’t send it at all? Would you miss it? What would you miss? Tell us all the things!

We hope you have a great rest of your week!

The CK Team

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The LINIER Economy Rack Mount Shelves are a great way to store your non-rack mountable components. Our shelves are suitable for monitors, modems, DSL routers, backup units, and virtually anything you can think of. This 2U vented shelf is a light-duty component shelf with a back flange to ensure your components will not slide off.

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Learning Center Article – Bits and Bytes

In a world of computers, everything is digital, and when you get down to it, that means everything is expressed in 1s and 0s.

In order for computers to keep track of all of the 1s and 0s, they group and organize information. They do this for calculating things on a computer, storing pictures on a flash drive, and even liking posts on social media. As for that grouping, it involves bits and bytes, so let’s take a minute to learn all about these important units.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Target’s weak quarterly results show the fierce battle between retailers trying to outmatch each other on low prices. The big-box retailer announced this week that it’s cutting prices on thousands of items. Aldi and Walmart have also stepped up efforts to attract a bargain-hunting shopper.
• Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT will carry two first-round College Football Playoff games this year and next year and two first-round games plus two quarterfinals games starting in 2026. Warner Bros. Discovery will also add the games to its Max sports tier.
• E.l.f. Beauty posted its first $1 billion fiscal year, growing sales by 77%.
• Nvidia reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat expectations for sales and earnings, and the stock rose in extended trading over the $1,000 per-share threshold.