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In This Issue: CK Stickers! | Cisco DB9 Female to RJ45 Female Console Adapter | Aruba Switches vs Cisco Switches | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – CK Stickers!
Happy Friday & Happy National Sticker Day! If you’ve been around for a while, it’s likely you’ve gotten a few different stickers from us in your orders over the years. Where do you put them? Which one has been your favorite? Any new designs you want to see?
We’d love to see the ones you have! Send us a photo of where you put your stickers!
Product Spotlights & Updates
Working in IT, you know how important it is to have flexible solutions to everyday problems. That includes using modular adapters as a cost-effective solution for completing complex connections. This Cisco adapter is a straight-through DB9 Female to RJ45 Female, perfect for connecting desktop terminals back to a central patch panel. This includes equipment like printers, POS terminals, modems and other kinds of serial equipment. You never know when hooking up one of these devices might require an adaptor.
Learning Center Article – Aruba Switches vs Cisco Switches
When it comes to network switches, the variety of options can be overwhelming. There’s a specific switch for every niche networking role, and there are a dozen different brands making that one class of switch.
Out of all of those options, two leading brands are preferred in many professional networks: Aruba and Cisco. They are industry giants and leaders in many respects. When comparing them directly, it’s clear that you are getting different sets of benefits depending on which you choose.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Russia has taken control of the Ukrainian salt-mine town Soledar after a months-long battle. The victory would allow Russian troops to cut off Ukrainian supply routes in the nearby larger city of Bakhmut.
- The man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students moved on Thursday to delay a preliminary hearing in the case, postponing until June a decision on whether there is sufficient evidence to hold him for trial on the charges.
- At least seven people were killed Thursday as severe storms swept across the South, where ferocious winds sent residents running for cover, blew roofs off homes, and knocked out power to thousands. Recovery efforts will continue Friday after the storms damaged power lines, severed tree limbs and sent debris flying into streets in Alabama, Georgia, and Kentucky, where at least 35 preliminary tornado reports were recorded.
- The Biden Administration released details this week on its plan to overhaul the current income-driven repayment plan known as Revised Pay As You Earn plan (REPAYE) for federal student loan borrowers.