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In This Issue: A Grand Adventure to Disney World | Cisco Meraki Cloud Managed Switch | All about Cisco 2960-X Series Switches | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – A Grand Adventure to Disney World
Good morning CK Family!
Hope everyone is having a great week! Next week, I’ll be spending the week in Disney World for my younger brother’s senior trip. Normally, my parents do these trips after we graduate, but my brother’s only request was that I join him on his trip and since I’m expecting a little one over the summer, we weren’t sure I’d be able to join. So we’re doing it a bit early!
I haven’t been to Disney with him in years, so I’m pumped to go and just be able to hang out with him. He’s a big fan of all of the roller coasters, and while I won’t be able to ride, I’ll love hearing all about it and seeing his reaction after he gets off!
I think I’m most excited to try some of the new snacks around the park! The last time I was at Disney was pre-COVID. My mom and I ran the Disney Princess Half Marathon (it was a blast and I highly would recommend this race to everyone!!). We weren’t there for long but got to try some of the new snacks then, and now they have tons of new things!
Any tips and tricks you can offer for Disney? Look forward to sharing updates with you after the trip!
Ashley
Product Spotlights & Updates
The Meraki MS225-48FP is a cloud managed access layer switch that features (48) 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet ports as well as (4) 10G SFP+ uplinks. This switch supports both virtual stacking and physical stacking (compatible with MS210 series switches). Each switch includes dual stacking interfaces with up to 80 Gbps of stacking bandwidth. As with all Meraki switches, this switch allows for simple management, zero-touch provisioning, and features various security enhancements. Get excellent performance with a switching capacity of 176 Gbps.
Learning Center Article – All about Cisco 2960-X Series Switches
The pace of technology refuses to slow down. At this point, you have lived through multiple technological revolutions, and every few years, average computer devices continue to multiply their capabilities.
Development is intense and relentless, and it means that businesses across all industries are in a perpetual arms race to keep up. You need the latest technology to provide services that match the competition, but constant technological expansion is expensive.
How are small and medium-sized businesses supposed to manage?
The key is to find powerful technology that is specifically designed with affordability in mind. You want devices and resources that are similar to the Cisco 2960-X series.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- IHOP unveiled a revamped menu that includes more than a dozen new items and the return of its popular Cinn-A-Stack pancakes. The pancake chain, which is owned by Applebee’s parent Dine Brands, cut about a third of its menu during pandemic lockdowns. Since then, the chain has slowly brought items back or introduced new ones, like burritos and bowls. Still, its menu remains about 15% smaller than it was previously.
- Microsoft is working on a new “modern” version of Windows with better security and faster updates, according to Windows Central. The initiative, called CorePC, would allow Windows to scale better for different devices while still supporting legacy apps.
- A few weeks after allowing the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska to go forward, the Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling. Today, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold a lease sale for an area that’s more than double the size of Willow in acreage.
- Northern Mexico has developed such a habit of exotic animals and violence, that people not only keep tigers as pets, but they also steal them. Prosecutors in the violent northern state of Sonora said Tuesday they are searching for a full-grown Bengal tiger named Baluma. They said the 5-year-old male tiger was stolen Monday from a home in the state capital, Hermosillo.