Happy Monday & Happy May Day! Today is a traditional celebration of flowers and spring. We hope you have a great week!
In This Issue: Park Time & Family Cookouts | Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series | Polarity for MPO Cables | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Park Time & Family Cookouts
Happy Monday!
We had a pretty chill weekend and enjoyed some time outdoors. I think we’ve hit peak Spring weather in Georgia where the mosquitos are still dormant and the temperatures are hovering around the high 60s… usually this only last maybe what seems like a week haha, so it’s best to take advantage! After some house cleaning, we took our two daughters to a local park that had a small pond where they spotted dragonflies, turtles, tadpoles, and these small black-tailed fish swimming around. They enjoy looking for critters and throwing rocks in the pond. There’s also a small playground where they burned off some excess energy.
Later on, we went to my parent’s house for a cookout, enjoyed some delicious ribs, and got to catch up. Overall, it was a very simple, yet relaxing weekend. My daughter has 24 more days of school and she’s certainly counting them down! I’m looking forward to the summer as well as we have a nice trip planned that I’ll tell you all about soon! I hope you have a great week and a happy May 1st!
Cris
Product Spotlights & Updates
The Cisco 2960-X series is another generation to the already popular 2960 series that will enable the typical small to medium business to function at an enterprise level without the enterprise budget. The 2960-X series switches offer a fixed configuration of Ethernet switches that are not only Gigabit, but also stackable. The 2960-X was specifically designed for easy deployment and operational efficiency. These switches are also energy cautious and have a large range of IOS software features.
Learning Center Article – Polarity for MPO Cables
High-end fiber optics are important to modern networking, but they’re a lot more complicated than some of their older counterparts. If you need the power of fiber, you might be looking into MPO systems. They can hit some of the highest speeds on the market today, but utilizing them requires knowledge. One key piece of knowledge that can help with MPO systems is polarity. Without this knowledge, you won’t get a connection across any of your lines.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- United Airlines’ plan to retrofit dozens of its older narrow-body planes is running behind schedule. The upgrades include seat-back screens, Bluetooth capabilities and other amenities. Supply chain strains have pushed back the timeline.
- Attorneys general from 23 states, Washington D.C., and two U.S. territories have called on Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments without restrictions.
- Elon Musk expects SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on its Starship rocket development this year, as the company pushes to build on its first launch earlier this month.
- Olipop is on track to sell more than $200 million of its prebiotic soda this year. Olipop’s rise coincides with declining soda consumption in the U.S. and rising interest in “gut health.”United Airlines’ plan to retrofit dozens of its older narrow-body planes is running behind schedule. The upgrades include seat-back screens, Bluetooth capabilities and other amenities. Supply chain strains have pushed back the timeline.