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In This Issue: Learning to Finish Strong | Cisco Meraki Cloud Managed Switch | Do I need the latest server? | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Learning to Finish Strong
Happy Monday!
It was a very busy weekend for us. We went to a kid’s birthday party at a splash pad and that was a hit for the kids. The adults kind of just milled about at the edges of the splashpad keeping a keen eye on their little ones. There was sort of an unspoken camaraderie amongst the parents as the children played and I found it amusing to people watch. It reminded me of a herd of buffalo surrounding their calves to protect them against predators.
Later that day my daughter had her second ever piano recital and performed quite well. Oddly enough, she wasn’t nervous about her performance, but about the applause afterwards. She says people praising her makes her feel embarrassed, I’m not quite sure how to process that yet, but it’s definitely something unique to her personality. What I tried to get my daughter to pay attention to most were the performances where there were technical glitches or mistakes and how every single performer continued and finished their pieces and didn’t give up. I think what was more important in these situations is that the kids didn’t give up, or run off stage, and finished confidently. It takes a lot of courage to recover from these mishaps and I wanted to show my daughter it was ok not to be perfect, the most important thing I wanted her to learn is to finish strong. I think we all need to be reminded of that from time to time.
I hope you have a great week and hope that the first full week of June brings you success!
Cris
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, and zero-touch provisioning, and features various security enhancements.
Learning Center Article – Do I need the latest server?
Data centers aren’t cheap. Just the cost of power requirements for keeping your equipment running can be staggering. Adding the cost of new servers can often feel like too much. If you have high demands and a tight budget, you need a way to get more power and performance for every dollar spent. For most applications, the easiest way to do this is to look at refurbished servers and parts.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened to $120.5 million at the domestic box office this weekend. It was the second-biggest opening of 2023, just behind Universal’s “Super Mario Bros. Movie.” The film also marks the third-best opening weekend for any Spider-Man film, animated or live-action.
- Buy Buy Baby is drawing interest from at least two bidders as its parent company, Bed Bath & Beyond, works to auction off its assets and keep some form of its business alive.
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given Qilu Pharmaceutical permission to ship cisplatin to the United States to ease a national cancer drug shortage.
- US authorities scrambled fighter jets to intercept an unresponsive light aircraft that violated the airspace over the Washington DC area and later crashed into mountainous terrain in south-west Virginia.