
Happy Monday! We are in full swing gardening season and today is National Weed Your Garden Day. Not the most fun day, but one that is very necessary!
In This Issue: Unexpected Lessons | Cisco 2960-X | PVC vs. LSZH vs. OFNP vs. ONFR Cable Jackets | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Camping in the forest!
Hello!
I am off in the middle of a national forest camping! So far the lesson has been it’s always going to be colder than you think! We were supposed at how cold it got at night in the north Georgia mountains, but we are thankful that it isn’t deathly hot! The bugs aren’t too bad either. Will post a better update next week when we are back in civilization!
Hope you have a great week!
Cris
Product Spotlights & Updates
Cisco has always done a fantastic job catering to small and medium businesses. The Cisco 2960-X series is another generation of 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 – PVC vs LSZH vs OFNP vs OFNR Cable Jackets
When comparing fiber optics cables, there are a lot of different components and considerations. One important component is the outer jacket of the cable. Outer jackets can be made from a number of materials, and generally speaking, the jacket materials can work with any fiber cable type. That means that choosing the right cable jacket is often independent of choosing the fiber setup.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- June’s full moon, the strawberry moon, will illuminate the sky this week. The moon will appear full from Sunday moonrise to Wednesday moonset, according to NASA. It will reach its peak at 7:52 a.m. ET Tuesday but will not be fully visible in North America until the moonrise.
- Walmart has launched style-forward brands, added national brands and debuted a new store design to try to sell more discretionary merchandise.
- Bitcoin tumbled below $24,000 on Monday, hitting its lowest level since December 2020.
- Gasoline prices hit a national average of $5 per gallon on Saturday and are set to move higher. The jump in gasoline prices means households are spending about $160 more per month on fuel than they were a year ago.
