Happy Monday! We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and you are looking forward to the week ahead. If there is anything we can be praying for, please let us know!
In This Issue: The Perfect Checklist | Cisco 3800 Series Router | Choosing the Right Network Card | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – The Perfect Checklist
Happy Monday!
Only 20 more days until Christmas! If you’re like me, you’re in a slight state of controlled panic, haha. We’ve been in high gear in our household getting ready for the day, and we found a checklist is helpful to make sure we don’t miss anything or anyone – from gifts to Christmas cards, to planning out the day. A checklist helps us keep our sanity and not stress out as much. Christmas isn’t supposed to be about stress right?!
Speaking of checklists, we’re working on an IT project purchase checklist to help our customers at CK. We get calls and emails all of the time requesting all kinds of things that often get missed during or after a project. These commonly missed items include SFPs, Cable Management, Power Cords, Rack Mount Kits, and Shelves. A lot of times we’re focused on the big-ticket items, like Switches, Routers, and Racks, and miss the little things, and this could lead to costly delays in rollouts. That’s where a checklist can come in handy, to reduce stress and help make projects easier. This checklist aligns with our Vision statement which is to enable customers to complete 100% of IT projects on time. What are some things that you think are a must-have for an IT project purchase checklist?
I hope you have a great and productive week!
Cris
Product Spotlights & Updates
Cisco builds on its industry-standard line of Integrated Services Routers with the 3800 series. These routers offer superior scalability and investment protection through their built-in modular design. Application Layer functions, intelligent network services, and converged communications provide a truly seamless, robust, intelligent routing solution. With added support for over 90 new and existing modules, the Cisco 3800 series will lower your TCO (total cost of ownership) while providing a voice, data, and security backbone for today’s growing business network infrastructure needs.
Learning Center Article – Choosing the Right Network Card
When you think about networking, there’s a lot of focus on switches, panels, racks, cables, and the backbone infrastructure that makes it all work.
It’s easy to forget about devices that enable individual networking components to function. One such case is a network interface card (NIC). They allow your computerized devices to connect to the network, so they’re absolutely essential. Many devices have NICs built into them, which is why they are easy to overlook. But, there are times when you need to purchase NICs. When that happens, this guide will help you choose the right option.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- With no suspects or motive announced, the FBI is joining the investigation into power outages in a North Carolina county believed to have been caused by “intentional” and “targeted” attacks on substations that left around 40,000 customers in the dark Saturday night, prompting a curfew and emergency declaration.
- A child was killed and the body of a woman was found after the wreckage of a small airplane was discovered in the Gulf of Mexico. Crews were still searching for another person who may have been the pilot.
- OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s new startup wants to launch smartphones in the U.S. to take on Apple.
- Another Google service will soon join the company’s graveyard of apps. The search giant quietly announced this week it is shutting down Duplex on the Web.