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Your Guide to 40GbE and 100GbE Optics

When the IEEE introduced the 802.3ba Ethernet standard in June 2010, this was in response to the increasing bandwidth demands…

November 14, 2019

Maintenance Alternatives Cisco Won't Tell You About

The rising costs of maintaining vital corporate networks is forcing more and more organizations to gamble on how much protection…

July 11, 2018

Remote Office Deployment

Step 1 - Discovery Create Bill of Materials Discuss requirements with engineer to determine what hardware is needed for these…

April 27, 2018

Cisco Optics vs. Curvature Optics: What's the Difference?

Nothing - unless you're talking about the price or the warranty. Did you know that Curvature labeled optics are identical to…

February 26, 2018

4948 Quick Reference Matrix

Top-of-Rack and Aggregation Switches Quick Reference Guide WS- C4948E-S WS- C4948E-E WS-C4948-S WS-C4948-E WS-C4948-10GE-S WS-C4948-10GE-E 10/100/ 1000 Ports 48 48…

January 05, 2018

Cisco 10GbE Optics Cheat Sheet

10 Gigabit Ethernet Once an exotic, high end technology, 10GbE is now mainstream and widely deployed both in the datacenter…

October 03, 2017

Cisco End-of-Life (EoL) Guide

End of Life Doesn't Mean Dead - It Means Time to Buy Understanding the stages of the Cisco EoL process…

September 15, 2017

Guide: Compatibility Requirements for IPv6 Upgrades

IPv6 has been a hot topic in the networking industry for over a year now and as the changeover progresses,…

August 10, 2017

Cisco Nexus vs. Catalyst - Catalyst 6500 and Cisco Nexus 7000

Since Cisco introduced the cutting-edge Nexus 7000 line in 2008, network engineers have constantly debated over the Nexus versus the…

August 08, 2017

Breathing New Life into the Catalyst 6500: The Evolution to the 6800

Cisco customers have been wondering what the future holds for the popular Catalyst 6500 Series for years. And within months…

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Your Guide to 40GbE and 100GbE Optics

Maintenance Alternatives Cisco Won't Tell You About

Remote Office Deployment

Cisco Optics vs. Curvature Optics: What's the Difference?

4948 Quick Reference Matrix

Cisco 10GbE Optics Cheat Sheet

Cisco End-of-Life (EoL) Guide

Guide: Compatibility Requirements for IPv6 Upgrades

Cisco Nexus vs. Catalyst - Catalyst 6500 and Cisco Nexus 7000

Breathing New Life into the Catalyst 6500: The Evolution to the 6800

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