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Business initiatives demand that IT look beyond supporting infrastructure, devices, and applications on the network to managing the services that are supported by these components. Additionally, this must be accomplished in an environment of optimizing costs and resources. This article discusses how the demand for IT Best-Practice Standards to achieve a more holistic view of the physical components can be fully enabled using Next Generation Intelligent Systems.
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The Physical Layer, Layer 1 of the OSI model, is fundamental to the existence of any business yet ironically still often the most overlooked aspect when it comes to identifying crucial cost savings opportunities and improved efficiency targets. As both private and public organisations face flat budgets or even budget cuts within IT we are seeing more back to basics approaches to try and squeeze more out of existing infrastructures. This article discusses how advanced Physical Layer technology can work towards identifying and resolving these critical aspects within an organisation.
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Every element of a Physical Layer One Network infrastructure goes through a lifecycle from planning, design, installation, maintenance and ultimately, retirement. The concept of ‘Lifecycle Management’ ‘ is not new to the world of IT but it is a new concept to apply ‘Advanced Physcial Layer Lifecycle Management’ (APLLM) principals to structured cabling. Cabling infrastructure is all too often considered a necessary evil, a burden on pathways and spaces, a limiting factor in implementing change, and according to some industry experts a not so infrequent source of network outages. Along with power, cooling and weight, cabling infrastructure was also recently classified as one of the four biggest challenges facing data centres today by Ron Hughes of the California Data Center Design Group.
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The need to deliver more user-friendly cabling networks has led to a change in the infrastructure model for structured cabling systems. This white paper examines some of the issues involved with the new architecture and provides guidance on design and testing of such systems to facilitate successful implementation.
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It is a widely accepted statistic that 70% of LAN failure is attributed to cabling**. This does not mean organizations are purchasing faulty systems, on the contrary, modern cabling is a stable system which seldom fails and is backed in most cases by comprehensive long term 25 year warranties. Network failures attributed to cabling are effectively management failings in the form of poor control and documentation practices that must be addressed.
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Linking commercial and residential buildings, college campuses and municipal buildings with high bandwidth trunks is as essential as it can be challenging. This article will focus on Free Space Optics (FSO), a bi-directional, point-to-point optical beam wireless technology that is an attractive, robust, and affordable high bandwidth option for true broadband campus connectivity.
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The working environment has seen quite a transformation over recent years. Where once typewriters and telex machines formed the hub of the office, servers, email and Wi-Fi now take precedence. Today, even the fax machine is considered antiquated. But while the office space of the future will be shaped inevitably by technological advances, it will also be influenced by social factors.
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Clearly careful design is required in the planning of a Data Center. Managing the clients' expectations from the outset is crucial if an acceptable compromise is to be reached. Ultimately the question to ask is "How valuable is your data?".
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This article looks at the effects of water ingress on data cables and how different cables may be affected by flooding. It discusses the issues that the IT manager and cabling installer should be aware of regarding the possibility of flooding of the cabling system and what measures can be taken to prevent damage.
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With most of the new technologies that continue to flood the world today, there is a myriad of accompanying “best practices” that also emerge. Not surprisingly, managing all of the change wrought from new technologies is a tremendous task. New cabling media, wireless media, factory-built cabling systems and changing standards are placing an enormous amount of stress on designers, installers and end users. This stress comes in the form of new challenges.