The Edge
Welcome to The Edge. This is where we share news, tips and insights from across the IT industry. With each post, we’re educating our customers on the potential of their networks.
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How often should you update Cisco IOS? How important is it?
For the 15-ish years I’ve been in the TPM (third party maintenance) space. One of the primary objections I’ve heard from potential new…
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5 ways to deal with the network equipment shortage
Are you having trouble finding essential network equipment? You’re not alone. The factors contributing to longer lead times are multi-faceted, and so are…
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We need microchips. Are You Prepared for a One-year Pause?
It may sound like an exaggeration, but Cisco 9200Ls were quoted to a client at 434 days lead time this week. That’s Easter…
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PANIC! At the Cisco
Unfortunately, high hopes won’t get you very far if you’re trying to purchase and install new Cisco Switches before year end. Lead times…
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Is Buying The Latest Technology worth it?
The newest technology I’ll admit, I like the idea of having the latest and greatest technology. It’s kind of fun to have the…
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How To Optimize Your Data Center Hardware With Pre-Owned Equipment?
Defining Data Center To put it simply, a data center is a physical facility where organizations house their critical data. It is designed…
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What Is The Difference Between Cisco Nexus And Catalyst?
Amongst the array of switches are the Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches that are the most popular. While Nexus switches are a flexible…
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How To Configure Cisco Catalyst 9300 Switch?
Cisco primarily offers two types of network switches, one of which is the Cisco Catalyst 9300 switch, a fixed-configuration model. This type does…
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What is Cisco SMARTnet Alternative Maintenance and Support
A Cisco SMARTnet Alternative? Imagine you have Cisco switches, and one fine day the manufacturer considers them end-of-life (EOL), discontinuing the product line…
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Fighting Consumerism in the Network
From straws and water bottles to plastic bags and roughly one of third of the food produced ends up in landfills, the ocean…
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Pre-Owned Equipment – How Can Network Managers Benefit
People in general, and engineers specifically, are drawn to new toys. I always have been, which is how I ended up in technology.…
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What’s Driving Your Network Equipment Purchases?
Graphically, this is known as the Rogers innovation adoption curve, named for Everett Rogers, a communications and sociology professor who first proposed the…
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Critical Security Vulnerability Notice in Cisco DNA and SD WAN
A new security vulnerability pushed Cisco to urge enterprise administrators to install critical security updates. As always, a SMARTnet contract is not necessary…
