As we learned in last month’s column, chromatic dispersion (CD) can limit the transmission rate and distance an optical signal can be transmitted. (See “A Colorful Problem Chromatic Dispersion Challenges”, ISE magazine, […]
Controlling Chromatic Dispersion
Why Los Angeles remains a data center hub
Choosing the right colocation facility is a big decision. You have to trust that the data center’s infrastructural resiliency and operational rigor will ensure your systems will never go down. Luckily, there’s […]
Are hyperscale capacity demands br(e)aking the model?
DCD>London kicks off the conference programme at London’s prestigious Old Billingsgate riverside venue, with an epic debate on the great capacity challenge of our time. We are convening some of the foremost […]
Infrastructure for distributed IT in Retail
Retailers are expanding their use of in-store IT to gain deeper insights into their customers, expand support for omni-channel retailing and enhance the customer experience. Accomplishing these objectives requires the right support. […]
Rosenberger OSI receives Platinum honors in Innovators Awards Program in cabling media category
Cabling specialist receives award for the development of an innovative fiber-optic connector with dirt-repellent fiber ends. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
By any measure, test equipment impressed at the 2018 Cabling Innovators Awards
Four gold awards, along with a platinum and three silvers, went to innovators of test and measurement equipment. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
Will new QXB parallel optical connector’s expanded beam technology make fiber cleaning unnecessary?
In a presentation at last month’s 44th ECOC event in Rome, R&M showed how connector contact pressure, inspection, and error search steps are eliminated by the company’s QXP parallel optical design, which […]
The shape of Edge
Edge applications imply that data is collected and acted upon by local users or devices, and that not all of this data has to travel to the “core.” In fact, it is […]
Which data center KPIs are the most useful?
Data center admins must regularly gauge hardware and software performance to help them make decisions about upgrades and staffing. Key performance indicators are a useful way to gain perspective that can help […]
Latency: Is Slow the New Down?
“Slow is the new down” is the catchphrase that seems to be gaining momentum in this era of cloud ubiquity. Since it’s extremely rare for a cloud service to go down completely, […]
