Selecting, installing and maintaining the right patch cord can improve the performance of your network and help ensure as much uptime as possible.

Time is money, and so it's important to install the right cable for the job now so you don't have to replace it later. Fiber optic cable is often a great solution.

An article on the popular Ghacks technology news blog by Martin Brinkmann, entitled, "Should you get a Cat6 or Cat7 Ethernet cable for your network?", raises the question about the value of different categories, and recommends Category 7 Ethernet cable with backward compatibility for many installations.

According to NetworkWorld, poor data-center configuration leads to severe waste problems. An article in the Jan 4, edition, shared by Datacomm Cables (Cables.com), described that old servers don’t just burn electricity; they contribute heavily to toxicity of the environment.

Datacomm Cables (Cables.com) offers a series of unique services to value-added IT resellers (VARs), other technology integration and solution provider companies, audiovisual (A/V) professionals and to consumers (home, small office, etc.). Among these services is our Online Patch Finder for Network Cables, Patch Cables and Power Cords.

The world is becoming dependent on wireless connectivity more and more every day, but there’s still plenty of metallic cable to go round. Where it makes sense to use wireless in some situations, in others there’s no doubt that it can pose problems. For example, if you’re an alarm dealer and you have a new burglar alarm to install next to an airport, industrial complex, or government installation, just to name a few, chances are wireless might not be the best choice.

As we shared in previous blog posts, there are three methods by which data are distributed throughout a facility when installing Category 5e and 6. We have already covered Star topology. Even though the other two network arrangements are less common, it is important to at least touch upon them.