A Podcast About ICT Networks. *Presented by Siemon* Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the manufacture and innovation of high quality, high-performance network cabling solutions. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with global offices, manufacturing and service partners throughout the world, Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper and fiber cabling systems and services available. With over 400 active patents specific to structured cabling, from patch…
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Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives: What That Means for Your Organization
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives aren’t just “the right thing to do”—they are a strategic driver for cost savings, particularly when investing in data centers and critical infrastructure. In this episode, Jonathan Ciccio, Siemon’s Continuous Improvement Manager, discusses how Siemon leverages ESG to drive business efficiency and responsible manufacturing. Building on…
The Backbone of AI: Data Center Ops in the Age of Explosive Growth
Data Center construction has reached an incredible pace over the last few years with implications on NetOps and operations of all kinds. Today we with talk with sponsor Siemon regarding the state of data centers, past, present and future. We explore legacy data centers and how they are evolving to work in today’s environments. We then consider the current explosion in growth of data centers due to…
Beneath the Cable Color – A Look at The Siemon Company’s High Speed Cable Assemblies
Today we get an education on what a high speed cable assembly really is from guest Ryan Harris from today’s sponsor, The Siemon Company. Ryan shares the evolution of high-speed pluggable cable assemblies from 64kbps ISDN B channels to 800 gigabit connections, and describes how they work. We discuss the Siemon Company’s history and its role in telecommunications, and talk about the importance of…
Understanding the Infrastructure Requirements for AI Workloads
On today’s episode we get into the infrastructure required to support AI workloads. We discuss key considerations including bandwidth, the substantial power and cooling requirements of AI infrastructure, and GPUs. We also talk about InfiniBand and Ethernet as network fabrics for AI workloads, cabling considerations, and more. Episode Guest: Gary Bernstein, Sr. Director of Global Data Center Sales,…
Episode 11: Ruggedized Connections in Today’s Harsh Environments
In this episode we explore how ruggedized cabling and connectivity solutions can be deployed in a wide range of application environments, with the severity of the conditions and device requirements dictating the level of protection, connector type and performance level.
Episode 10: Cat 6A Shielded vs UTP - Choose the Right Cabling Application
Siemon copper cabling expert, Mike Boisseau, joins the Network Connections Podcast to discuss the benefits of both Category 6A shielded and unshielded cabling systems, and how to determine which option is best for your network. Learn more here: https://www.siemon.com/en/home/systems/copper/category6a
Episode 9: MSA Compliant Cables in the Data Center
The #Siemon High Speed Team joins the Network Connections podcast again to discuss Transceivers and #OEM Cables VS #MSA Compliant Cables. High speed interconnects (HSI's) are helping to shape the future of how we live, work, learn and play. At no other time in history have we been surrounded by so many experts and expansive thinkers with the ability to talk directly to us about how cabling is…
Episode 7: How to Protect Critical Connections in Unforgiving Environments
#Siemon #ruggedized connectivity experts join the Network Connections podcast to discuss how to protect critical network connections from dust, moisture, industrial cleaning chemicals and vibration. The demand and need for enhanced connectivity solutions continues to grow and expand into areas outside the normal office environment. Whether the organization is #utility , #pharmaceutical ,…
Episode 6: What Network Engineers Need to Know About DACs and AOCs
The #Siemon High Speed Team joins the Network Connections podcast to discuss point-to-point high speed data center cabling solutions. High speed interconnects are helping to shape the future of how we live, work, learn and play. At no other time in history have we been surrounded by so many experts and expansive thinkers with the ability to talk directly to us about how cabling is making a better,…