Copper vs Fibre

What's in a cable type? In this blog, we'll give you some basic information on the types of cabling you might see when installing networking equipment.
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Teamwork - Network Installation

I've been wanting to write a blog for a little while now on the subject of teamwork. This, of course, is against the backdrop of what we do as a company - network design and commission. For many outsiders, it's a surprise to see that there's actually a fair bit of manual work in network deployment, and there in lies the great opportunity to work and[…]
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Wi-Fi Data Rates and Coverage

Wi-Fi data rates, coverage and interference are all interlinked topics. It's a simple rule in Wi-Fi that you can't "have it all". If you use high power, you have big cells and typically more interference. Lower power means more APs are needed. Let's take a look at these interlinked concepts.
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Application Dependency Monitoring - FAQ

The term Full Stack Observability and more specifically Application Dependency Monitoring is a recent concept all around taking your monitoring and analytics to the next level. Some companies have invested in their monitoring capabilities to this level; however, most don't have the resource availability, skills or knowledge available.
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Stadium Wi-Fi

Stadiums are tricky places to design and deploy Wi-Fi. Seating arrangements change, densities of the crowd and the use of the space all have to be accommodated in the design. Add to this the difficulty of where to actually put and AP and you need to have some handy tricks up your sleeve - enter the Cisco Catalyst 9104 reconfigurable antenna.
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Troubleshooting with Cisco Catalyst Center

Cisco Catalyst Center has been released to the market and promises advanced features in the realm of Assurance and Automation.
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Cisco Catalyst Center Deployment Tips

This blog post covers some tips to consider in any Cisco Catalyst Center project.
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Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance

Cisco Catalyst Center is Cisco’s answer to the SDN (Software Defined Networking) question. The next generation of network management is about a much more dynamic approach to network management with automatic insights and health scores on the network. How do you provide intent based networking, providing simplicity of management and control, while[…]
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Cisco Catalyst Center Overview

Cisco's Catalyst Center is at the forefront of network assurance and automation and is a key element of Cisco's SD Access eco system. Interested to get some first insights in to Catalyst Center? Here's our quick overview!
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Cisco Catalyst Center Beginners Guide

A lot is starting to be written about Cisco’s Catalyst Center and to a large extent, Cisco are betting a lot on the product. There’s also a mixed reaction to Cisco software, with the older products (looking at you here, Cisco Works), not having been brilliant in terms of performance and capability.
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