Category: Network

In January, Cisco launched a very important, new high-level certification: the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) certification. Will it live up to the hype? Find out the specifics of the CCDE, see how it fits in with other Cisco certifications, and learn why you should consider the CCDE.

Before even thinking about security- and VoIP-specific certifications, Cisco offered design certifications: The Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) and the Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP). Both entail strictly computerized tests that focus on the proper design of networks.
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In the past couple of weeks, I’ve written a couple of articles about Cisco certification that generated a lot of response from TechRepublic members. The most recent article, “What you need to know about Cisco’s CCNA certification,” garnered a lot of excellent comments, many of which focused on gaining experience.

More than once, the old “chicken or the egg” conundrum came to mind as readers asked, “How do I get a Cisco job with no experience, and how do I get Cisco experience without a job?” TechRepublic member nacht probably said it best:
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Sahara Net, Saudi Arabia’s leading ISP for the corporate and business sector, is ramping up expansion in its home country and plans to expand into new markets across the Middle East region, according to Kais Al-Essa, Operations and Technical Services Manager.

The company, which started services in 1994 as one of the first companies to offer internet services to the public in Saudi Arabia, is also eyeing the cloud computing sector, with plans to expand into the virtualisation and cloud computing space.
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In small businesses you will often have the ADSL broadband and telephone line from the same connection. You may also need to setup an EPABX on the connection to share the phone line. For example we use an EPABX to provide 16 internal connections over two external lines, one of which also has the broadband. Here is how you can easily setup both EPABX and your ADSL connection on the same line.

The splitter should be used ahead of anything else. The ADSL line coming out of the ADSL splitter (will be appropriately marked on your splitter) should be connected to your broadband router, while the normal telephone line (should be marked on the splitter) should be connected directly to your EPABX as one of the external lines.
That was simple, no?

I am using this setup for a long time without any issues. I use ACCORD EPABX and DataOne Broadband on the same line.
PS. I also have couple of wireless routers allowing laptop connectivity, sharing two broadband connections, one of which is mentioned above.

Whether you call it used, used or refurbished, the purchase of computer equipment in the IT secondary market may provide significant benefits. If your organization has not considered the user’s computer Secondly, then now is the best time to consider the value of what many say is “equally reliable” team. Secondly, the user’s computer has been a vital option for state and federal governments and private and public organizations worldwide. These organizations are stretching budget dollars by capitalizing on this non-traditional IT planning and procurement process.

Secondly, the user’s computer and over again is the result of leasing contracts ended, full of OEM, buying mistakes, closures and stop programs, which supply the markets with excess supply and end-of-life equipment. This surplus is mainly composed of the equipment used, although a significant portion is new, surplus manufacturers, open box or not used (out of the box) on your computer. This fully functional hardware, including routers, switches, network modules, servers, server options, telephony and much more is available and priced at fifty and ninety percent off list price. With savings in that range, IT budgets stretch significantly, while the limited IT budgets can achieve superior technology through the acquisition of IT surplus would not be possible through traditional channels.

Many major computer manufacturers such as Cisco, HP and Sun, also participate directly in the market for used equipment users to meet the growing demand for quality and affordable IT equipment. And, for many reasons, such as cost and logistics, there is a significant amount of surplus equipment that the OEM not buy back or destroyed. This sets the stage for JE Components, Inc., a small privately owned U.S. based company that stocks its own inventory.

A thriving secondary market poses the question “Is it used as a novel? “To answer this, we agree that the renewal cycle is around three years for established brands such as Used Cisco, Foundry, HP, Juniper, IBM and a brand level. This top of the line equipment has a long shelf life due to superior engineering, so it is priced higher than the bottom team. Most high-end equipment is built to last and when it does not usually due to a human error as the mishandling of hardware. The consensus is that it’s safe to say the team out of the lease is “as good as new.” (Note that it is not uncommon for new equipment that is tested at chance to fail immediately or within a short period of time.)

The reality is that the equipment used is thoroughly tested before re-entry into the market. used equipment is two to three percent failure rate, which is not much more than new equipment. After implementation and passed an initial inspection before the ownership team in general, is shown in a short period, suggesting that the continued acceptable performance. As with the new equipment when the equipment used is often the result of human error, such as abuse, not a hardware failure. In other cases, an easy solution may be to replace the power supplies, drives, system boards or something.