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Edge Data Centers: What Are They?

Question: Why are Edge Data Centers a hot topic? And what are they exactly? Larry Legg says:…
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The Supply Chain Crisis is an Opportunity to Reimagine Your Strategy

It’s bad enough there are chip shortages, fiber shortages, hardware shortages and component sh…
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The Last Mile Conundrum

“We need more power! We need more speed!” The battle cry of the end user. Our reply is: “W…
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Avoid Data Center Drama - Get Higher Efficiency During Deployment

Data center operators continue looking for ways to improve efficiency in all areas. They m…
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The Bandwidth Monster and Fiber Endpoints

Question: How Do I Design My Fiber Network Based on Distance and Bandwidth Requirements?…
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How to Get Higher Efficiency During Deployment

In previous articles, we discussed how using passive Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) can…
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OFC 2022 Conference and Exhibition Report

A sense of normalcy surrounded the Optical Fiber Communications Conference held…
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What will my capacity look like in 2 to 5 years for 100G circuits?

Learning with Larry This is the first of an ongoing series with Larry Legg, Approved Network…
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Passive DWDM for the Data Center Interconnect

Demystifying DWDM for the DCIIn previous articles, we discussed how using passive Dense Wave Divisio…
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A Fresh Look at InfiniBand

InfiniBandTM has been on the market for more than two decades. Now that there have been new developm…
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On-The-Fly Transceiver Coding Made Easy

The OnePort Programmer from Approved Networks has always been conveniently small and portable with p…
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The Approved Tracker Service to Simplify Enterprise Resource Planning

Imagine you are planning to deploy a network project that involves many jobs across various fi…
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