US judge slaps Facebook over alleged poaching of 'trade secrets' from UK data center builder: The week's top stories
March 3, 2017
Also: Real live cabling spaghetti; 3 mistakes some electricians made installing data cables at our jobsite; Watch this time-lapse untangling of a data center rack
Arlington Industries defeats Bridgeport Fittings’ challenge to duplex connector patent per USPTO
Arlington Industries defeats Bridgeport Fittings’ challenge to duplex connector patent per USPTO
A Silicon Valley judge has ruled against Facebook’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a British data center builder in 2015, alleging that the social network misappropriated its trade secrets. The secrets in question are designs and methods for building modular data centers.
A recent Youtube video from HSM IT Services (Edmonton, AB) notes how "electricians are often contracted to run data cable (Cat5e, Cat6) while installing electrical wire. Many times, they do a bad job and we have to clean up the mess," opines the Canadian structured cabling installer firm. (We highlight this video with a certain awareness that this assertion is tantamount to "fighting words" for many skilled electricians who are also proficient in network drops, of whom there are of course many.)
Via Youtube capture, one data center cabling installer documents his meticulous untangling of this particular IT wiring nightmare. Quite instructive to watch.
The Communications Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA) recently produced a video that includes footage of counterfeit cable being subjected to a burn test, with drastic results.
CommScope’s FiberGuide® Design Pro helps you design a complete fiber raceway for your data center or central office using 2D and 3D technology. This video guides you through the...
