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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 Siemon’s 122-year legacy, Jonathan explores how these initiatives not only improve our own operations but also help our customers meet their sustainability goals. Tune in to hear actionable best practices and learn what a robust ESG strategy can mean for your organization.

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 AI and what that means for data center design in all sizes of data centers.  Lastly, we look forward to where data centers are headed in the future and how to plan for scale and new workloads. Our guest today is Dave Fredricks, a Data Center Sales Engineer at Siemon, a major player in cabling and physical infrastructure for high-performance data centers.

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 choosing the right cable types and connectors for various applications. We also cover challenges in cable management, power consumption, and cooling in data centers, and the future trends in cabling technology. Ryan Harris has over 12 years’ experience as a customer facing Sales Engineer supporting network equipment OEM’s, hyperscale end-users, ODM’s and system integrators with point-to-point cabling solutions. He specializes in deployment of server system connections in both data center and telecommunication environments. He has a strong understanding of Top-of-Rack applications and a track record of staying up to speed with emerging technologies Ryan communicates technical benefits to provide best-in-class core DC and Edge solutions. His goal is to help Network Engineers understand their options to deploy systems on-time and on budget with attention to detail and a strong customer service ethic. Episode Links: The Siemon Company  Siemon High Speed Cable Assemblies

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, The Siemon Company Gary Bernstein is currently Sr. Director of Global Data Center Sales for The Siemon Company, previously he was a Global Data Center Solutions Specialist.  He was with Leviton for over fourteen years, serving as a Sr. Director of Product Management and before that he was a Director of Product Marketing with HellermannTyton.  He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University and continues to learn, most recently earning the NVIDIA Certified Associate – AI in the Data Center certification. Episode Links: The Siemon Company  Siemon and AI

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.

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

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 making a better, safer and more connected future for all of us. Learn more about High Speed Interconnects here: https://www.siemon.com/en/sis/forms/h...​ Timestamps: 00:43​ – Do I need to use an OEM cable from the active equipment manufacturer that I am purchasing equipment from? 01:21​ – What is MSA Compliant Ethernet cable? 02:48​ – What is different about an OEM cable VS an MSA Compliant cable? 04:31​ – How long does a customer typically qualify the system with cables? 05:09​ – What is the main standard used to ensure that cables and active equipment mechanically latch?

#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, #hospitals, #manufacturing, #military, #automotive, or #automation, all need to take steps to ‘bullet proof’ their network infrastructures to deliver bandwidth, flexibility, robustness, #security and ease of moves, adds and changes.

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, safer and more connected future for all of us. Siemon Interconnect Solutions: https://ww2.siemon.com/sis/products/industrial/industrialfiber.asp  Link to High Speed Interconnects Tech Brief: https://www.siemon.com/en/home/forms/tb-hsi-datacenter

On this episode of Network Connections CK Siemon, President of Siemon Global Project Services (GPS) division, joins host Rob Galle, Global Regional Manager, to look back at over 50 combined years of working hard (and playing hard) together, and how all that experience shapes Global Project Services' approach to project management. Link to the Siemon Global Project Services: https://www.siemon.com/gps/

Distinguished Siemon Engineer, Valerie Maguire, joins host Dave Valentukonis, Siemon Technical Services Manager, to discuss Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Wi-Fi 6E. Valerie is the author of Siemon’s white paper “Preparing for Wi-Fi 6E” that details wireless Ethernet evolution and its implication on cabling infrastructure design. With over a half century of experience between the two of them – you won’t want to miss out on what they had to say regarding the next wave of Wi-Fi!

Data Center innovations at Siemon, NASCAR vs. Le Mans, and how an English Design Engineer wound up driving a Camaro

Siemon CFO, Tom Costello, shares insights from his journey with The Siemon Company, his influence on the company’s leadership succession strategy, plans for his own retirement, and a few fun stories from his years working alongside the Siemon family.

In the inaugural episode of Network Connections - President Carl Siemon shares his insights on Siemon Company history and how it shapes the company's global response to CV-19. This episode is also available on YouTube.