Panduit and Cisco

Six Considerations When Planning Data Center Network Upgrades

Fiber Infrastructure for Years to Come

Many data center operators are under pressure to ensure that their network hardware and fiber cable infrastructure strategy not only supports today’s requirements, but also provides a cost-effective upgrade path to accommodate the inevitable future growth. The key to minimizing total long-term cost is to consider both the fiber cable infrastructure and optical transceivers together. With wise planning, especially prior to upgrading to 40 Gb or 100 Gb, data center operators can avoid costly maintenance and changes in fiber cable infrastructure for years to come.

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About the Speakers

Mr. Mark Krischer
Mr. Mark Krischer

Principal Wireless Architect, Cisco Asia-Pacific and Japan


Mark has over 20 years of experience in Mobility and Security, and joined Cisco in 2001 through the Radiata acquisition, where he was Director of Software Engineering. He holds 18 patents across wireless and security technologies, most notably those related to EAP-FAST (IETF RFC 4851) and Protected Management Frames (802.11w).

Mr. Frank Straka
Mr. Frank Straka

Director, Business Development, Panduit Corporate, Enterprise Business


rank Straka joined Panduit as an engineer over 12 years ago and has been part of the development of many of the innovative products Panduit sells today. He holds 29 patents in copper connectivity and cable design. Frank is active in the TIA TR42.7 standards group, which is developing new standards to support new applications like higher power PoE, 28 AWG patch cords, and field terminable plugs. He is a frequent speaker at conferences such as BICSI on new copper developments.

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Mr. Jirayu Noopawong

Technical Sales Manager, Panduit Thailand


Jirayu จิรายุ นพวงศ์ จบการศึกษาชั้นปริญญาตรี สาขาวิศวกรรมโทรคมนาคม สถาบันเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าเจ้าคุณทหารลาดกระบัง (KMITL) ปัจจุบันดำรงตำแหน่งเป็น Technical Manager และ Channel Account Manager, Panduit ประจำสาขาประเทศไทย และมีประสบการณ์ในด้านสาขา IT, Network Infrastructure รวมถึง Structure Cabling มากกว่า 10 ปี

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