Network Connections

Network Connections

A Podcast About ICT Networks. *Presented by Siemon* Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the manufacture and innovation of high quality, high-performance network cabling solutions. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with global offices, manufacturing and service partners throughout the world, Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper and fiber cabling systems and services available. With over 400 active patents specific to structured cabling, from patch cords to patch panels, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and development of industry standards, underlining the company's long-term commitment to its customers and the industry. www.siemon.com

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June 2, 2025 53 mins

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...

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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 c...

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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

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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.

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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

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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...

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January 4, 2021 15 mins
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#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, #automo...

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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 fo...

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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/

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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 ...

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May 22, 2020 35 mins

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

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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. 

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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.

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