Consumer-grade vs Enterprise Video
Most of us have used video applications, such as Skype, in our personal lives to keep connected with family and friends who live across the seas or in other parts of the country. It’s easy to use, well known and free. Gail Holt, MD of local Polycom distributor, Hardware Distribution says; Although frustrating, you don’t […]
30% less power with 100G Green Transceivers
The ProLabs line of Green Transceivers utilises new technologies which result in 30% less power consumed than a typical transceiver. All the while offering the same performance. The technology used is Silicon Optical Bench, SiOB, which relies on free-space optical interconnect technology eliminating the need for the optical lens. This results in maximum power consumption […]
The Truth behind Vendor Warranties
How often have you been pressurised by a Vendor into buying their branded optics? As a distributor of compatible SFPs/transceivers, we very often hear that a network equipment vendor’s sales rep has threatened a customer (which could be an end user, reseller or system integrator, etc.) that if they install third-party transceivers in their networking […]
Distribution is Changing
PAN European Distributor Nuvias has formed an exclusive partnership with local distributor Hardware Distribution to distribute their products into the Southern Africa channel. Nuvias ventured with Hardware Distribution to give them presence in Southern Africa and because of our long history of customer care/excellence, our experience in the local distribution market, and our solid well-earned […]
Using multiplexing to solve business challenges
We live in an information age and need constant access to our data, be it via the internet or across our corporate campus. We are currently being asked for faster and more reliable connectivity between the users and the residence of the data which can often prove problematic. To increase capacity we could purchase more […]