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What is Huawei Atlas AI Computing Platforms?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

At the Huawei Connect Live 2019, Huawei announced the launch of its overall computing strategy for the first time. This means that computing strategy will become one of Huawei‘s core strategies in the future when the computing industry is turning…

Cisco FirePOWER Series Comparison: FirePOWER 1000 vs 2100 vs 4100

Posted on September 19, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

Besides Cisco ASA5500 series firewalls, we know there are also FirePOWER series, like FirePOWER 1000, FirePOWER 2100, FirePOWER 4100, etc. Unlike ASA5500 which is only one series, FirePOWER provide various sub series, what are their differences? Let’s compare. Overview of…

Cisco Switches vs. Dell Switches

Posted on August 20, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

As we all knew, Cisco is the best brand of Networking devices. It provides a large scale of switches to meet various customers’ needs. For Dell, you may say “I only know that they have servers and storages”! However, Dell…

Huawei OLT EA5801 Models: EA5801-GP08 and EA5801-CG04

Posted on August 6, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

Huawei OLT (optical line termination) series devices provide customers various sub-series for their different needs. I have introduced the popular series EA5800 before, in this article, I will introduce the SmartAX EA5801 series. (Read the OLT Device Introduction: Huawei SmartAX…

OLT Device Introduction: Huawei SmartAX EA5800 Series

Posted on July 25, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

What is the OLT? An optical line termination (OLT), also called an optical line terminal, is a device which serves as the service provider endpoint of a passive optical network (From Wikipedia). This image tells you where the OLT is…

The Types Comparison of SFP and QSFP

Posted on July 18, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

The small form-factor pluggable (SFP) is a compact, hot-pluggable network interface module used for both telecommunication and data communications applications. We always see them in those SFP slot of routers, switches, and others. Both of SFP and QSFP have the…

3 Questions to Consider when Choosing Juniper Security SRX Gateways

Posted on July 16, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

3 Questions to Consider when Choosing Juniper Security SRX Gateways Juniper Network company is one of the network hardware manufacturers, which want to bring simplicity to networking with products, solutions, and services that connect the world. So, they produce routers,…

Intel or AMD? 10 Tips Help You Choose CPU

Posted on July 9, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

As we all know, the current world’s processor giants are Intel and AMD. The overall gap between the two is not big, but AMD still ranks behind Intel with a weak gap. Then, when we choose CPU, which one is…

How to Identify the Naming of Your Dell PowerEdge Servers?

Posted on July 4, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

Now, look at this screenshot from Dell.com, we will find there are various Dell PowerEdge rack servers. Except rack servers, there are also tower servers, modular servers, and others. SO, as there are various letters and numbers of the servers’…

Fortinet FortiGate NGFW Comparison: High-end Series vs. Mid-range Series vs. Entry-level Series

Posted on June 20, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

Fortinet firewalls, the Fortigate series provides various levels of next-generation firewalls to meet the different demands. This ensures that enterprise campus, core data-center, or internal segments, FortiGate can fit seamlessly into customers’ environment. However, FortiGate family includes High-end NGFW, Mid-range…

4 Steps to Configure & Buy an HPE DL380 Gen10 Server

Posted on June 13, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

As there are various configurations of HPE DL380 Gen10 server, according to the different processors, memories, hard drives… it’s difficult to choose the right one for our network. To help this work easier, Router-switch.com build a simple tool to solve…

Memory Card: What’s the difference between ROM and RAM?

Posted on June 11, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

Memory, in this article, I don’t mean the human memory. It’s the memory card, a hardware which is used in computers, servers and other devices. As technology developed, now there are many types of memory card. The main types are…

PoE vs. PoE+ vs. UPoE (PoE++)

Posted on June 6, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

Do you hear about PoE switch? We know that some of small network devices can be powered by ethernet, that is, we say PoE. PoE switches are the equipment which can power small network device. Now there are not only…

Dell PowerEdge R730 vs. Dell PowerEdge R740

Posted on June 4, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

As both of the Dell PowerEdge R730 and R740 are the Dell R700 series servers, and R740 is the newer one, which will be the better choice for our needs? In this article, we will compare R730 with R740 and…

Cisco Server vs. HPE Server vs. Dell Server

Posted on May 30, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

There are many brands that providing servers in the market now. Which will you choose? How about Cisco, HPE or Dell? Server Market Actually, compare to HPE and Dell, Cisco servers are not so hot. The image below tells us…

5 FAQs of Cisco Catalyst 9000 Stacking

Posted on May 28, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

As Catalyst 9000 switches are going to be the replacements of the old Catalyst switches, we now should learn more about the features of Catalyst 9000. In this article, we will list 5 FAQs of Cisco Catalyst 9000 stacking features.…

6 Expert Configurations of Dell PowerEdge R540 Server

Posted on May 23, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

Adapt to a variety of application demands, the Dell PowerEdge R540 Server provides a 2-socket, 2U rack server that offers an ideal balance of resources and affordability. As the servers need to configure processor, memory, hard drive and others, Router-switch.com…

HPE MSA Considerations and Best Practices for vCenter and Recovery

Posted on May 21, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

HPE MSA Storages, Flash-enabled arrays that raise the entry storage bar, making application acceleration possible for a wide range of budgets. Use this guide to learn about HPE MSA considerations and best practices for vCenter. (See HPE MSA Storages Models…

8 Popular Configurations of HPE DL380 Gen10 Servers

Posted on May 16, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

As there are many configurations of HPE DL380 Gen10 servers, which is the most suitable for your need? Router-switch.com now provides you 8 popular configurations of HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 series servers. Let’s view. (Click the image above to learn…

3 Questions to Consider When Choosing an HPE Gen10 Server

Posted on May 14, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

HPE provide various series of servers to meet a variety of customers’ needs. There are ProLiant series (DL380 Gen10, DL360 Gen10, etc.), Apollo servers, Edgeline series and others. As the server family is so big, how can we choose a…

Why Upgrading to Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches?

Posted on May 9, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

In April, Cisco has released the newest Catalyst switch, the Catalyst 9600 series. Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series switches are purpose-built for resiliency at scale. They provide comprehensive security and can help your organization grow at low total operational cost. Built…

Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Point: Shipped with Wi-Fi 6

Posted on May 7, 2019 by RS-Tech | 0 Comments

Recently, Cisco released the newest AP, the Catalyst 9100 series access points, which are shipped with Wi-Fi 6. We all know the Wi-Fi 6 is the newest Wi-Fi technology, the next-generation wireless standard that’s faster than 802.11ac. What is the…