I agree with you completely. I have boxes of premade cables around 5-6 feet, for new systems etc.
I also have a couple spools of cable somewhere in the server dungeon. If I need to add a new walljack or two I'll handle that myself, but if it's a complete office build. I contract it out.
if you are going to run your own keystone jacks, I've found it very important to use 110 punchdowns and not the elcheapo ones at Home Depot with the snap in cover! Not to mention those snap in covers are a pain when you are running multiple lines.
As for the quality of Contracted labor, I once contracted out the wiring of one of my remote offices to a local company. They came to me by way of recomendation from the office supervisor and had glowing references.
Had them run 24 cat5e drops, I showed up for the big move to hookup all their equipment etc. 24 Cat5 drops wired completely wrong!!! Didn't follow EIA 568 A OR B! Some of them even had the wrong keystone connector!
We have OCS deployed at 7 locations worldwide... It works wonderfully for this sort of application, as well we can do Livemeetings/screen sharing if we need to collaborate with a tech in North America and Europe.
A good licensing agreement will do more than just "make you legit" it will also give you access to new software if you purchase software assurance. The Co. I work for has an Agreement with MS for Office, Server, Exchange, as well as the necessary CAL's. As new versions are released and your software assurance is still active you get "Free" upgrades.
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I agree with you completely. I have boxes of premade cables around 5-6 feet, for new systems etc. I also have a couple spools of cable somewhere in the server dungeon. If I need to add a new walljack or two I'll handle that myself, but if it's a complete office build. I contract it out. if you are going to run your own keystone jacks, I've found it very important to use 110 punchdowns and not the elcheapo ones at Home Depot with the snap in cover! Not to mention those snap in covers are a pain when you are running multiple lines. As for the quality of Contracted labor, I once contracted out the wiring of one of my remote offices to a local company. They came to me by way of recomendation from the office supervisor and had glowing references. Had them run 24 cat5e drops, I showed up for the big move to hookup all their equipment etc. 24 Cat5 drops wired completely wrong!!! Didn't follow EIA 568 A OR B! Some of them even had the wrong keystone connector!
We have OCS deployed at 7 locations worldwide... It works wonderfully for this sort of application, as well we can do Livemeetings /screen sharing if we need to collaborate with a tech in North America and Europe.
A good licensing agreement will do more than just "make you legit" it will also give you access to new software if you purchase software assurance. The Co. I work for has an Agreement with MS for Office, Server, Exchange, as well as the necessary CAL's. As new versions are released and your software assurance is still active you get "Free" upgrades.