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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

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As the Magnificent 7 Stalls, These 3 Stocks Are Gaining Momentum

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In 2023 and 2024, investors didn’t have to look very far to find the biggest market gains. In fact, investing in one or more of a small group of seven stocks, known as the Magnificent Seven, would have delivered gains of over 160% during that time.

In 2025, technology stocks are doing well enough. The NASDAQ index, largely viewed as the technology index, is up about 8% through February 20. The same can’t be said for the Magnificent Seven stocks, which are up just 1% in that time. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. If you remove Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) from the list, the group’s performance would be significantly worse.

The reasons are becoming familiar to investors: stretched valuations, concerns over how capital expenditures on AI will impact earnings, and the impact of higher interest rates on current borrowing.

But until now, there hasn’t been a clear rotation trade. That may be changing, and it’s time for names that growth investors can buy if you want to move some money out of the Magnificent Seven. Here are three names to consider.

Increased AI Demand Gives This Cloud Stock Room to Grow

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F5 Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) provides distributed cloud services, unified security, networking, and application management solutions, as well as application security and delivery solutions. The company’s products allow customers to simplify app development, security, connectivity, and operations.

In the company’s first quarter of 2025, it delivered revenue of $747 million, which was 7% higher year-over-year. The company raised its guidance for both the second quarter and the full year. At the midpoint of its second-quarter guidance, the company expects to deliver revenue growth of 5% and between 6% and 7% for the full year.

Analysts note that artificial intelligence (AI) is not a significant part of the company’s revenue for now. However, that’s expected to change as AI creates a need to move massive amounts of data in an optimal and secure manner.

FFIV stock is up 20.2% in 2025 and 65.1% in the last 12 months. As of February 20, 2025, the stock was trading above its consensus price target and near the top of its 52-week range. Several analysts have given the stock a much higher price target since the earnings report, including Needham & Co., which raised its price target from $285 to $360.

Tapestry Is a Luxury Your Portfolio Can Afford

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Retail stocks have performed unevenly as consumers have had to navigate both sticky inflation and higher interest rates. Luxury goods makers such as Tapestry Inc. (NYSE: TPR) are bucking this trend. Tapestry, which is the home of iconic global brands Coach, Kate Spade New York, and Stuart Weitzman, reported first-quarter earnings with revenue up 5% year-over-year. And the company also delivered a record $2.00 in earnings per share, which was also a 23% year-over-year increase.

Millennial and Gen-Z consumers are leaning into themes like ethical craftsmanship, sustainable manufacturing, and transparency. These are areas that complement Tapestry’s mission.

TPR stock is up 32% in 2025 and 84% for the year. And while the stock is trading above its consensus price, analysts have been moving the stock higher since its earnings report with multiple price targets of over $100.

Some of that growth was due to excitement over the company’s potential deal to buy Capri Holdings Ltd (NYSE: CPRI). The $8.5 billion deal was nixed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). While the potential of the merger may leave some fashion fans disappointed, it appears that it will work out well for shareholders.

Constellation Energy Is a Long-Term Nuclear Energy Story

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Constellation Energy Corp. (NYSE: CEG) is up a whopping 144% in the last 12 months, with a 68% increase in the six months ending February 20. Since when did this boring utility company become so exciting?

The answer is the news that Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is partnering with Constellation to reopen the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. This is part of the nuclear renaissance that’s sweeping through the world as companies look for cost-effective clean energy sources to power the demand that will be needed for AI applications.

There’s good news and bad news for investors. The bad news is that with the price over $300 per share, CEG stock may be overextended. That leaves it susceptible to events like the launch of DeepSeek, which caused shares to plummet approximately 20%. That news also reminded investors that it will take years to reopen Three Mile Island.

However, investors can also see that the dip in CEG stock is getting bought up, which signals underlying conviction in the company. That’s supported by analysts that are raising their price targets above the consensus target.

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