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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.

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  • 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.
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Why Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Is Trading Up Today

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What Happened?

Shares of tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) jumped 4% in the afternoon session after President Trump announced a $500 billion Stargate project (Joint Venture with OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank) to develop artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri thinks players such as Nvidia would significantly benefit, likely as the supplier of critical semiconductor chips powering some of the anticipated infrastructure requirements, including data centers. As a result, it is not hard to project the anticipated gains from hyperscalers such as Oracle, Microsoft and other cloud platforms. Overall, the deal should accelerate demand for builders and innovators within the AI space. 

Also buoying the tech sector was Netflix. The company reported strong Q4 earnings results. Specifically, global streaming paid membership exceeded Wall Street expectations, with a strong net add figure (18.9 million vs. estimates of 9.8 million). This led to a revenue and EPS beat in the quarter. Additionally, revenue guidance for 2025 beat expectations, and the company spoke optimistically about multiple vectors such as ad revenue, live events, and new content. Overall, the results were impressive.

After the initial pop the shares cooled down to $445.83, up 4% from previous close.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

Microsoft’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 11 moves greater than 2.5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

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