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Our mission: Bringing practical business and technical intelligence to today's structured cabling professionals

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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1 Software Stock on Our Buy List and 2 to Ignore

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From commerce to culture, software is digitizing every aspect of our lives. In the past, the undeniable tailwinds fueling SaaS companies led to lofty valuation multiples that made it easier to raise capital. But this was a double-edged sword as the high prices exposed them to big drawdowns, and unfortunately, the industry has tumbled by 9.4% over the last six months. This drawdown was worse than the S&P 500’s 5.5% decline.

However, some businesses can support their premium valuations with superior earnings growth, and our mission at StockStory is to help you find them. Taking that into account, here is one software stock boasting a durable advantage and two that may face trouble.

Two Software Stocks to Sell:

Dropbox (DBX)

Market Cap: $8.29 billion

Founded by the long-serving CEO Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi in 2007, Dropbox (NASDAQ: DBX) provides a file hosting cloud platform that helps organizations collaborate and share documents.

Why Does DBX Worry Us?

  1. Customers had second thoughts about committing to its platform over the last year as its billings plateaued
  2. Estimated sales decline of 2.7% for the next 12 months implies a challenging demand environment
  3. Efficiency has decreased over the last year as its operating margin fell by 3 percentage points

At $29.24 per share, Dropbox trades at 3.5x forward price-to-sales. To fully understand why you should be careful with DBX, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Pegasystems (PEGA)

Market Cap: $7.97 billion

Founded by Alan Trefler in 1983, Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA) offers a software-as-a-service platform to automate and optimize workflows in customer service and engagement.

Why Does PEGA Fall Short?

  1. Muted 8.8% annual revenue growth over the last three years shows its demand lagged behind its software peers
  2. Sales are projected to tank by 2.2% over the next 12 months as demand evaporates
  3. Customer acquisition costs take a while to recoup, making it difficult to justify sales and marketing investments that could increase revenue

Pegasystems is trading at $92 per share, or 5.5x forward price-to-sales. If you’re considering PEGA for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

One Software Stock to Buy:

Samsara (IOT)

Market Cap: $24.65 billion

One of the few public companies where Marc Andreessen is a Board member, Samsara (NYSE: IOT) provides software and hardware to track industrial equipment, assets, and fleets.

Why Are We Bullish on IOT?

  1. Customers view its software as mission-critical to their operations as its ARR has averaged 35% growth over the last year
  2. Expected revenue growth of 22.7% for the next year suggests its market share will rise
  3. Operating profits increased over the last year as the company gained some leverage on its fixed costs and became more efficient

Samsara’s stock price of $42.30 implies a valuation ratio of 15.9x forward price-to-sales. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our comprehensive research report, it’s free.

Stocks We Like Even More

Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election sent major indices to all-time highs, but stocks have retraced as investors debate the health of the economy and the potential impact of tariffs.

While this leaves much uncertainty around 2025, a few companies are poised for long-term gains regardless of the political or macroeconomic climate, like our Top 9 Market-Beating Stocks. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 176% over the last five years.

Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,545% between March 2020 and March 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-small-cap company Comfort Systems (+782% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free.

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