Lucky Number 13
A newly installed hotel IDF supports 13 access points carrying guest Wi-Fi and room phones that replace an aging Mitel system.
Weekly field notes
Work worth sharing.
Short reports from the field: what we encountered, what we changed, and what other organizations can learn from it.
Field photo notice: Field Notes images are based on photographs taken by Warehouse 5 technicians in real working environments. Before publication, images may be digitally edited to remove customer names, labels, identifying details, and location information. Protecting customer privacy and operational security takes priority.
Method to the Madness
This warehouse IDF keeps switches toward the back and patching up front because new cable runs happen much more often than switch replacements.
New Customer Onboarding Starts at the Rack
A newly onboarded customer needed one team to take ownership of a rack supporting dual ISPs, POS, AV, Wi-Fi, surveillance, and multiple outside vendors.
Cold Day, Long Link
A remote security-camera installation in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center uses a gigabit point-to-point link to stay connected with base operations.
Two Print Stations Ready to Work
Two turnkey print stations combine Lenovo workstations, new monitors, and Brother Workhorse printers in one on-time delivery.