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Two of the Gang of Four became prime ministers

Vale Sir Rabbie Langanai Namaliu.  As tributes are pouring in from far far and wide and big or small by whom who crossed path with one of our country's best, our nation's golden child, I wish to commemorate the life of Sir Rabbie in an article I wrote on him and his colleague Sir Mekere Morauta just before Christmas on 24 December 2018.  It is titled, Let’s remember great people and was published in The National newspaper.  In your early years, you would look up to someone as role model, people who have directly or indirectly influenced you due to their exceptional talent, ingenuity, and willingness to help when you need that direction.  The Gang of Four refers to a group of influential young civil service chiefs who played a leading role in holding together public administration and public policy in the formative decade or so after Papua New Guinea’s independence in 1975. Growing up in awe of these exemplary Papua New Guineans, many of us coming up the years later...

Telecoms: Fibre Channel, Port Channel and things

 In the fast-evolving world of telecommunications, data transmission and networking play pivotal roles in supporting modern businesses. Two critical technologies that help manage the movement of vast amounts of data are Fibre Channel and Port Channel . While these terms may sound similar, they serve different purposes within the infrastructure of networks and data centers. In this post, we’ll dive into Fibre Channel , Port Channel , and other key concepts that keep telecom networks running smoothly. Fibre Channel: High-Speed Storage Networking Fibre Channel (FC) is a high-speed network technology primarily used to connect data storage systems to servers. It’s designed for storage area networks (SANs) , offering a reliable and high-performance solution for moving data between servers and storage devices, especially in data-intensive environments like large enterprises. Key Features of Fibre Channel: High speed: Fibre Channel can deliver speeds from 1 Gbps up to 128 Gbps. Reliab...