--- title: "Blog: Network Cabling & Data Center Cabling Articles | Josh Taylor" description: CABLExpress manufactures high-performance network cabling, data center infrastructure products, and structured cabling solutions. --- # **BLOG**   **Support your IT Decisions with the Right Knowledge** Let our insights drive you to the right IT decisions with the best of industry knowledge. [Home](https://www.cablexpress.com) »Blog ### Josh Taylor [![](https://www.cablexpress.com/hubfs/TH5-Bailly_CPO_image.webp) ](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/co-packaged-optics-end-of-pluggables-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-who-needs-to-pay-attention) [NETWORKING](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/tag/networking) [Fiber Optic Cables](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/tag/fiber-optic-cables) [Structured Cabling](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/tag/structured-cabling) ## [Co-Packaged Optics – End of Pluggables? What It Is, Why It Matters, and Who Needs to Pay Attention](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/co-packaged-optics-end-of-pluggables-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-who-needs-to-pay-attention) Posted by [Josh Taylor](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/author/josh-taylor) on Mar 28, 2025 8:17:35 AM Introduction: A New Chapter in Optical Connectivity [Read More](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/co-packaged-optics-end-of-pluggables-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-who-needs-to-pay-attention) [![](https://www.cablexpress.com/hubfs/pizza.webp) ](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/smart-cabling-organization-can-save-your-project) ## [Smart Cabling Organization Can Save Your Project](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/smart-cabling-organization-can-save-your-project) Posted by [Josh Taylor](https://www.cablexpress.com/blog/author/josh-taylor) on Nov 6, 2024 9:11:35 AM Starting a data center hardware upgrade is a significant undertaking, but if cabling has been left... 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