As we close the book
on 2013, we would be remiss if we did not take a moment to reflect on the past
year. GET, LLC was so very privileged to
be able to share with you more about our business and insight into the
happenings here in the Western Pacific.
We hope you gained further understanding more about the casegood
furniture business, structured cabling and energy efficiency lighting industry
and aerial lifts. Additionally, you read
a different perspective into Paradise Guam-our home. We wrote about the important
issues of the day-a direct reflection of the discussions of our friends and neighbors. These blog posts were what people were
talking about around water coolers, dinner tables and back kitchens all across
Micronesia. All the writing in this blog reminded me of some important things-all
of us should not take things for granted and knowledge is surely power. GET, LLC is excited for what 2014 will bring. We will continue sharing more information and
exciting insight into the world around us.
Thanks for reading and may you and yours have a prosperous new year.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM GET, LLC!!!
On behalf of GET, LLC, we would like to take this time to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas! During this important time, be mindful of the blessings that you have been given and share with others the special gifts of your unique collective lives and skills. We have been honored to share with you our knowledge and interest in unique topics in this blog during this past year and look forward to more into the new year.
Structured Cabling Market to Eclipse $8 Billion by 2015-Does 2014 Stand to Be a Banner Year?
Funny thing the
Internet.
When GET, LLC started our
business, a particular report escaped our research from Global Information,
Inc.(GII). The Japan-based information
service has worked for the last quarter century with over 300 research
companies across five countries to distribute quality technical and market
research.
GII wrote a great paper,
though a bit dated (January 2013), that talks about what can be expected to be
one of biggest growth markets in the world-the global structured cabling
market. No one can question, the
market's 6.8% compound annual growth rate. GII noted that the structured
cabling market will exceed $8 billion by 2015.
The U.S. leads this industry today with China and the Asia-Pacific
region growing fast.
We stand at the
cross roads of that growth right here in the Western Pacific at the junction of
the telecommunications superhighway linking North America to Asia and
Australia.
What is driving the
growth?
GII says that the
success of Gigabit Ethernet correlates to its strong presence with structured
cabling. 1000BASE-T, 10G over twisted-pair copper (10GBASE-T) holds the promise
of being less costly than its optical competitor, 10GBASE-SR.
Also, GII says as
power consumption efficiency is resolved through advances in transceiver-chip
lithography, advances in driving down power consumption are breaking through. It is noted that fiber has taken a foothold
in the network at 10G. Fiber-optic products are poised to steadily take market
share from copper products in the structured cabling market over the next five
years. While the copper structured cabling market is expected to shrink, there
is still potential to recognize revenues, particularly in CAT6 UTP for Gigabit
Ethernet and CAT7 for 10G.
GII notes that driven
by a boom in broadband Internet users and the proliferation of bandwidth-hungry
applications such as HD video, Internet bandwidth maintained by major Internet
carriers has been expanding at 75% to 125% per year.
Will we see this in
2014?
In turn, public and private
networks are experiencing unprecedented end-user demand for bandwidth resulting
in a need to cost-effectively scale the capacity of communications networks. We
are starting to see that already. We'll keep you posted.
For all of your
structured cabling needs in the Western Pacific, please contact GET, LLC for
information on our solutions that can be of assistance to you and your
respective businesses including access to the Panduit and Cisco line of
products-of which we are proud Business Partners of both. Give us a call at 671-483-0789 or find out our
more at our website at www.get-guam.com.
Global LED lighting market= $42 billion by 2019
One of South Asia's
top media companies is reporting that worldwide LED lighting markets are poised
to achieve significant growth over the next six years as buildings and
communities lead the way in implementing more cost efficient lighting systems.
CyberMedia's
India-based ciol,com, through their Dallas, Texas Bureau sites a report
entitled, "LED Lighting: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts,
Worldwide, 2013 to 2019" lays out that next generation lighting achieves a
complete replacement of incandescent filament bulbs with LED lighting that is
more energy efficient, lasts longer and has a significantly lower cost of
operation.
The report, that hit
the browsers of nearly 1.5 million people, is advocating for the use of LED
lamps, which they say will lower the overall cost of lighting. The CyberMedia
report says that LED lighting costs are less than costs with incandescent lights.
GET, LLC read with
interest that LED lamps offer up to 50,000 hours of illumination with a
fraction of the energy used by traditional incandescent bulbs.
What does that mean?
It means that LED
bulbs generate 90% less heat than incandescent bulbs and its uses will extend
time between bulb replacements. Hard to argue with an report that says the energy
efficient bulbs can be used to achieve a near zero-maintenance lighting system.
To learn more about the LED lighting products that GET, LLC
provides, including Independence LED Lighting and Deco Lighting Inc., please
check out our website at www.get-guam.com or call us to discuss solutions for
your important lighting needs-All Made in America!!!
"Bring Your Own Device", Management and Security-Insight from the CTO of The Westcon Group
Chief Technology Officer of The Weston Group William Hurley regularly
provides words of perspective from the world's leading distributor of networking,
communications, security, virtualization, storage, and unified computing
platforms. GET, LLC and other Cisco
Business Partners utilize Westcon's services to become more successful through
their distribution portfolio and range
of services. We are happy to have him
and his powerful insight into doing business.
Earlier this month, Hurley wrote about mobile device security and was
enlightening on this topic:
We have been asked recently about the potential growth in the BYOD space. It won’t come from malware. It will come from a proliferation of devices, from the common smart phone to the latest wearable, that is retaining and transmitting information the enterprise simply does not want transmitted. And please remember, data is not just spreadsheet attachments in an email, more importantly it is video, taken innocently or not in the office, that poses data loss problems.
That is the threat of
BYOD."
We will continued to follow this trend facing personal devices-powerful for productivity, but vulnerable to security risks.
GET, LLC is a proud Cisco Registered Partner providing the latest Cisco products and services direct to businesses and organizations. For more on the benefits that our Partnership can bring to you and your respective business contact us at 671-483-0789 or at www.get-guam.com.
Deco Lighting Appoints GET, LLC as Guam and Micronesia Sales Rep
GET, LLC has been
appointed by Deco Lighting as its company's Sales Representative for Guam and
Micronesia.
"This
relationship will mean great things to our lighting customers in the Western
Pacific," said GET, LLC Managing Partner Tricia Gumataotao. "As Deco
Lighting is represented by expert independent lighting sales agencies
throughout North America, and by select distributors for international markets,
we are excited to be a partner with them to grow our respective businesses in this region further."
The Commerce,
California company has been doing business since 1957. Deco Lighting has a well established history
of producing many innovative lighting products which have shaped today's
lighting industry, and operates factories located in Mexico, Europe and Asia. Their
experience in energy efficient lighting technologies stems from many years of
industry renowned research and development, working closely with designers,
utilities and associations to develop new lighting products.
Deco Lighting has
done a number of signature projects across the United States including the induction street
lighting retrofit of the U.S. Naval Base Guam in 2009. That particular project lead Deco Lighting to
make significant improvements to their street lighting technology-specifically
their DBMi Black Mamba Induction Street Light product-that recently was
selected by the City of Industry California for a similar energy efficiency
project that is saving the municipal government 50% in energy savings.
"The mission of
Deco Lighting is to be the leading provider of innovative, high quality
lighting fixtures and systems to commercial, municipal and utility
markets." said Gumataotao.
"GET, LLC stands with Deco Lighting to deliver consistently superior value to our respective
customers and their end users."
Terex Appoints GET, LLC as Distributor in Guam and Micronesia
GET, LLC has been
appointed by the Terex Corporation as its authorized distributor for Terex and
Genie aerial work platforms, cranes, construction and materials processing
equipment and parts in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of
Micronesia.
"We are excited
about this relationship with two of the best names in the business," said GET,
LLC Managing Partner Tricia Gumataotao.
"Pairing GET, LLC with the extensive global sales and support
network of Terex and Genie will certainly give Micronesia's aerial lift and
crane customers the very best in unbeatable value and customer service."
GET, LLC was
presented the finalized Distributor Agreement by Terex Japan General Manager Andreas
Odermatt.
"Terex
Corporation is experiencing growth," said Gumataotao. "GET, LLC is excited to be a key part of
that expansion that is growing in lock-step with the rest of the region."
GET, LLC is a
Women-Owned and Minority-Owned Small Business serving both federal and local
government agencies and commercial businesses of Guam and the Western Pacific in
business-to-business consulting services and construction materials and
equipment sales.
Empowering Women in Business Panel Discussion Hosted by Cisco
A very special event
is taking place tomorrow that will feature not only technology but
the advancement of women in business.
Cisco is hosting an two-day on-line panel discussion beginning Monday,
December 2, 2013 (1pm Guam Time December 3rd) with five women business
trailblazers who are part of a San Francisco-Bangalore Sister City Initiative
trade mission to Bangalore, India.
You can catch the
panel with GET,LLC live at at http://www.ustream.tv/Ciscotv.
The panel is
headlined by Intel Architecture Development Group Vice President and General
Manager Rani N. Borkar and Cisco Chief Technology & Strategy Officer Padmasree
Warrior. San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee is scheduled to give the welcoming
address.
Borkar, Warrior and
the other panelists will provide insight into how each broke into her respective
industry, how each got where they are now and how each overcame challenges to
get there. Also, the panelists will also discuss the best methods for making it
to the top but will also talk about the struggles to succeed in their respective
industry.
The San
Francisco-Bangalore Sister City Initiative is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3)
organization established in 2008 by San Francisco's former mayor Gavin Newsom.
The organization seeks to engage individuals and institutions in Bangalore and
San Francisco in building sustainable 21st century cities through
environmental, technological, and cultural ideas, techniques and resources. Cisco
Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in Internet networking with its Internet
Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions providing the foundation of the
Internet and most corporate, education and government networks around the world.
GET, LLC is a proud Cisco
Registered Partner providing the latest Cisco products and services direct to
businesses and organisations. For more about our role as a Cisco Registered
Partner and the benefits it brings to you and your business contact us at
671-483-0789 or at www.get-guam.com.
NAWIC Guam Chapter "Casino" Fundraiser Approaching
I had the pleasure
this past week of meeting one of the founding members and all-around great lady
Dr. Jaylene Kent of the National Association of Women in Construction GuamChapter 381. The President of Isla Paint
and Roofing Supply was cordial and had no problem hyping up the largest
fundraising event of the advocacy group.
Her pitch to members of the Guam Contractors Association Small Business
Committee was convincing. It's hard to
decided not to go after Jaylene was done pitching it to the membership-to
include GET, LLC.
The 2013 Casino
Royale Annual Wine Tasting and Beer Garden Fundraising Event promises to be as
fun as its predecessors in the fact that there will be plenty of adult
beverages and socializing with the top women executives in Guam's construction
industry. On December 4, 2013 at the Guam
Marriott Resort and Spa expect plenty of activity including an On-Site Expo and
a raffle for electronics and power tools.
The organization is
nearing its second birthday of its chartering in Guam. Membership continues to grow steadily. The advocacy for further growing this segment
of our construction industry continues.
Prime example-the
Guam Legislature is considering legislation that looks to create "government
procurement policy in favor of women owned businesses". Bill 198-32 was heard last week and testimony
is being submitted as we speak to the Committee for consideration. Speaker Jody Won Pat and Senator Tina Barnes
should be commended for their efforts and we all believe that this is a legislation that would provide better
opportunities for government contracts for women owned businesses.
Expect Bill 198-32 to
be the talk of the Casino Royale and hope that all those in support of women in
construction can be there.
For more information
on NAWIC and the efforts of the Guam Chapter feel free to contact us at
671-797-0789 or reach us via our website at www.get-guam.com . GET, LLC is a proud member
of NAWIC and stand in support of enhancing the success of women in the
construction industry.