Reducing Data Center Carbon Footprint with DCIM & PUE – A Comprehensive Guide
By Fred Koh - March 23, 2023Did you know that data centers account for a whopping 2% of all global carbon emissions? Here in the US alone, 0.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to data centers. That’s more than the emissions of the airline industry! Data centers are one of the largest consumers of electricity worldwide, with all the…
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Upgrading IT Documentation/Visualization Software Shouldn’t Be Hard
By Fred Koh - March 8, 2023IT visualization and documentation software is essential for successful troubleshooting, capacity planning, cost control, and security, among other things. To keep up with today’s rapidly changing technology landscape, it’s crucial to keep your IT visualization and documentation software up-to-date with the latest vendor version. However, upgrading can be a daunting task, if your vendor does…
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The Power of IT Documentation for Network Specialists
By Fred Koh - February 8, 2023As a network documentation specialist, you know that keeping track of all the details of an organization’s network infrastructure is no small feat. From maintaining current network diagrams to inventory and configuration information, there’s a lot to keep track of. And let’s face it, trying to remember which switch is connected to what, where that…
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Simplifying IT Changes: How Network Documentation & Visualization Software Can Help
By Fred Koh - January 30, 2023Managing IT infrastructure is not an easy task: change is constant when it comes to your IT (as you already know… all too well!). Because keeping track of all the changes happening within your IT landscape is nothing short of a juggling act, having a solid IT change management process in place (and the right…
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Less is More: Avoid Multiple IT Documentation Tools
By Fred Koh - December 7, 2022If you manage IT infrastructure, it’s easy to think of your facility’s different areas as being substantially separate from one another. Need to manage your data center assets and facilities? There’s DCIM software for that. Managing the network? Well, there’s network documentation software for that, right? Managing the fiber plant? How about using GoogleEarth, spreadsheets,…
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Here’s Why Most Network Engineers Still Use Visio/Spreadsheets
By Fred Koh - November 18, 2022If you’re stuck still using Visio, spreadsheets, or a combination of the two for your network documentation, you’re not alone. I talk to network engineers from a variety of organizations every day, and I’ve learned this: most network folks are stuck using Visio and spreadsheets for documentation…despite the abundance of tools on the market and…
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DCIM vs. BMS
By Jan Durnhofer - September 30, 2022At Graphical Networks, one of our main focus points is helping our customers optimize their Data Center Operations with an efficient Data Center Infrastructure (DCIM) system. Now, a Data Center can also be considered a building and, as such, the building contains many elements outside of the usual purview of a DCIM solution; these elements…
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Industry Spotlight: Fiber Mapping Software for University & College Campuses
By Fred Koh - August 30, 2022Managing a university or college’s IT infrastructure and fiber is no easy feat: with campus expansions, satellite locations, and an endless parade of new technologies placing demands on your fiber (Harvard has a wired forest, believe it or not — and University of Florida is piloting connected vehicle infrastructure). We make netTerrain: IT documentation software…
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Industry Spotlight: DCIM & OSP Software for Cruise Operators
By Fred Koh - August 1, 2022Cruising today isn’t what it was 20 years ago – not even close! As reliance on technology has taken root across the globe, cruise operators have had to pivot to keep up with the demand. While that’s good news for IT job stability, it’s a lot of work for you and your team. It’s not…
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Need to Document Your Fiber Network? What to Expect
By Jason Sherman - July 29, 2022Do you need to document your fiber network? Here’s some bad news: don’t expect it to be easy. You’re probably thinking: “Wow, that’s a positive note to kick this blog off on, right? Please continue. I’m really excited now…!” Allow me one more minute to make my case: Fiber Documentation: The Good News Ok, ok…maybe…
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Industry Spotlight: Why Use Fiber Mapping Software for Your Theme Park?
By Fred Koh - July 26, 2022Over the years, we’ve sold our fiber mapping software (netTerrain OSP) to various teams that work with theme and amusement parks. We’ve heard great feedback from the teams that buy netTerrain to take control of their fiber: they’re very happy they bought it as, for them, it’s been a game changer. Theme parks have large…
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Getting Started with REST API: Part 3 (Collections, Filters, Expansions)
By Jan Durnhofer - July 25, 2022Welcome back to the final post in our series on getting started with netTerrain’s REST API. In the first blog post we reviewed some of the basic setup procedures to get started with the netTerrain REST API. In the second blog post, we delved a bit deeper into data retrieval, writing into netTerrain and deleting…
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