From Office Chaos to Calm: Modern Network Diagram Software
By Fred Koh - July 19, 2023You might not think a network diagramming tool can make or break your day. But ask anyone who’s accidentally unplugged the wrong router. They’ll tell you it can be the difference between a calm office and total chaos. One small mistake can turn a peaceful day upside down…in the mood for an office uprising, anyone?…
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How Much ROI Can You Really Achieve with Network Documentation?
By Fred Koh - July 14, 2023One of the aspects of choosing a network documentation/network monitoring solution is to help reduce the amount of downtime your network happens. What is downtime though? Downtime is when your network infrastructure is out of service and unusable which impacts your website, and applications. There are other impacts besides downtime that are also worth considering,…
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Why Do Our Customers Renew netTerrain Year after Year?
By Fred Koh - July 12, 2023From industry giants to small businesses, netTerrain has been trusted by more than 500 organizations as a trusted software solution since it first was released back in 2009. We’re proud that so many of our customers, the majority of them in fact, continue to renew their plans because netTerrain has given them that much value…
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BI & Data Centers: Do You Really Need a Business Intelligence Tool?
By Fred Koh - July 5, 2023In the corporate world, business intelligence tools are frequently a topic of conversation. Several years back, our Product Manager and CEO Jan Durnhofer wrote a technical article on this topic. Check out his article here. When you think of Business Intelligence (BI), names like MicroStrategy, SAS, Microsoft, and Oracle might come to mind. These companies…
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Will Network Diagram Software Visualize Your Third-Party Apps & Data?
By Fred Koh - July 3, 2023Tired of dealing with network headaches stemming from a lack of insights and visibility? If, for example, you’re a new company network administrator, it can be a real…errr maybe downright impossible….challenge to figure out what’s installed without doing a tedious site survey, right? And let’s be honest, those spreadsheets and manual network diagrams in a…
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Don’t Buy DCIM Software That’s Like a Home Printer
By Fred Koh - May 23, 2023We all know the drill: you buy a home printer and before you know it, you’re locked into buying the vendor’s pricey ink for the lifespan of the printer. The printer vendor gives you only one cartridge type as an option and it’s sold at a ridiculous markup. Is there a workaround? Well, sure: you…
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Avoid Headline-Making Network Outages: Prevent Expensive Downtime
By Fred Koh - May 22, 2023There’s been a rise in news stories lately about companies experiencing network disruptions, like the infamous Southwest Airlines outage that was caused by a vendor-supplied network firewall. Headline-making incidents like this underline the need to take measures that prevent network disruptions…before you become a news story! According to the Uptime Institute, third-party outages – such…
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Fiber Mapping Software: OSP vs. GIS
By Fred Koh - April 24, 2023Do you have fiber management headaches such as: not knowing how much capacity you’ve got, how much capacity you need, where everything is, or not knowing what you need to take with you to fix an issue? Need a tool that will help you easily document and manage your fiber plant? Are you sick of…
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Streamline IT Asset Management (ITAM): How DCIM Software Helps
By Fred Koh - April 20, 2023Introduction: What is IT asset management (ITAM) and why you need it IT asset management (ITAM) is important because it assists organizations in managing their IT assets throughout their entire life cycle, including acquisition, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning. This ensures efficient resource allocation and effective utilization of assets. If you have headaches related to efficiency,…
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Solarwinds Users, Make Network Documentation Easy Using netTerrain
By Fred Koh - April 19, 2023Do you use Solarwinds?Are you fed up with struggling to keep track of all your network devices, their locations, and associated metadata? Having trouble managing your network documentation and visualizing the relationships between IT? netTerrain is network documentation software (and visualization) that you can use to document and visualize your network. With netTerrain, understanding and…
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Fiber Mapping Software & Fiber Strand Documentation: What, How, Why
By Fred Koh - April 18, 2023As a fiber professional, you understand the importance of documenting and mapping fiber strands in your fiber plant documentation — which involves not only documenting the plant itself but also individual fiber strands. Clear fiber documentation and mapping are crucial for troubleshooting issues and making changes to your fiber plant in the future. To manage…
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Beam Me Up, Scotty: Migrating to a New DCIM Solution
By Fred Koh - April 3, 2023Are you lost in space: stuck with an outdated DCIM system, and feeling like you’re aboard a malfunctioning starship? Perhaps you’re dealing with high costs, limited features, poor customer service, or your DCIM vendor has been acquired or discontinued support (or, maybe even worse, you’ve received no communications from your vendor in a long time…
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