About Fred Koh

As a seasoned sales executive, Fred Koh serves as Director of Sales and is responsible for Graphical Networks sales and channel partner program, marketing strategy, and operations.

Network Discovery vs. Network Monitoring

Network Discovery vs. Network Monitoring

By - March 24, 2023

Hey, new network Admin! Congrats on your new gig! So, when you fire up your computer and start digging into the company’s network, do you ever feel like you’re Peter in Office Space, trying to figure out what the heck is going on with the TPS reports? Are you desperately searching for spreadsheets and Visio…

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Industry Spotlight: Fiber Mapping Software for Municipalities

Industry Spotlight: Fiber Mapping Software for Municipalities

By - March 23, 2023

Municipalities play a critical role in ensuring smooth operations within their communities — from managing communication networks to essential services like fire and police stations. With technology rapidly advancing, the demand for fiber, and demands on the folks who manage fiber, have never been greater. If you manage municipal fiber, hats off to you: your…

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Fiber Mapping Software: Time to Upgrade from Google Earth and Spreadsheets?

Fiber Mapping Software: Time to Upgrade from Google Earth and Spreadsheets?

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Over the years, we’ve been to countless meetings discussing various organizations’ need for an Outside Plant (OSP) solution, we’ve attended many BICSI events, and have many of netTerrain customers using netTerrain to manage their fiber plant (close to 400 organizations!). So, what are the main fiber plant headaches that many companies are trying to solve…

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Reducing Data Center Carbon Footprint with DCIM & PUE – A Comprehensive Guide

Reducing Data Center Carbon Footprint with DCIM & PUE – A Comprehensive Guide

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Did 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

Upgrading IT Documentation/Visualization Software Shouldn’t Be Hard

By - March 8, 2023

IT 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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Industry Spotlight: DCIM for Healthcare & Hospitals

Industry Spotlight: DCIM for Healthcare & Hospitals

By - February 20, 2023

As a data center manager in healthcare, you certainly face unique IT challenges that require specialized solutions — hats off to you! From regulatory compliance to uptime and critical patient data, the stakes are high. Not to mention the explosion in reliance upon technology that the recent pandemic helped bring about — from telehealth to…

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The Power of IT Documentation for Network Specialists

The Power of IT Documentation for Network Specialists

By - February 8, 2023

As 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

Simplifying IT Changes: How Network Documentation & Visualization Software Can Help

By - January 30, 2023

Managing 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

Less is More: Avoid Multiple IT Documentation Tools

By - December 7, 2022

If 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

Here’s Why Most Network Engineers Still Use Visio/Spreadsheets

By - November 18, 2022

If 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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Buyer, Beware: DCIM Pricing Add-Ons

Buyer, Beware: DCIM Pricing Add-Ons

By - November 10, 2022

Do you need data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software? Before you select a vendor and solution, proceed with caution: when it comes to what you need and the pricing structure you agree to, make sure your i’s are dotted. Why? DCIM software is priced differently…depending on the vendor. Afterall, most software vendors are motivated to…

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Should You Buy Perpetual DCIM or Subscription DCIM?

Should You Buy Perpetual DCIM or Subscription DCIM?

By - November 2, 2022

Do you need data center infrastructure management software (DCIM) to solve headaches in your data center? If so, read this. We make netTerrain — a data center and network documentation platform that documents everything from your data center rooms, rack capacity, assets, cable connections, and managing power — and we offer both annual subscription and…

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