DCIM Vendors’ Take on Trade Shows & Conferences
By Fred Koh - August 13, 2015As a DCIM solution provider, the Graphical Networks team makes the occasional appearance at industry trade shows. Our most recent show was Data Center World in Las Vegas. While there, we learned a few things to share that you may be able to use next time you’re taxed with attending a trade show. Shows such…
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Network Documentation: Scratching Our Own Itch
By Jason Sherman - August 6, 2015It’s been awhile since we’ve blogged about network documentation. It feels especially long considering how much activity there’s been over on the other side of town, aka the DCIM camp and all of our great blogs about choosing the right DCIM software. I want to kick start something similar to the DCIM series – but in…
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How to Choose the Right DCIM Solution (pt. 5): Pulling the Trigger
By Jan Durnhofer - July 22, 2015In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed the importance of discovering your organization’s unique needs and the features you would need from a DCIM tool. We talked about identifying the core tenets of a system such as openness, security, flexibility, network visualization and so on. In part 3, we outlined the importance…
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How to Choose the Right DCIM Solution (pt. 4): Basic Vendor Research
By Jan Durnhofer - July 21, 2015In the previous article, we discussed how to determine if you’re really at the research and demo stage. If you have determined that yes, you do have pain points that DCIM can solve, and you do have buy-in from your organization, the next step is to narrow down a DCIM vendor from all the options…
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How to Choose the Right DCIM Solution (pt. 3): Are You Ready?
By Jan Durnhofer - July 14, 2015In the two previous posts of this series, we discussed the importance of discovering your organization’s unique needs and the features you may need from a DCIM tool. We went on to cover identifying the core tenets of a system such as: openness, security, flexibility, visualization and so on. Now that you have a solid…
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How to Choose the Right DCIM Solution (pt. 2): Architecture and Usability
By Jan Durnhofer - July 9, 2015In our previous blog, we started with an intro to How to Choose the Right DCIM Solution. We gave you a definition of DCIM and then enumerated different functions that usually fall under the large category of “DCIM”. Alright: so you’ve identified some of the features you need from that list, and you start looking for…
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How to Choose the Right DCIM software: Introduction
By Jan Durnhofer - May 18, 2015So: you’ve been tasked with finding the right Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tool for your organization. In baseball, before you step up to the plate, you first take a look at the whole field. The same is true for DCIM. This blog series will explore the ins and outs of choosing the right software…
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Spotlight on Graphical Networks CEO Jan Durnhofer
By Hannah Ash - April 23, 2015CEO of Graphical Networks, Jan Durhofer, was recently features in a CBS Baltimore story on technology and career paths. In this story, Jan shares how he came to Graphical Networks and how his education positively shaped his future, “I have applied some concepts from my many math courses to certain features in our software. For…
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Graphical Networks to Showcase netTerrain 6.5 in Las Vegas
By Fred Koh - April 17, 2015Exclusive Sneak Peek for Data Center World Attendees As a global leader in network documentation solutions, Graphical Networks will be showcasing its newest version of netTerrain next week at AFCOM Data Center World. Data Center World, a heavily attended tradeshow, will be held in Las Vegas. The Graphical Networks team will be located at booth…
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Our latest webcast: Unmarrying Visio – Automated Network Documentation
By Jan Durnhofer - February 19, 2015Check out our latest webcast: Umarrying Visio!
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GN News Issue #5: 6.1 release, netTerrain certifications and more!
By Fred Koh -2014 was another growth year for Graphical Networks, in every sense of the word. To keep this momentum going, we started 2015 with a new release of the 6.x series. We are also preparing for our yearly Vegas AFCOM show and developing the new features for 6.5. Happy documenting! 6.1 is out, 6.5 is coming…
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