Graphical Networks: Bronze Sponsor for Upcoming BICSI Fall Conference 2021
By Fred Koh - April 21, 2021Graphical Networks, makers of netTerrain — IT visualization software used by many organizations today to help document and manage the fiber plant — will be virtually attending the upcoming BICSI Fall Conference in Las Vegas. Graphical Networks is proud to be a bronze sponsor of this conference. The exhibit hall opens on August 23-25th at…
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Faster Network Troubleshooting: 2 Must-Have Ingredients
By Fred Koh - February 17, 2021You know the drill: the phone starts ringing and your inbox is blowing up because something’s wrong with the Network…again. Never before in history has there been a time like today: the demand for the technology that powers business operations is growing exponentially and the IT infrastructure — that lays the foundation for the technology…
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Crash Course: Find DCIM That Pays Off
By Fred Koh - February 10, 2021Your data center needs to deliver 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That’s a monumental task in and of itself. Add on to that all the various tools, teams, and KPIs associated with your data center’s performance. Given all of this, it goes without saying that most organizations today need a Data Center…
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Unlock Your Data Center’s Hidden Capacity with DCIM
By Fred Koh - November 25, 2020Planning for data center capacity? Sick of playing, ‘eenie meenie minie mo’ everytime you need to lay down a new piece of equipment? You’re not alone. Most data centers have slowly grown up over time. They’re like an old farmhouse: things are tacked on here and there as needed. Data centers have quirks…and sometimes these…
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DCIM Software: Marketing Fluff You Should Avoid
By Fred Koh - October 23, 2020Since Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software first hit the market over a decade ago, there has been a lot of hype and discussion around it. At first, the promise was that DCIM software was going to boil the ocean. When that didn’t happen, a slew of negative press followed suggesting that the software was…
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OSP Fiber Management: Save Time, Money, and Stress
By Fred Koh - September 25, 2020If you’re in charge of managing an Outside Plant (OSP) fiber network, you already know there’s nothing like the threat of backhoes and hurricanes to make you lose sleep. What will get damaged…and what else will be impacted? Are you going to have to send someone out in the field on a wild goose chase?…
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Fiber Mapping Software: What Is It?
By Fred Koh - May 13, 2020Here at Graphical Networks, we often say that our fiber mapping software solution (netTerrain OSP) helps fiber technicians and managers get their jobs done faster, easier, and more successfully. What, exactly, is it? Fiber Mapping Software: What Is It? Fiber mapping software, such as netTerrain OSP, gives those managing or working on fiber the visibility…
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Telecommuting’s Toll on the Network: Visualization Helps
By Fred Koh - April 1, 2020Recently, I’ve been working remotely (as have so many of us). As a result, I’ve had some time to reflect on the demands that telecommuting place upon the network. Without the right tools, too much telecommuting can leave IT departments are left scrambling to ensure the infrastructure is up and ready to support internal customers….
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netTerrain Complaint of the Week: the upgrade patch won’t work!
By Jan Durnhofer - March 27, 2020As you may have seen from one of our newsletters or announcements, we just released version 8.5 of netTerrain . Since most of our customers have an on-premise installation, they’re pointed to download the new version of the software (I’m referring to customers that already use netTerrain and therefore have plenty of data related to…
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4 Ways Network Documentation Helps You Secure the Network
By Fred Koh - March 11, 2020In a recent article, I wrote about network documentation and diagrams — and why automation is the key to getting network diagrams up-to-date (and have them stay current). In that article, I didn’t address how proper and up-to-date network documentation is important for security aspects. Security? Now, I don’t mean documenting cameras, alarm boxes, fire…
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Stop Racking Up Costs: How to Increase Rack Density
By Fred Koh - December 13, 2019In my last article in this series on rack management using DCIM (data center infrastructure management), we talked about managing rack capacity, based on space, nameplate power, and weight availability — and how software such as netTerrain can help with the process of capacity. To review that article, click here. In this article, let’s discuss…
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netTerrain Complaint of the Week: I want my API call!
By Jan Durnhofer - June 10, 2019Welcome back to the next installment of our weekly update in which we do something a bit odd for a vendor: expose holes in our product! Let’s be honest: nothing is perfect — and by discussing problems netTerrain users have encountered, we want to foster a collaborative environment, share some workarounds around common issues and…
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