The 5-Minute Guide to DCIM Software Licensing
By Fred Koh - May 13, 2022If you’re investigating potential Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions to transform your data center’s efficiency, you’ll eventually end up at the pricing part of your decision-making process…and you may find yourself scratching your head, thinking, “whaaaat”…pricing for enterprise solutions like DCIM can be far more complex than, say, a pricing for a standard desktop…
Learn MoreThe 4-Minute Guide to DCIM’s History
By Fred Koh - April 5, 2022When we worked at netViz back in the early 2000’s, I remember several companies getting started in IT documentation, mainly Aperture and Rackwise, that then started to focus on DCIM. Anyone still remember them? Our team does: afterall, the other founding members and I at Graphical Networks all came from netViz, and we’ve been selling…
Learn MoreIntroduction: Data Center Capacity Explained
By Fred Koh - March 23, 2022It’s no secret: the demand for more and more data storage is increasing at record speeds today! More storage and higher costs go hand in hand: look at some of the recent headlines in data center news and it’s apparent that data center capacity is both expensive and that the need for it is constantly…
Learn More4 Ways DCIM Helps Data Center Managers Gain Control
By Fred Koh - March 15, 2022Data centers today are constantly growing and evolving — without the right tools (and team), it can be all but impossible to gain control over an ecosystem that’s in a constant state of flux. Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions help data center managers regain control over issues that may be causing you, and/or your…
Learn MoreTransform Your Data Center Cabling Mess
By Fred Koh - February 25, 2022Tracking all of the cabling inside your data center…that sounds like fun, right? Yeah, right, you’re thinking. I get it. The truth is: IT documentation always seems to take a back seat until something happens (like an outage, or data center planning, and/or capacity planning). Why is it important to see how many ports are…
Learn More5 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about DCIM SaaS
By Fred Koh - February 22, 2022If one of your organization’s goals and projects is to implement a Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution, then keep reading. One of the questions I always ask during my initial meeting with prospective customers for our software netTerrain DCIM is: “are you interested in an on-premise solution or in our DCIM SaaS solution?” I…
Learn MoreFinding a DCIM Vendor: 2 Things You Can’t Ignore
By Fred Koh - February 16, 2022Have you decided you need data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software to better manage your data center…. and now you need to go out and find a DCIM vendor? Before you select a vendor, the following two items are crucial in ensuring your implementation is a successful one. 1. Figure Out What You Need from…
Learn MoreRack Elevation Diagrams: Your Ultimate Guide
By Fred Koh -I think it would be fair to call the team here at Graphical Networks experts in diagrams. Afterall, we make netTerrain — IT mapping/documentation software for networks (Logical) and data centers (DCIM) with an add-on module for fiber plants (OSP). One of the most frequently asked questions we get is, ‘hey, what’s the difference between…
Learn MoreROI Series: Calculate Your ROI from DCIM Software
By Jan Durnhofer - December 30, 2021In this blog, the fifth and final part of our ROI series on network mapping and DCIM, we’re looking at a return on investment calculation for data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software. In the previous blog, we analyzed which are the potential areas for savings, so If your area of implementation is DCIM, asset management…
Learn MoreROI for Network Documentation & DCIM Software: DCIM Analysis
By Jan Durnhofer -In this blog, the fourth part in our ROI series, we’ll do a return on investment (ROI) analysis for Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software. If your main pain point is a lack of control over your Data Center spending, inefficient use of your space, power and cooling — and/or overall deficient asset and cabling…
Learn MoreROI for Network Documentation & DCIM Software: Network Mapping Analysis
By Jan Durnhofer -In this, the second blog of the ROI series, we’ll do a return on investment (ROI) analysis for network documentation and network mapping software. If your main pain point is a lack of IT and network visibility and you need a better way to document and map your network and you were looking at netTerrain…
Learn MoreROI for Network Documentation & DCIM Software: Basics
By Jan Durnhofer -Whether your organization is investing in a network documentation system, or a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) system (or something similar), chances are that, to secure funding for purchasing the software, you may need a certain level of approval. While it may seem painfully obvious to you as to why operations will run a lot…
Learn More