IT Visualization Software: “what can it do?”
By Fred Koh - February 27, 2020In one of my previous articles — about what netTerrain is — I discussed some of the items you can visualize in netTerrain. When doing demos for prospects, most people don’t know the full capabilities of our IT visualization software, netTerrain. It’s more than just a network documentation, DCIM, and fiber plant solution…it’s a web-based…
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Need to Migrate Away from netViz?
By Fred Koh - February 21, 2020Back in the early 1990’s, a company based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, offered a desktop-based, IT documentation system called netViz. netViz did what it did great. It gave users the ability to document networks, data centers, and enterprise architecture diagrams. Users were using netViz to document its data center racks and cables, well before the term…
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Network Monitoring Tools: The Devil is in the Details
By Fred Koh - January 23, 2020Early this year, the team here at Graphical Networks plans to release the latest version of our IT visualization software: netTerrain 8.5. In the past, I’ve discussed the differences between network monitoring and network documentation…ad nauseum. To review my previous articles, click here. Some network monitoring systems (NMS) are better than others…for example, can your…
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GDPR Compliance? How netTerrain Helps
By Jan Durnhofer - November 15, 2019Recently, a customer asked us about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the context of his netTerrain documentation. Is netTerrain compliant, and can netTerrain help European Union (EU) organizations get/stay compliant? GDPR and Compliance GDPR is a new regulation that, among other things, expects an organization to meet certain standards for your network…
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The Story of Our Company’s Evolution
By Fred Koh - September 3, 2019From time to time, folks ask us, “How long has Graphical Networks been in business?” or “How many customers do you have” and “Can I see a product roadmap?” as well as “How did Graphical Networks get started?” These are all great questions — and, if you are evaluating a DCIM, automated network documentation, or…
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Most Common Questions about netTerrain OSP (Outside Plant)
By Fred Koh - August 27, 2019In the last post, we went over the basic structure of netTerrain and looked at the top questions asked about netTerrain Logical, for network diagrams and automated network documentation. Next, let’s look at netTerrain OSP (Outside Plant). What is it? netTerrain OSP is an ideal solution to document all of your fiber cabling infrastructure —…
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Most Common Questions about netTerrain Logical
By Fred Koh - August 26, 2019As the head sales honcho here at Graphical Networks, I’m constantly answering questions about our products. Since I answer so many questions, I figured why not go ahead and create a blog series on the top five questions about netTerrain. In this article, I’ll discuss netTerrain Logical, our software for network diagrams and automated network…
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