netTerrain not supporting netViz (insert pet feature) !
By Jan Durnhofer - March 22, 2019Welcome back to the second installment of a new weekly update that could as well be called “self-deprecation”…this blog series is for those old geezers like me who come from the netViz world. You’ll have a laugh, I promise! Anyways, the title of this blog has already given me away: “netTerrain not supporting netViz !”…I…
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DCIM Software: Integration with Existing IT is Crucial
By Jan Durnhofer - March 21, 2019Part 1: integration methods In a recent survey of netTerrain users (from a variety of customers large and small), 100% of respondents said that they would recommend netTerrain to others. That’s right: our users use netTerrain! One of the key aspects for a successful DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) implementation is its ability to be…
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netTerrain User Satisfaction Survey Results (for DCIM, OSP, Logical)
By Jan Durnhofer - March 19, 2019The netTerrain users have spoken and now it’s time to brag: we just got the results from our latest survey. For starters, exactly 0% of respondents would not recommend netTerrain to others. Yeah, that’s right: all users — but one — said that they would recommend netTerrain to others. The lone dissenter hasn’t implemented netTerrain…
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netTerrain Complaint of the Week: dwg files?
By Jan Durnhofer - March 1, 2019Welcome to a new weekly update in which we do something a bit odd for a vendor: expose holes in our product. We’re pulling from complaints, rants, and problems our customers have experienced using netTerrain. The goal is to discuss real-life problems netTerrain users have encountered, and by doing so, to foster a collaborative environment…
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Discover your Network Like a Boss with the New netTerrain Collector
By Jan Durnhofer - February 7, 2019Up until now, the discovery of the network in netTerrain was done through the Integration Toolkit (ITK). This discovery process worked quite well across multiple scenarios; there were cases, however, where the ITK discovery fell short. What did we do? We took a look at all the instances in which our discovery had limitations. Starting…
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netTerrain Cloud Software: FAQ
By Fred Koh - February 4, 2019I just finished an article discussing about DCIM pricing and the last section I discussed there was our netTerrain Cloud offering. Wait a second…Graphical Networks offers a cloud version of netTerrain? Yes! Where can I find this? Can I try this out for free? Does it include all of the features of an on-premise netTerrain…
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FAQ about netTerrain DCIM, OSP, & Logical Software
By Fred Koh - January 2, 2019As the head of sales here at Graphical Networks, I field many questions about our different software offerings for network mapping, data center infrastructure management (DCIM), and outside plant. Many organizations with whom we work have an idea of what they need, have heard netTerrain may be a good solution, but want to know more…
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How to Connect Solarwinds to Your Network Diagram Project in netTerrain
By Jason Sherman - November 29, 2018In this blog about our IT visualization software netTerrain, we will show one way of creating a connector to Solarwinds using netTerrain’s Integration Toolkit (ITK). This is not the only way, and maybe not even the recommended one in certain scenarios, but it sure is a quick one, as we connect directly to the database….
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Easy Cable Management Using the New Cable Mapper
By Jan Durnhofer - October 2, 2018Cable management can be a daunting task, especially if you need to create many cables between different ports in your inventory. You can use shortcuts and other methods to create single cables between different ports. You can also create multiple cables between sequences of ports using shortcuts, however, this only works when there is some…
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Tips for Pretty Network Diagrams: Links that Sing
By Jan Durnhofer - October 1, 2018In this final blog for our ‘Pretty Network Diagram’ series, we’ll focus on links. In netTerrain, links are not just black lines connecting two nodes: they can have styles, colors, thicknesses, can include bend points, and can also be arranged nicely when you have several links connecting the same endpoints. Link styles Links can include…
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Tips for Pretty Network Diagrams: Resizing and Decorating
By Jan Durnhofer -In our previous blog on ‘pretty network diagrams’, we discussed alignment and arrangement of objects on your diagrams. Here, we will expand the concept a little further so you can take advantage of some cool features in netTerrain to make your IT documentation sing. Resizing objects in bulk The last thing you want to end…
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Tips for Pretty Network Diagrams: Fast Alignment and Arrangements
By Jan Durnhofer -When it comes to doing less manual work, automation and discovery are great: just bring in devices, links, ports, and more into netTerrain and let the machine do the work. We’ve talked about this in great detail in previous blogs — and about how you can automatically position of the objects that you import automatically:…
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