Solve the Labyrinth: How Detailed Fiber Mapping Software Transforms Capacity Planning
By Fred Koh - January 31, 2024Introduction: Fiber Plant Management Challenges If you manage your organization’s fiber plant, you know (a little too well…) that you’re in charge of a complex and incredibly intricate and hidden ecosystem full of conduits, cables, strands, splice boxes, manholes, strands, handholes…the list goes on. Not knowing what you’ve got, where it is, and what you…
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Integrating BMC Remedy with netTerrain for Automated Network Diagram Mapping
By Jan Durnhofer - January 29, 2024BMC Remedy is not just an IT service management (ITSM) platform; it’s a comprehensive solution that propels organizations to automate and enhance their IT processes and service delivery. This platform equips users with features for incident, problem, change, configuration, knowledge, and service level management. BMC Remedyalso integrates effortlessly with a variety of other IT systems,…
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Integrating Zabbix with netTerrain for Automated Network Diagram Mapping
By Jan Durnhofer - January 25, 2024To optimize IT infrastructures, ensure seamless ops, and minimize downtime, today’s organizations are pulling off a high-tech juggling act that’s not for the faint of heart. The need for robust and efficient monitoring and management solutions has become increasingly paramount. The paradox here is that most monitoring solutions offer little to no visual representation or…
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How Well Does ChatGPT Describe netTerrain?
By Jan Durnhofer - January 24, 2024I have to admit it: many of us at Graphical Networks have been drawn into using ChatGPT for various purposes and, as a software company with a couple tentacles into AI (watch out for AI-based device modeling coming at some point), we’ve looked at this craze closely. Since I’d like to think I know netTerrain…
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Integrating WhatsUp Gold with netTerrain for Automated Network Diagram Mapping
By Jan Durnhofer - January 8, 2024In today’s digital era, efficient management of IT infrastructures is crucial for business continuity and keeping the network up and running. Monitoring and management solutions are key to this — but a major issue is that many monitoring tools offer limited visual and documentation functionalities (check out this blog for more background: What Network Documentation…
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netTerrain 9.7: Cloud & Connectivity, Integrations & Much More
By Jan Durnhofer - December 14, 2023The eagle lands once again: netTerrain 9.7 includes tons of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud documentation, monitoring and cost analysis features, a new breakout cable feature, a new ESRI import integration, support for CWDM CLRs, new connectors, and lots of SNMP, SSH, and WMI improvements among many other things. Check out the What’s New in…
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Managing Fiber Capacity: Free Webinar Presented with BICSI
By Hannah Ash - November 15, 2023Graphical Networks is excited to partner with BICSI for an upcoming webinar titled “Managing Fiber Capacity.” This event continues our collaboration with BICSI, an organization dedicated to advancing the information and communications technology (ICT) community. Hosted by BICSI, the webinar features Jan Durnhofer, our CEO and Product Manager here at Graphical Networks, as the main…
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E911 Network Compliance Headaches? Solution: Network Diagrams.
By Fred Koh - November 7, 2023Campus safety – whether it’s a corporate complex, a hospital campus, a hotel, entertainment venue, or a college campus – is crucial. Add in liability issues and various laws (Ray Baum’s Act, Kari’s Law) and campus safety in IT goes beyond just keeping the network up and running – now it’s about knowing what you…
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True IT Visibility: Integrate Your Apps for Effective Network Diagrams
By Fred Koh - October 10, 2023Over the course of this blog, we’ve talked about how crucial it is to have seamless integration between network monitoring tools, such as SolarWinds Orion NPM, WhatsUp Gold, PRTG, and others to keep your network diagrams up-to-date. Why? Having your network documentation and network diagrams reflect your entire IT network, including your third-party apps and…
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Exploring netTerrain: Your Guide to Discovery Calls, Demos & Free Trials
By Adriana Lora - October 2, 2023In the world of IT visualization and documentation like DCIM, network diagrams, and fiber mapping, software like netTerrain stands out for its deep ability to fit your work, custom configurations, any apps you use and your team like a glove — plus, its powerful visualizations and user-centric (not just user-friendly) interface. netTerrain’s great but it’s…
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Unlock Capacity: Discover netTerrain DCIM at Data Center World 2024!
By Hannah Ash - September 26, 2023The Graphical Networks team is excited to announce that, once again, we’ll be returning as exhibitors at AFCOM’s Data Center World 2024 Conference. This year, the conference is set to take place from April 15 to 18, 2024, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.—not far from our headquarters here in Maryland….
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Need to Design Server Rack Diagrams? Read This.
By Fred Koh - September 19, 2023There are many programs out there where you can create and manage your data center/telecom room rack diagrams. From placing servers, patch panels, switches, routers, PDUs, into the racks, having rack diagrams helps Data Center Managers and Network Managers to see how much space is available to place new equipment. But — there is more…
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