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netTerrain Pricing Guide: Logical, DCIM, & OSP

We make netTerrain, IT documentation and visualization software that takes your complex IT and generates beautiful diagrams that make sense of your networks. You can read more about netTerrain here. If you already know how netTerrain can help, you may be wondering, “great…but how much will it cost me?” How netTerrain Pricing Works netTerrain pricing,…

Automated Network Documentation: Easy Cloud-Based Network Diagrams

Does this scenario sound all too familiar: you’ve been manually drawing your network diagrams in a manual drawing tool — mainly one from Microsoft, ahem — and saving them in SharePoint or maybe your own hard drive/OneDrive, etc? It’s a ton of work for you and time you wish you could devote elsewhere, so maybe…

Beyond the Demo: netTerrain’s User-Friendly Features That Deliver Big ROI

Got IT headaches? Need real-time information about your IT infrastructure, automatic maps, and actionable reports in clicks? Our IT visualization/documentation platform netTerrain makes it easy. If you’re interested in netTerrain, your likely next step will probably be to book a demo or even start a free trial. We’d love to hear from you. Take note,…

Problem?! Retiring Network Engineers & The Impact on Business.

According to a Washington Post article, more than 1 in 6 Americans will be 65 and older in 2020 and continues to grow older. Why am I writing about this on my blog about network documentation? Many of the long-serving employees are or will be retired soon and this has been really impacting Data Center…

Beyond the Basics: Unpacking the True Value of Rack Diagrams in IT Infrastructure

Rack and Cabinet Diagrams – why are they needed? What exactly is a rack diagram? In the IT and network world, rack diagrams are a visual representation of IT hardware equipment inside a network/server rack. They’re used to track and manage: what assets are in each rack and where in the rack are they located….

Advanced Integration of ServiceNow with netTerrain

ServiceNow, a cloud-based platform that provides a single view of IT, operations, and business management, is used by organizations of all sizes to automate workflows, improve efficiency, and deliver better customer experiences. As you may know, ServiceNow’s platform is based on the ITIL framework, which is a set of best practices for IT service management….

Where the ?!? Can I Get a Network Diagram Generator?

Is your network getting too big to manage with your existing spreadsheets and manual diagrams? Want to know if there’s something called a network diagram generator that can go out and create a network map of my IT equipment so you don’t have to guess if your spreadsheets were last updated or how old and…

An OSP Solution for Everyone, Not Just for Telcos

So…are you the main network person who has all of the knowledge of your company’s infrastructure and….you’re about set to sail to your golden years (and, as a pre-retirement present, your boss has tasked you to start putting everything in your brain into a solution where all of your knowledge will be retained for your…

Lowering Your PUE Goes Way Beyond Just Your Carbon Footprint

Power Usage Effectiveness, or PUE for short, is a term you come across fairly often in the data center world. But what does it mean? Well, according to Wikipedia, PUE is a ratio that tells us how efficiently a data center uses energy. Specifically, it’s all about how much energy is gobbled up by your…

From Office Chaos to Calm: Modern Network Diagram Software

You might not think a network diagramming tool can make or break your day. But ask anyone who’s accidentally unplugged the wrong router. They’ll tell you it can be the difference between a calm office and total chaos. One small mistake can turn a peaceful day upside down…in the mood for an office uprising, anyone?…

How Much ROI Can You Really Achieve with Network Documentation?

One of the aspects of choosing a network documentation/network monitoring solution is to help reduce the amount of downtime your network happens. What is downtime though? Downtime is when your network infrastructure is out of service and unusable which impacts your website, and applications. There are other impacts besides downtime that are also worth considering,…