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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DCIM Software DCOI Compliance for U.S. Federal Data Centers
By Fred Koh - March 12, 2019netTerrain is the DCIM software of choice for numerous U.S. federal data centers and networks (check out our federal government customers here). Our users rely on netTerrain DCIM for a solution that’s both easy-to-use and affordable when they need to get their networks, and documentation, into regulatory compliance. When it comes to the Data Center…
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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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DCIM Software: 6 Questions Before You Start Your Quest
By Fred Koh - February 28, 2019Several months back, I wrote an article about DCIM 101 — which aims to dispel some myths and cover the basics of what DCIM software is. As that article has been popular, I want to follow up and discuss the next steps in finding the right DCIM software for your organization. You may be wondering…
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What Your Favorite Network Engineer Wants for Valentine’s Day
By Hannah Ash - February 14, 2019Valentine’s Day is here again – and if you know anything about Cupid, he’s a pro at finding things (like true love). Here at Graphical Networks, we know that long before discovering software netTerrain, many network engineers became experts at finding needles in a haystack. We truly appreciate the network engineers, sys admins, managers, and…
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Network Diagram Software: How It Benefits Your Organization’s Bottom Line
By Fred Koh - February 13, 2019I’ve written a number of articles about why network documentation is important and why it should be a priority project (instead of being sidelined and pushed as a lower priority project). At this point in my career, I’d take out a billboard ad if I thought it would help: “automated network diagram software (aka network…
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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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Need a Magic Red Button for Network Documentation? Read This.
By Fred Koh - February 6, 2019We get countless inquiries from people looking to ditch their spreadsheets and Visio diagrams: they are looking for an automated network documentation/network mapping solution. More often than not, network folks want to find the holy grail, for example: “What exactly can I discover, and can it automatically place the network device inside my data center…
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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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DCIM: What’s the Cost? What are the Options?
By Fred Koh - February 1, 2019Exploring DCIM software and trying to figure out the pricing from your DCIM vendors shouldn’t take a rocket scientist.In this blog, we will discuss: the specific items you should be looking for in a quote, what is included, are there any modules needed to fulfill your needs, and any hidden costs associated with your shiny…
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