The 7 Layer Guide to Network Documentation
By Hannah Ash - March 24, 2017For today’s post, we’ll look at the OSI framework and its 7 layers. This is exciting stuff, at least when it comes to how you document the network, so hold on to your seats… What is the OSI? The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) was created by The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as a framework…
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Automation: A Better Way to Document The Network
By Hannah Ash - March 22, 2017Network documentation: so much easier said than done, right? Your documentation is only as good as it is thorough and current…so, let me ask you a question: how up-to-date is your documentation? How complete is it? Would you be prepared for a major outage or audit? We understand the myriad reasons why so many companies…
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Network Documentation 101
By Jason Sherman - March 19, 2017When we’re asked about increasing IT efficiency and helping organizations get their networks under control, we usually start by asking a simple question, “can we see your documentation?”. Of course, it would be perfect if everyone replied, “it’s all in one place, automated and easy to access.” In reality, however, that is almost never the…
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Network Documentation Hacks (& Real Solutions)
By Hannah Ash - March 6, 2017From Wikis to Bob’s Brain: 10 Real Life Network Documentation Hacks & How to Do it Right We’ve seen and heard it all. At this point, our team has been entrenched in network documentation for decades…it’s safe to say we’ve seen and heard (almost) all of the most creative network documentation hacks that overtasked engineers…
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Will a Network Documentation Solution’s ROI Pay Off?
By Jason Sherman - February 6, 2017Ah, ROI calculation and network documentation. I know, I know: it’s not the world’s most exciting topic but it may just help you fully understand why you need network documentation software…and, most importantly, it may help you in justifying the purchasing and finally getting that network documentation going. So, you want to figure out the…
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Top 10 Reasons You Need Network Documentation
By Jason Sherman - November 29, 2016Do you really need network documentation? In this blog post, Jason Sherman weighs in with his David Letterman-style top 10 list of reasons you definitely need network documentation software.
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netTerrain Support: Monthly Newsletter 11/16
By Hannah Ash - November 22, 2016Welcome to the netTerrain Monthly Support newsletter with your questions answered, videos full of tips, and the inside scoop on all things netTerrain. It’s through your questions and suggestions that netTerrain gets even better with each new release: thank you for being an active part of the netTerrain community!
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Fiber & Outside Plant Software: What’s the Cost? What are the Features?
By Fred Koh - November 7, 2016In this blog, I want to discuss our recently released product, netTerrain Outside Plant and, particularly, how it compares to other products out there in terms of both features and pricing. netTerrain OSP helps you visually manage your fiber, copper, transmission and wireless networks; you can take control of your outside plant connectivity with dynamic…
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netTerrain 6SigmaDCX Integration
By Hannah Ash -Gain visibility of data center performance with netTerrain DCIM & 6SigmaDCX. GAITHERSBURG, MD — The Green Grid has defined data center performance in terms of a Performance Indicator – the combination of efficiency and resilience. netTerrain DCIM users who want to baseline data center performance or quantify the performance impact of operational plans can now…
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netTerrain 6.7 @ Gartner’s Data Center Conference
By Hannah Ash - October 26, 2016Coming up in December, 2016 – Las Vegas: See netTerrain DCIM, 6.7, in action. Don’t miss our DCIM lecture in the learning lab at Gartner’s Data Center, Infrastructure & Management Conference.
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How are DCIM, Network Documentation & OSP Priced?
By Fred Koh - August 18, 2016As you may have noticed, there’s been a series of interesting developments at Graphical Networks lately… For starters, we have a completely revamped website. We also just launched netTerrain 6.6 (finally!) and we introduced a new product for outside plant called netTerrain OSP. netTerrain OSP is ideal for campus fiber management, wireless network documentation, advanced…
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Outside Plant Software: Meet netTerrain OSP
By Hannah Ash - August 3, 2016Our customers asked for it – and we delivered: a solution for documenting wireless and fiber optic networks. With the release of netTerrain 6.6, netTerrain Outside Plant (OSP) software is live. In this introductory blog to our new series on Outside Plant software, we’ll give you an overview of what netTerrain OSP is and how…
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