It’s the usability, stupid!
By Jan Durnhofer - December 8, 2014A few years ago we were researching cloud-based CRM tools to replace our homegrown system. It came down to two vendors. One was extremely simple. Few clicks, clean interface and fast. It lacked many features though. The other one was more complex and many functions were not that obvious. You needed to immerse yourself in the product…
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What Network Documentation is NOT
By Jan Durnhofer - October 14, 2014When it comes to network documentation I sometimes feel like justice Potter Stewart, referring to the threshold test for obscenity: “I know it when I see it”. Organizations come in many shapes and sizes, engineers can be very creative under tight budgets, and everybody has a different way of tackling a problem, so when you…
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Visit us at AFCOM’s Data Center World in Orlando, FL
By Fred Koh - October 2, 2014Learn about all of the exciting new features coming up in version 6.0, as we exhibit alongside Intel. Graphical Networks will be at AFCOM’s Data Center World Orlando Conference on October 20, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, FL. Visit us at Intel’s booth #811 in the Exhibit Hall to learn more about the wide range of exciting new features…
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The Importance of Having Detailed Network Diagrams
By Jan Durnhofer - September 18, 2014Ahh, the steady state life of your network documentation… Usually outdated, most of the times scattered across different uninspired drawings and Excel files to be found on the big kahoona file server (or maybe on that other folder thingy that was on the z: network drive) and always in your to-do-list, your network documentation has…
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Eyes on your data center operations
By Jan Durnhofer - September 8, 2014Modern data centers have always faced problems of inefficiency, especially as they get larger, adding more and higher capacity hardware. Virtualization has further complicated these problems by adding layers of dynamic environment within a complex computational structure. The inefficiency means wasted capacity, even causing apparent lack of availability when in fact there is plenty. There…
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Why DCIM Should be an Integral Part of Your Data Center Management
By Jan Durnhofer - August 28, 2014Data center management is a concern for many organizations, especially when the need for cost effective, greener options compete with space allocations, location needs, and overall costs. One method that is gaining popularity in helping businesses deal with these needs is DCIM, or Data Center Infrastructure Management. A recent Gartner research report indicated that the integration of DCIM…
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GN News Issue #2: netTerrain 5.4 is here!
By Jan Durnhofer - July 2, 2014We are pleased to share with you the second issue of the Graphical Networks newsletter! The goal of this newsletter is to keep you up to date with everything that is happening with the company and with netTerrain. As with the previous edition, we’ll share helpful information about product updates, support, and tips on using…
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GN News Issue #1: What’s Happening at GN?
By Jan Durnhofer - April 18, 2014The first installment of Graphical Networks’ monthly newsletter has finally arrived! The goal of this newsletter is to keep you up to date with everything that is happening with us and with netTerrain. Each month, we’ll share helpful information about product updates, support, and tips on using netTerrain. Enjoy! We’re Here for You… One question…
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netTerrain Gets A Makeover: Version 5.2 Marks Latest Software Update
By Jan Durnhofer - February 26, 2014The same netTerrain you know and love now available with several new, cutting-edge features. With the new year now upon us, we at Graphical Networks have kept ourselves busy in recent months, continuing to make progress in our flagship product line — netTerrain. We are very proud of all that we have accomplished, and are…
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Visit Graphical Networks at Data Center World 2014
By Jan Durnhofer - February 12, 2014Learn about all of the exciting new features of netTerrain 5.4 as we unveil the latest update to our flagship software for the first time. Graphical Networks will exhibit at AFCOM’s Data Center World Global Conference on April 28-May 2, 2014 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Visit our booth (#1109)…
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Graphical Networks Releases netTerrain-inspired White Paper
By Jan Durnhofer - January 1, 2014New document analyzes current problems in business network documentation; explains how company’s flagship product helps overcome those obstacles. Today’s businesses are rife with complex, unconnected technologies that threaten to hurt their performance and, worse, their profits. In its recently published white paper, titled “White Paper on netTerrain, An Automated Documentation Tool,” Graphical Networks takes an…
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Graphical Networks Partners Announces New Partnership with Kenson
By Fred Koh - September 17, 2013Graphical Networks, a global leader in next-generation Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and Network Documentation software, is excited to announce its new partnership with Kenson, one of the UK’s most respected suppliers of network management tools, expertise, and support. This partnership, which was announced last quarter, will allow the companies to work together to: Provide…
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