Getting Started with REST API: Part 3 (Collections, Filters, Expansions)

Getting Started with REST API: Part 3 (Collections, Filters, Expansions)

By - July 25, 2022

Welcome back to the final post in our series on getting started with netTerrain’s REST API. In the first blog post we reviewed some of the basic setup procedures to get started with the netTerrain REST API. In the second blog post, we delved a bit deeper into data retrieval, writing into netTerrain and deleting…

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The One DCIM Feature That’s a Deal Breaker

The One DCIM Feature That’s a Deal Breaker

By - July 20, 2022

When it comes to Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), we’ve often written articles in this blog about how features shouldn’t necessarily guide your decision making. Why? All the features in the world won’t make up for software that isn’t usable, updated frequently, or scalable. When it comes to features, what really matters is that the…

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Boutique DCIM vs. Big DCIM

Boutique DCIM vs. Big DCIM

By - July 19, 2022

If you’re in the market for a data center infrastructure management solution (DCIM), you want to find the best solution you can. You need to buy something that will deliver on its promises, and, when you’re looking at the various features and vendors out there, you might find yourself a bit lost. Before you jump…

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Getting Started with REST API: Part 2 (Data Retrieval, Writing, Deletions)

Getting Started with REST API: Part 2 (Data Retrieval, Writing, Deletions)

By - July 18, 2022

Welcome back to our series on getting started with netTerrain’s REST API. In the previous blog post we reviewed some of the basic setup procedures to get started with the netTerrain REST API. Here we will go a bit deeper into data retrieval, writing into netTerrain and deleting some stuff. As a quick refresher: this…

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Getting Started with REST API: Part 1 (Basic Procedures)

Getting Started with REST API: Part 1 (Basic Procedures)

By - July 12, 2022

We make netTerrain — an IT documentation & visualization platform for data centers(DCIM), networks(Logical), and fiber plants(OSP) — easy to integrate with third-party databases via pre-built connectors and highly extensible, well-documented APIs. We get a lot of questions from customers that appreciate our swagger REST API documentation but still struggle a bit to get started….

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Is Your Fiber Plant “Area 51”?

Is Your Fiber Plant “Area 51”?

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You want to believe: you know your fiber’s out there…somewhere…but exactly what it’s all doing and where it all is…that’s the mystery! If you’re dealing with a fiber mystery, this blog’s for you! Question: does any of the below sound familiar to you….? When you need to figure out where something goes to in your…

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How’s netTerrain Priced & Licensed?

How’s netTerrain Priced & Licensed?

By - June 14, 2022

Are you considering IT infrastructure management software like netTerrain (DCIM, OSP, and Logical)? If so, this article’s meant to help you get a better idea of how netTerrain is priced (you can also watch a video that discusses how netTerrain’s priced, if you prefer). We talk a lot about our products on this website —…

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Rack Diagrams: Why Data Center Teams Rely On Them

Rack Diagrams: Why Data Center Teams Rely On Them

By - June 7, 2022

As one of our software’s (netTerrain) applications is in data centers (DCIM), we often hear feedback from data center managers using netTerrain DCIM’s rack diagrams: they love them. What are rack diagrams? In a nutshell, rack diagrams are visual depictions of your IT equipment that show where the equipment is placed inside the racks/cabinets. In…

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How OSP Network Software Saves the Day

How OSP Network Software Saves the Day

By - June 6, 2022

Do you manage your fiber infrastructure? If you do, here’s a big round of applause to you: working on fiber plant networks isn’t easy! Afterall, you’re managing the day in and day out maintenance, problems that come out of nowhere, fiber cuts or loss, managing fiber capacity, and dealing with the complexities of circuit design…

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Graphical Networks Returns to BICSI for 4th Consecutive Year

Graphical Networks Returns to BICSI for 4th Consecutive Year

By - May 23, 2022

Graphical Networks is proud to support the mission of BICSI by exhibiting at its Fall 2022 Conference and Exhibition. BICSI is an association that advances information and communications for technology professionals with a robust communities of more than 26,000 members and credential holders from more than 100 countries. Graphical Networks will exhibit its flagship software…

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3 Network and Data Center Diagramming Success Stories

3 Network and Data Center Diagramming Success Stories

By - May 18, 2022

Considering a software program to document your network, your data centers inventory, and your cabling? Have you outgrown tools like Visio and spreadsheets and you’re ready to find a centralized, visual repository to view, search, report, and find information quickly? If you are, you may be curious as to how other organizations are using netTerrain…

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The 5-Minute Guide to DCIM Software Licensing

The 5-Minute Guide to DCIM Software Licensing

By - May 13, 2022

If you’re investigating potential Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions to transform your data center’s efficiency, you’ll eventually end up at the pricing part of your decision-making process…and you may find yourself scratching your head, thinking, “whaaaat”…pricing for enterprise solutions like DCIM can be far more complex than, say, a pricing for a standard desktop…

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