Tag Archives: IT Visualization
GDPR Compliance? How netTerrain Helps
By Jan Durnhofer - November 15, 2019Recently, a customer asked us about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the context of his netTerrain documentation. Is netTerrain compliant, and can netTerrain help European Union (EU) organizations get/stay compliant? GDPR and Compliance GDPR is a new regulation that, among other things, expects an organization to meet certain standards for your network…
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Why My Uber Driver Quit Working as a Network Engineer
By Hannah Ash - March 19, 2018So…I had an interesting ride this morning: my car is in the shop and I used Uber. I had a great ride and my driver got five stars and a tip from me — but that’s besides the point. Over the course of our conversation, he shared that he was a relatively new driver for…
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From Hieroglyphics to NASA, Data Visualization Isn’t Anything New
By Jason Sherman - February 26, 2018I was spending some time (or wasting….you decide) on Reddit last week when I came across this article on how NASA uses IT visualization to tell visual stories from technical details. While we’re not a BI tool, what NASA is doing — and why they’re doing it — is at the very heart of the…
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Our Network Documentation Support Portal: Videos are Worth a Thousand Words
By Hannah Ash - August 25, 2015As the marketing communications specialist for Graphical Networks, I’m proud of the comprehensive support portal our company offers clients. From software updates to feature requests, custom modeling and lightening fast response rates, our clients receive the best support available today. Graphical Networks is one of the leading providers of network documentation solutions today, and as…
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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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netTerrain Logical Version 5
By Jan Durnhofer - August 14, 2013netTerrain Logical version 5 is the freshly revamped network documentation solution from Graphical Networks that simplifies the visualization and management of the most complex IT environments, applications, systems, and processes. Released on August 9, 2013, netTerrain Logical Version 5 boasts: Newly revamped engine and UI Increased speed and automation Myriad of new features for diagram…
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