Tag Archives: Network documentation
Reducing IT Costs….Made Easy (with the Most Interesting Man in the World)
By Jason Sherman - September 13, 2017As a manager, you are under pressure not to overextend your IT resources — but how can you do that when you don’t know what you have (and what you’re going to need)? The Most Interesting Man in the World is a minimalist: he likes one kind of beer, one outfit and one phrase. He…
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Get Application Insights with Network Documentation
By Jason Sherman - June 1, 2017Network documentation is a great thing. With it, you can gain a great deal of insight about your network. Network documentation gives you crucial insight into your network; Physical and logical diagrams help you answer key network questions, such as: ‘What’s the end point connection for this device?’ ‘How much space do I have left…
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How to Instantly Access Any Device in your Network, from Anywhere
By Jason Sherman - April 20, 2017netTerrain offers network documentation features that saves time and hassle. One such feature is the netTerrain IP toolset: it’s a convenient utility that helps network engineers to easily connect to a device without having to remember all the details of the connection. For example: you are looking at your network documentation. You see a device…
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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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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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Network Documentation: Visualizing Devices in Multiple Views
By Jason Sherman - November 9, 2015Here’s another post in our series – Adventures in Network Documentation. Wouldn’t it be easy if all of your stakeholders only needed to see the same view of your networks? It would also be great if we all had five day weekends and free ice cream for all…dream on, right? The reality is that, in…
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Stop Throwing Hail Mary Passes & Just Document the Network
By Jason Sherman - October 15, 2015Ah, network documentation: one of the most tedious tasks in IT. When you have to start from square one, it’s even more tedious. It’s also incredibly important. Proper network documentation helps you troubleshoot problems faster, gets new employees up to speed and saves time (and money) dealing with contractors and advisors. In short, it’s worth it…
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Got Zombie Devices? Don’t Call Ghostbusters…
By Jason Sherman - October 5, 2015Our last blog was Zombie Cables focusing on DCIM software… but what about zombie devices? Now, those things can be a real drain: on your electric bill, on security, on documentation and on troubleshooting problems. It’s the stuff no one really knows about. You’ve probably had a conversation like this before: “Hey Bill ,what is that…
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GN Newsletter #6: netTerrain 6.5 Released
By Hannah Ash - September 14, 2015We’re well into 2015 by now, and it’s been a great year for Graphical Networks. We are pleased to announce that the newest version of netTerrain has been released:details are below. We are also planning to make an appearance at the upcoming Data Center World – it’s taking place right on our stomping grounds here…
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Does Your Network Have a Security Blanket?
By Jason Sherman - September 4, 2015Sometimes, after a long day, I just need to curl up with a nice blanket on a cold and stormy night to help feel extra secure. Of course, my pit bull helps, as well. Occasionally, whether it’s an actual blanket or something else, we all need that feeling of comfort. Do I ever wake up…
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New Network Documentation & DCIM Webinar Series
By Fred Koh - September 2, 20152015 has brought new initiatives and growth to Graphical Networks: as a response to increasing demand, we are pleased to announce our new webinar series, Meet netTerrain. The series will zoom in on our powerful DCIM and Network Documentation software netTerrain. Jason Sherman, Sales Engineering and Support Services Manager, will be presenting the Meet netTerrain series….
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