Network documentation complements your traditional network monitoring solution. Do you need bandwidth utilization, network throughput, workflows? That is better suited for a network monitoring solution, not network documentation. You probably don’t need a solution that offers everything and the kitchen sink - and, in many cases, it’s best to avoid that. Narrow down your list of must-haves to the main pain points you need to fix. ![]() Why go through such a big learning curve when you just need to do X, Y, or Z?įind a solution that will solve your organization’s big IT headaches. When you’re checking out various network documentation solutions, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by all the features (many of which you’ll probably never need). Good documentation is a game-changer: it breaks the cycle so that you can start proactively managing the network. Without good documentation, you’re stuck in a hamster wheel - issue pops up, you scramble to fix it, you end up jumping through extra hoops because you don’t have the information you need, you finally fix the problem, breathe for a second…and wham - next issue pops up and the cycle starts all over. When the phone’s ringing off the hook, and your email inbox is filling up with tickets, and you’re working with less than a full team…getting to that network documentation project is hardly priority number one. We’ve written about this before, but it’s worth saying again: network documentation never seems urgent…until it’s the number one thing you need in your hands. Good network documentation gives you the space to tackle issues proactively Good documentation is out there (for example, our software, netTerrain)…so why hasn’t your company bitten the bullet and bought a solution yet? Need to visualize a third-party tool like Solarwinds, AWS, ServiceNow, vCenter, etc? Just click a button. ![]() How about searching through Visio and spreadsheets? How about a network documentation tool that you can search for something across your entire network in a matter of seconds? Now that’s good documentation.Įven better? You can automatically discover much of the network by clicking some buttons, and the platform you’re using generates pixel-perfect diagrams that make sense of the network…in real-time. So, what’s the problem? Why are so many networks and the teams that work on them left without good network documentation documentation software?įirst of all, by good documentation, I mean this: you can open a web browser window, log in to your platform without the need to find the right spreadsheet or Visio diagrams, which takes time to find. I talk to network engineers from a variety of organizations every day, and I’ve learned this: most network folks are stuck using Visio and spreadsheets for documentation…despite the abundance of tools on the market and the promise that automated network documentation can do some serious heavy-lifting and make your daily work less stressful. If you’re stuck still using Visio, spreadsheets, or a combination of the two for your network documentation, you’re not alone. Automatic Discovery & Easy Integrations.Outside Plant/Fiber Infrastructure Management.
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