Trends, perspectives and insights on enterprise networking and automation.
It seems everyone has their own brand of naming things these days. I get it, you must stand out and you don’t want to seem like a copycat. So, Qwhat…
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If you’ve been in the industry for a while, one of the best things in your work life is change management. But one of the worst is probably also change…
Entering the consultative realm has allowed me to take a look at many customer environments over the years. What I’ve learned is a simple fact: we all excuse things like…
Are you using 100% of your NetBrain? According to our client surveys, you might not be. There’s been an ongoing effort to reach out to customers and see what exactly…
I remember my first exposure to NetBrain: oh cool, a map tool, so I don’t have to go insane dragging lines incessantly in Visio. However, during our proof of concept…
People say they want automation in the same way I’d recommend improving your ‘language-ing’ if you’re traveling to a foreign country. It’s not a very precise description of what you…
There are many reasons why we document our networks. For instance, we know that documentation helps with the execution of critical network tasks such as troubleshooting and software management. We…
When you think network documentation, what comes to mind? Most of us immediately think of our typical network topology diagrams. While some organizations have the luxury of a repository of…
Say you have the foundational knowledge to tackle a particular issue. But you’re sure it’s a bug, or maybe you don’t have the time and need to involve a support…
Before I started at NetBrain, I did some consulting for federal clients out in DC. Despite all of its familiar building blocks, the field is a very different entity than…