February 14, 2024 | News & Analysis
Check Point Software Announces AI Support For Security Teams
Drew Conry-Murray
Check Point Software's new AI assistant is designed to help security teams write policies and investigate incidents.
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Tag: documentation
November 20, 2020 | Good to Know
Free Networking Icons For Diagrams
Ethan Banks
Behold these three different sets of free networking icons for your glorious diagrams! There's something here for you whether you're seeking vector graphics, JPG, PowerPoint, or Visio. And from all…
READ MOREJuly 24, 2018 | Career
Document So You Can Go On Vacation
Ethan Banks
Here's 8 tips for creating useful IT process documentation so you can actually take a vacation now and then.
READ MOREAugust 2, 2015 | How-To
Network Documentation Series: Port Mapping
John W Kerns
In this post, I will be doing a brief commentary on creating and maintaining a physical port mapping spreadsheet. A port mapping spreadsheet is useful for keeping track of used/available…
READ MOREJune 9, 2015 | How-To
Network Documentation Series: Logical Diagram
John W Kerns
In this article, I will do a walk-through of a logical network diagram. As I also said in the Physical Diagram article: I prefer to use the term “logical” instead…
READ MOREJune 3, 2015 | How-To
Network Documentation Series: Physical Diagram
John W Kerns
This article is a quick tutorial for creating and maintaining a physical network diagram. I prefer to use the term “physical” instead of “L1” because it is more easily understood…
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Network Documentation Series: Preamble
John W Kerns
This post is the first in a series of articles tackling the topic of creating and maintaining proper network documentation. Each article will include a file which can be downloaded…
READ MOREApril 14, 2013 | Good to Know
Fighting Stale Documentation
Keith Tokash
In my continuing series on the decidedly boring, I would like to discuss the subtle, yet paralyzing, evil of stale documentation. In my experience, stale documentation can be useful or…
READ MOREFebruary 7, 2013 | How-To
Network Documentation Best Practices: What’s Important & How To Track It
Charles Galler
As a consultant, I have done several network assessments for clients. One of the biggest items that is almost always missing is documentation. In my assessment reports, I can’t just…
READ MOREAugust 17, 2012 | Good to Know
The Importance of Diagrams When Building A Network
Keith Tokash
Years ago, I had the opportunity to work with a real network architect. I’ll call him Rani Doisman. 🙂 I’m talking about someone who could put his fingers on a…
READ MORENovember 24, 2011 | Good to Know
Evolution of Network Documentation
Ethan Banks
Good, bad or ugly, network documentation can make or break a network. Â Even if you are the one that designed, configured and installed every piece of the network, the network…
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