Preparing a network is no easy task, which is why it makes perfect sense for network designers to use tools to get started. Creating a diagram makes it easier to get a fully functional network off of ...

Keeping documentation is a great way to ease your future hardware refresh and have what you need for insurance purposes. I recently completed a massive hardware refresh in which I updated nearly all ...

I've long been a fan of Gliffy, a fantastic online diagram tool that's like Microsoft Vizio in your browser, only free. Now comes Best4c, a similar Web-based tool, and I think I like it even better.

Microsoft Visio can be a handy tool for creating network diagrams, flow charts and other IT-related visualizations. For those who might not be familiar with Visio, it's a tool that allows you to ...

Project managers use work breakdown structures, or WBS, and schedule network diagrams to structure and schedule the components of a given assignment. They can do this on pencil and paper or employ ...