Performing a traceroute is a very common task for network operations. In this post I share a simple solution I implemented to make it easier to read the command output. Problem I have noticed many requests to the NetOps team for clarification of traceroute output. The Service Desk team does not understand the …

When two large companies merge, they may be required to merge their respective networks as well, including address spaces. A few years ago I found myself supporting a client in this very situation. The client had started to create a large Excel file with the prefixes in use, to be used for analysis. I proposed to the …

Asset management, documentation and monitoring are important parts of any IT Ops team but at the same time they are } boring, repetitive, error prone. Last summer I spent some time investigating the possibility to integrate open source projects I like to create a Minimum Viable Product for asset management/monitoring …