Making Network Topology Readable (C4 + Graph Theory)
How we rebuilt Scanopy's topology map using C4-style zoom levels, graph readability research, and ELK layered layout. Four views, one question each.
Network documentation, automated discovery, and lessons from the field.
How we rebuilt Scanopy's topology map using C4-style zoom levels, graph readability research, and ELK layered layout. Four views, one question each.
Roughly 42% of institutional knowledge sits with individual employees. When your network person leaves, you don't just lose an employee. You lose the map.
Your network diagrams are wrong by the time you save them. Automated network documentation uses SNMP and LLDP to discover devices, map connections, and keep everything current without manual effort.
Network diagrams go stale within weeks. The fix isn't discipline. It's automated discovery that keeps diagrams current without manual effort.
Free network documentation template covering device inventory, IP addressing, and VLANs. Download it, then learn why templates always go stale.