Network diagrams are perhaps the most crucial tools network teams need to do their jobs. They serve as a guide that supports the role of the network engineer. Network engineers need easy access to precise network diagrams to facilitate their day-to-day responsibilities. Without accurate network diagrams, engineers cannot: • Repair outages • Implement a new network design • Reconfigure the network • Confirm their networks’ compliance with SOX, HIPAA, or PCI standards Most urgently, network documentation is central to troubleshooting. When network engineers are troubleshooting, the network diagram is the most valuable asset they can leverage. If network diagrams are not accurate and up-to-date, they are completely unreliable and therefore useless.