Stop Managing IP Addresses in Excel: There's a Better WayYou know the spreadsheet. It has 47 tabs, one for each VLAN. The formulas broke six months ago. Nobody's sure if it matches reality anymore. Here's why it fails and what actually works. The IP Address Spreadsheet Problem Almost every network team sta...Nov 30, 2025·3 min read
Parsing FortiGate Configs: What We Extract and WhyFortiGate firewalls use a hierarchical config structure that's both powerful and complex. Here's exactly what SimpleIPAM extracts and how we make it useful. The FortiGate Config Structure FortiGate configs use a config / edit / next / end syntax. Eve...Nov 30, 2025·4 min read
Why SimpleIPAM Doesn't Scan Your NetworkEvery traditional IPAM tool scans your network. We deliberately chose not to. Here's why that decision makes SimpleIPAM faster, more secure, and easier to use. The Traditional IPAM Approach Most IPAM tools work by scanning your network infrastructure...Nov 30, 2025·4 min read
Introducing SimpleIPAM: IP Management Without the ComplexityWe built SimpleIPAM to solve a problem we kept seeing: network engineers managing IP addresses in Excel spreadsheets that are always out of date. The Problem If you've managed network infrastructure for any length of time, you know this spreadsheet. ...Nov 30, 2025·3 min read