Every company should move away from using Excel sheets as databases for managing infrastructure and switch to a structured system as the foundation for operational workflows.

The goal is to have a single repository that contains all the infrastructure data, including:

• VLANs, IP networks, IP addresses, VRFs (IPAM)
• Sites, physical and virtual devices
• Rack configuration and cabling

This type of data structure is often referred to as SSOT or Single Source Of Truth, implying that this database:

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