IT and Engineering

Explore insights to empower your engineering team through intelligent diagramming.

Understanding different types of compliance audits and what they mean for your business
A compliance audit is a formal external review of an organization’s operations and procedures to ensure they are following all applicable laws, rules, standards, and regulations. Learn about different types of compliance audits, including HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, and PCI.
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- IT and Engineering
Network documentation: Benefits and best practices
You may think that nobody reads technical documentation. But there are many circumstances where network documentation will become essential in your organization. Learn what you should start documenting and what value you’ll gain from these resources.
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- IT and Engineering
What Is a technology roadmap?
Planning for change can be a challenge, but with an effective technology roadmap, you can look ahead and determine what technology will be necessary to take your business to the next level. Learn what an IT roadmap should include.
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- IT and Engineering
The cost of cloud computing and ways to save
Cost is both a common challenge and benefit to cloud computing. Learn about the true costs of cloud computing and the financial benefits of a cloud migration.
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- IT and Engineering
Lucidchart introduces Smart Tables and Smart Fields
Smart Fields and Smart Tables allow you to populate account and opportunity data from Salesforce in Lucidchart, instantly providing a high-level overview of individual accounts. Learn how these features work and how they can benefit your sales org.
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- Diagramming
- IT and Engineering
What is a wireframe? Why you should start using this UX design tool
A wireframe is a simple diagram that represents the skeleton of a website or an application’s user interface (UI) and core functionality. Get a more in-depth explanation of what UX wireframes look like and how they can benefit your team.
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- IT and Engineering
- Product development
Why you should create API diagrams
As you and your team develop an API, use visuals to show how the API functions, making this information more accessible and easier to understand and encouraging collaboration. Learn how to create API diagrams (starting with our free templates).
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- IT and Engineering
- Product development
How to become a network infrastructure mapping expert
Many organizations are changing and improving their network infrastructure, and visualizing your network infrastructure can help you better identify weaknesses and places for refinement. Learn how to start network infrastructure mapping and see how Lucidchart can help.
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- IT and Engineering
Types of UML Diagrams
Want to start using UML for technical documentation? This article will introduce (or give you a refresher) on the different UML diagram types, as well as provide UML examples that you can open and edit in Lucidchart.
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How to plan a website: Tools and templates to help you attract and keep visitors
Want to create an effective website? We'll give you a simple website planning guide and offer some online website planning tools that can help you create a compelling site that will appeal to your customers.
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- IT and Engineering
Scrum board vs Kanban board: Choosing the right Agile tool
Not sure whether a Scrum board or Kanban board is best to help your development team build and release quality products faster? Learn what a Scrum board is and how it differs from a Kanban board.
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- IT and Engineering
- Project management
How to Develop an App Using Visuals
Creating a mobile app isn’t easy. But with careful research and planning, you can take your app from idea to launch in just a few months. Use our step-by-step guide to plan your next app project.
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- IT and Engineering