How does a system install lead to such chaos and confusion? Probably poor planning, poor execution, lack of care – whatever it is, someone, somewhere is going to bear the consequences of these cable management travesties. The moment you step into that rack room to troubleshoot what should be a minor issue, you’ll get that stomach sinking feeling. Where do you even begin!?

That’s why we put these tips together. Hopefully, these simple tools and techniques will save some of you from spending a weekend detangling cables.