Network architecture visualizer and design tool

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing computer-executable instructions that are executable by the processor for causing the computer system to:
• generate a graphical user interface (GUI) of a network design application having a drag and drop canvas, the network design application including template objects representing computer infrastructure components, each template object comprising a configuration for a corresponding computer infrastructure component and being individually positionable on the drag and drop canvas;
• receive, at the GUI, user input for spatially positioning the template objects on the drag and drop canvas in a particular arrangement to form a computer network architecture;
• determine parameter values for the template objects forming the computer network architecture;
• and
• generate a build sheet for the computer network architecture based on the parameter values for the template objects and the particular arrangement of the template objects on the drag and drop canvas, the build sheet comprising a component inventory for the computer network architecture and instructions usable to provision the computer network architecture.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by a processor for causing a computer system to:

• generate a graphical user interface (GUI) of a network design application having a drag and drop canvas, the network design application including template objects representing computer infrastructure components, each template object comprising a configuration for a corresponding computer infrastructure component and being individually positionable on the drag and drop canvas;
• receive, at the GUI, user input for spatially positioning the template objects on the drag and drop canvas in a particular arrangement to form a computer network architecture;
• determine parameter values for the template objects forming the computer network architecture;
• and
• generate a build sheet for the computer network architecture based on the parameter values for the template objects and the particular arrangement of the template objects on the drag and drop canvas, the build sheet comprising a component inventory for the computer network architecture and instructions usable to provision the computer network architecture.