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ALSO CALLED: Element Management, NSM, Managing Network, Network and System Management DEFINITION: FCAPS (fault-management, configuration, accounting, performance, and security) is an acronym for a categorical model of the working objectives of network management. There are five levels, called the fault-management level (F), the configuration level (C), the accounting level (A), the performance level (P), and the security level (S).At the F level, network problems are found and corrected. Potential … Definition continues below.
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Adding Application Control to Your Security Toolbox sponsored by Fortinet, Inc. / Alternative Technology Group of Arrow ECS WHITE PAPER: Read this solution guide for suggestions on how to get the most out of implementing application control in your network. After discussing the expanding applications frontier and its impact on an enterprise, the paper defines application control and reviews the requirements it must meet. Posted: 16 Sep 2009 \| Published: 16 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Security \| Applications Management \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0

'Lights Out' IT Management -- Automate Problem Identification & Resolution sponsored by Dorado Software WHITE PAPER: Lights-Out IT Management refers to the automation of both problem identification and problem resolution. The successful implementation of Lights-Out IT Management is built upon an integrated system that provides three key management functions: find, configure, and monitor. Read on to learn more. Posted: 16 Sep 2009 \| Published: 16 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Change Management \| Configuration Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Network Management \| Network Management Software \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Networking

Implementing Unified Communications (UC): How to Minimize the Pitfalls and Capitalize on Business Benefits sponsored by Avaya WHITE PAPER: As Unified Communications (UC) moves increasingly from promise to implementation, questions arise about the best ways to establish UC solutions. This paper describes effective approaches to unifying communications, the importance of optimizing your network infrastructure and how embracing converged communications can increase business productivity. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 14 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Communications Networks \| Messaging Software \| Network Management \| Networking \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| Voice Networking \| VoIP \| VPN \| WAN \| WAN Switching \| Web 2.0

Service Level Monitoring: Real-Time Visibility and Reporting for Mission-Critical IT sponsored by Dorado Software WHITE PAPER: Dorado Software recently introduced Redcell OpsCenter 6.1 platform and Redcell Advanced Monitors to help you visualize, clarify and monitor IT resources and the network fabrics that bind them. This paper explores these new capabilities and how they uniquely position Dorado Software customers for the benefits of an SLA?oriented management approach. Posted: 11 Sep 2009 \| Published: 11 Sep 2009 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Managers \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Networking \| Service Level Management \| SLA \| SLA Management Services

HP Network Lifecycle Services and Solutions: Extend Your Connected World on Every Front sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This white paper details how HP enables an enterprise to get the most from their network investment, giving users fast, secure access to the information they need - whenever they need it - quickly and cost-effectively. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Performance Management \| IT Governance \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Service Management \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Services

Mainstreaming the vSwitch: HP Network Automation Extends Control to Virtual sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: HP recently announced availability of a driver for their long-fielded HP Network Automation product which delivers integrated support of virtual switches (vSwitches) – virtual network elements that exist within VMWare’s ESX virtual server platform. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Virtual Machine Monitor \| VMware \| VMware ESX

Get Connected: IP Convergence is No Longer a Thing of the Future, It's Now The Cost of Doing Business sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: No longer a thing of the future, IP Convergence is now the cost of doing business. Unified Communications (UC) is the target destination for many enterprises. And while the concept is no longer new, IP convergence remains the first major step on that path. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: IP \| IP Telephony \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Software \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| VoIP

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 14 sponsored by SearchDataCenter WHITE PAPER: With so many new technologies, sticking with the status quo for your virtual network infrastructure is probably not your best option. In this month's issue, take a closer look at all the possibilities available now for interconnecting both virtual and physical networks. Posted: 01 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Disaster Recovery \| Network Architectures \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Appliance \| VMware

3 Steps To Securing Your Network And Preventing Common Security Mistakes sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Securing an organization's assets requires work, but there are some basic steps that can simplify the task by taking a one-two-three approach. In this whitepaper, you'll learn how you can sort your security controls by categorizing and grouping them in order to help prevent common security problems. Posted: 28 Aug 2009 \| Published: 28 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Network Best Practices \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management

Integrating the Cisco® Unified Presence Server in Your Unified Communications Network sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Presence can be defined as the indication, based on user-provided information, on whether co-workers are available and how they prefer to be reached. We will discuss an option that will allow our users to see availability status information of other users in the network via the Cisco Unified Presence Solution version 7.0. (CUPS). Posted: 27 Aug 2009 \| Published: 27 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| Mobile Workers \| Network Management \| Server Software \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| Workforce Management Software

Access Control Lists (ACLs) sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we'll take a look at access control lists, often referred to as access lists or ACLs (sometimes pronounced "ackels"). Posted: 27 Aug 2009 \| Published: 27 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| IP Address Management \| IP Networks \| IP Routers \| Network Address Translation \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Routers

Improving Employee Productivity with Cisco® Unified Mobility sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper will focus on discovering and implementing Cisco's Unified Mobility solutions so that we can give our mobile employees an easier, and yet, more robust way of communicating, no matter the wired or wireless network they are currently connected to. Posted: 27 Aug 2009 \| Published: 27 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Network Management \| Unified Messaging \| Voice Networking \| Workforce Management Software \| Workforce Planning

Video Solutions: Understanding Video Quality sponsored by Motorola, Inc. WHITE PAPER: An understanding of the effect of factors such as resolution, frames per second, video codec, packets per second, and bit rate on bandwidth requirements will enable network operators to correctly design communications infrastructure networks that will support video applications. Read on to learn more. Posted: 21 Aug 2009 \| Published: 21 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Frame Relay Protocols \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Capacity \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Provisioning \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Video Display Standards \| Video-on-Demand \| Video-over-DSL \| Videoconferencing Standards

Business Together with Microsoft: the unified communications and collaboration solution of Orange Business Services and Microsoft sponsored by Orange Business Services WHITE PAPER: With the momentum of IP convergence and the movement toward an all digital world, professional communication systems combining telephony over IP, e-mail, instant messaging and audio/video conferencing services are sparking serious interest due to the benefits they offer. Read on to learn more. Posted: 20 Jul 2009 \| Published: 20 Jul 2009 TOPICS: IP \| IP Networks \| IP Routers \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking

Managing the WAN to Optimize Business sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: Bandwidth management is a common technique employed by IT organizations to improve quality of service over the WAN by assigning guaranteed levels of bandwidth and prioritizing traffic to improve application performance. To be effective, bandwidth management must be perfectly aligned with business policies and priorities. Read on to learn more. Posted: 01 Jul 2009 \| Published: 01 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Bandwidth Management \| Network Appliances \| Network Applications Software \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| WAN

Ethernet 10/100/1000 Copper Taps, Passive or Active? sponsored by Gigamon WHITE PAPER: This article presents an overview of the various Ethernet 10/100/1000 physical layer technologies for the copper medium. It discusses the pros and cons of active versus passive tapping and why active tapping is preferred for Gigabit Ethernet running over the copper medium. The switch-over behavior of active relay-based tapping is also presented. Posted: 01 Jul 2009 \| Published: 01 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Ethernet Networks \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Processing \| Network Traffic Analysis

Five Things About Windows Server 2008 You Might Not Know sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Here five things about Windows Server 2008 that are the less obvious, more esoteric, yet useful features or quirks. The following is a brief list of some things that I tend to assume that many people know, and I am constantly amazed by clients and students who really don't know them. How many do you already know? Posted: 30 Jun 2009 \| Published: 30 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Active Directory \| Network Architectures \| Network Management \| Operating System Virtualization \| Operating Systems \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| Systems Operations

Optimizing Managed Service Delivery With Secure Application Acceleration sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will examine the trends and challenges associated with web-based services and MSPs, and will identify the best way to optimize network and application performance and security. We will look at today's best practices and examine how Blue Coat Systems is addressing requirements with an integrated solution. Posted: 26 Jun 2009 \| Published: 26 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Application Security \| Managed Security Services Providers \| Network Management \| SMBs \| Web Services \| Web Services Management \| Web Services Security

Application Acceleration for Satellite-Based Enterprise Services sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews the best of the newest achievements in VSAT performance and utility and shows how these solutions could become part of the mainstream of corporate network deployment and an integral portion of commercial (and competitive) service provider offerings. Posted: 26 Jun 2009 \| Published: 26 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Development \| Applications Management \| Caching \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Enterprise Systems \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Satellite Communications Systems \| WAN

Five Steps to Gaining Control and Managing Complexity in the Data Center through Service Automation sponsored by BMC Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: Automating your data center can improve operational efficiency and give you control over service quality, security, and business agility, while simultaneously reducing risk and costs. Learn how five simple steps can help you chart your course to automation and show you how to develop a deliberate and well-planned incremental approach. Posted: 15 Jun 2009 \| Published: 15 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Automation \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| IT Auditing \| IT Infrastructure \| Mainframe Computers \| Mainframe Networking Hardware \| Network Management \| Server Virtualization

Troubleshooting Slow Networks with Wireshark sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we examine how to use Wireshark, the world's most popular open-source network analyzer, to troubleshoot some of the top causes of poor network performance, including high latency, packet loss, inefficient window sizes, intercepting devices, and application dependencies. Posted: 13 May 2009 \| Published: 13 May 2009 TOPICS: Network Analyzer Hardware \| Network Analyzer Software \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Managers \| Network Operating Systems \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Packet Switching \| Performance Testing

How Vulnerable Are Your Cisco IOS Routers? sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: It may be surprising to some that Cisco routers run many services that could create vulnerabilities. This paper is meant to be a vehicle for discussion regarding the security of Cisco routers. Additionally, some best practices for securing your Cisco routers are defined. Posted: 13 May 2009 \| Published: 13 May 2009 TOPICS: Hackers \| HTTP \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Routers \| Routing \| Routing Protocols \| Security Threats \| VPN \| VPN Software \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Phone Hardening-- Part I sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper presumes that your enterprise already has a data network security policy in place. It examines the many different settings that are available to help secure the Cisco IP Phones from potential hacker attacks, and it looks at a selection of Cisco secure infrastructure technologies that are especially useful for protecting voice systems. Posted: 01 May 2009 \| Published: 01 May 2009 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Hackers \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Policies \| Voice Communications Software \| VoIP

Cisco Security Troubleshooting: Part I-- Connectivity Through ASA or PIX Firewalls sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper is the first in a three-part series, each of which examines the challenge of implementing network security on equipment from Cisco Systems while maintaining the connectivity requirements of the business or enterprise. Posted: 01 May 2009 \| Published: 01 May 2009 TOPICS: Debuggers \| Debugging \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Network Security Hardware \| Network Security Software \| Troubleshooting

Is Your Network Ready for VoIP? sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: This paper summarizes in question and answer format the many critical factors pertaining to VoIP's viability, regardless of which vendor's IP-PBX system is deployed across the distributed enterprise. Posted: 20 Apr 2009 \| Published: 20 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Network Convergence \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Traffic Management \| Voice Quality \| VoIP \| WAN \| WAN Hardware

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NETWORK MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): … future problems are identified, and steps are taken to prevent them from occurring or recurring. In this way, the network is kept operational, and downtime is minimized.At the C level, network operation is monitored and controlled. Hardware and programming changes, including the addition of new equipment and programs, modification of existing systems, and removal of obsolete systems and programs, are coordinated. An inventory of equipment and programs is kept and updated regularly.The A level, which might also be called the allocation level, is devoted to distributing resources optimally and fairly …
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