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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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E-Guide: Smaller Budgets Drive Demand for Managed WAN Services sponsored by Arrow/HP ProCurve EGUIDE: New applications along with QoS standards are increasing demand on network availability and performance and in order to meet these requirements enterprises need to employ more monitoring and management for the WAN. This E-Guide provides shows how to leverage a managed service provider's expertise to limit the cost impact of these new requirements. Posted: 09 Feb 2010 \| Published: 09 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Data Center Consolidation \| IT Services \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| QOS \| WAN

Server Consolidation Assessment Tool sponsored by CDW Corporation ASSESSMENT TOOL: Server consolidation can stretch your IT budget and make your data center more efficient. The CDW Server Consolidation Assessment can help you decide if consolidation is right for you. Posted: 09 Feb 2010 \| Published: 09 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Centers \| Network Management \| Networking \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Carrier Ethernet meets new enterprise metro data center needs sponsored by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. EGUIDE: This pocket E-Guide takes a close look at enterprise network architectures, the applications they need to support, and what service providers need to do in order to win the business. Posted: 09 Feb 2010 \| Published: 09 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Networks \| Network Architectures \| Network Convergence \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Voice Networking

Clinical Collaboration on BlackBerry sponsored by BlackBerry WEBCAST: Don’t miss this webcast as it discusses a platform for collaboration, critical alerts, and clinical applications. Find out how you can take advantage of this healthcare solution and provide secure and timely access to colleagues and information, improving the safety and quality of care delivery. Posted: 08 Feb 2010 \| Premieres: 08 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Mobile Device Management \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance

Case Study: Police Force Saves Millions of Pounds on Network Segregation with Virtualisation Tool sponsored by Dell, Inc. CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn how a police force serving a population of about 1.5 million people is able to devote more time to active police work due to deployment of Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V virtualisation technology and Remote Desktop Services. Posted: 04 Feb 2010 \| Published: 04 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Network Management \| Operating Systems \| Remote Computing \| Remote Users \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Windows Server Software

10GbE and FCoE and DCB: Ready for the Evolution of SAN Fabrics? sponsored by Dell, Inc. EZINE: This article will provide an overview of the reasons Data Center Bridging (DCB) is being developed and how it can improve networking in the data center for applications, servers, and storage. Posted: 04 Feb 2010 \| Published: 04 Feb 2010 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| SAN \| Server Consolidation

Case Studies - Real Customers, Real Results sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc. CASE STUDY: From opening remote files and applications up to 100x faster to reducing backup and replication time, Riverbed solved infrastructure challenges facing Liz Claiborne, Mitsubishi Motors, Alstom Power, and Mindspeed Technologies. Review these four case studies. Posted: 03 Feb 2010 \| Published: 03 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Replication \| Network Convergence \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| WAN

Customer Case Study: U.S. Army Human Resources Command sponsored by Altor Networks CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn how the US Army HRC selected the Altor VF virtual firewall, with integrated intrusion detection (IDS) capabilities as well as the Altor Center for centralized management and the optional reporting module. Posted: 03 Feb 2010 \| Published: 03 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| Data Migration \| Firewall Management \| Malware \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Security Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtualization Security \| VMware

Accelerating Web Applications sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc. WEBCAST: What does it take to effectively accelerate Web-based applications across your enterprise WAN? And what kind of business impact can web acceleration have on your business? Tune in to this webcast to find out. Posted: 03 Feb 2010 \| Premiered: 03 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Network Convergence \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| WAN \| WAP \| Web Applications Management \| Wireless WAN

Cloud Computing: An Agile Approach to IT sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems WEBCAST: Too many vendors (and, as a result, IT pros) consider cloud a technology in and of itself. This webcast explains the benefits of realising that the cloud is a way of providing IT services as a consolidated pool of server and storage resources that can be provisioned to support a wide range of applications and data types. Posted: 02 Feb 2010 \| Premiered: 02 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Network Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Services \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

Making Adaptive Networks a Reality sponsored by Arrow/HP ProCurve WHITE PAPER: Too often, even IT-savvy executives make the mistake of treating a network as simply "plumbing" for moving data around. In an era of fast-paced global competition, this mistaken approach to networking can be disastrous. Read this white paper to learn more. Posted: 01 Feb 2010 \| Published: 01 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Interoperability \| LAN \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Personalization \| SOA

Network-Based Backup and Data Replication with Riverbed® sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: One of the greatest challenges today is effectively backing up and protecting the vast amounts of data stored throughout an organization. With WAN optimization, you can accelerate network-based backup by 5x and can reduce bandwidth use by up to 95%. Download this paper and learn more about this strategy today. Posted: 01 Feb 2010 \| Published: 01 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Backups \| Bandwidth Management \| Network Convergence \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Storage Systems \| WAN

HP ProCurve Business White Paper: Redefining the Economics of Networking sponsored by Arrow/HP ProCurve WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of the challenges businesses face today and how IT addresses the explicit need to manage network costs, provide choice and flexibility and reduce complexity. This paper also highlights the difference between proprietary and standards-based networking solutions. Posted: 01 Feb 2010 \| Published: 01 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Intellectual Property \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Software \| Networking \| ROI \| Server Virtualization \| TCO

EDI Overview: A Practical Guide to EDI and the TrueCommerce Solution sponsored by TrueCommerce, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a set of standards that collectively provide a common protocol or syntax for transacting business documents electronically. Read this guide to learn more about EDI and how it applies to the TrueCommerce solution. Posted: 01 Feb 2010 \| Published: 01 Feb 2010 TOPICS: American National Standards Institute \| Business Processes \| Data Quality \| eBusiness \| eCommerce \| eCommerce Services \| EDI \| Error Handling \| Network Management \| Transaction Processing Services

Beyond the Hypervisor: Optimizing Virtualization Management sponsored by ASG Software Solutions WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research shows that virtualization has rapidly become ubiquitous and pervasive. Around 90% of enterprises have already implemented virtualization (79% in production), and 60% for more than 12 months. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Published: 27 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Applications Management \| Hardware \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Server Virtualization \| Software Virtualization \| Systems Management \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Network Availability is Vital for Hospitals Using Networked Devices sponsored by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. PODCAST: What happens when the network goes down in a hospital? Learn why network availability is critical in a health care setting and best practices to designing a health care network. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Premiered: 27 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Downtime \| High Availability \| Medical Software \| Network Management \| Network Performance Management Software \| Systems Maintenance

Service Availability Tool sponsored by Fluke Networks PRODUCT DEMO: The Service Availability Tool helps network technicians and administrators verify and troubleshoot network services quickly and easily. With the Service Availability Tool you can quickly verify service port status, measure response time, run TCP trace routes, and more. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Published: 27 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Network Forensics \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Testing \| Systems Operations \| Systems Testing

Frontline LAN Troubleshooting Guide sponsored by Fluke Networks WHITE PAPER: This guide addresses the challenges network professionals face when it comes to network troubleshooting and outlines eight key steps every technician should know to aid in successful troubleshooting. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Published: 27 Jan 2010 TOPICS: LAN \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Switches \| Troubleshooting

EtherScope Analyzer sponsored by Fluke Networks PRODUCT DEMO: First responders to network emergencies rely on the EtherScope Series II Network Assistant when it's time for action -- a handheld network analyzer combining essential tools that help network professionals quickly solve the wide range of problems they encounter. Take advantage of our free 5-day trial. Click "View Now" to request your free trial. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Published: 27 Jan 2010 TOPICS: IT Systems \| Network Analyzer Hardware \| Network Forensics \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Testing \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Operations

Diagnosing the Cause of Poor Application Performance sponsored by Fluke Networks WHITE PAPER: Troubleshooting application performance issues can be difficult and time consuming. This paper outlines some of the causes and explains why having the right diagnostic tool can enable network professionals to quickly identify and resolve a problem. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Published: 27 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Diagnostic and Test Hardware \| Diagnostic and Test Software \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Testing

Efficiency and Cost Control in Managing Network and Application Management sponsored by Fluke Networks WHITE PAPER: Read industry analyst Enterprise Management Associate's white paper and you'll learn key strategies to make the transition from reactive to proactive operations, how taking a "lifecycle approach" reduces costs and improves performance, and how to reduce "time to repair", prevent problems and optimize your existing infrastructure. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Published: 27 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Services \| Network Management Software \| Network Operating Systems \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software

Ten Top Problems Network Techs Encounter sponsored by Fluke Networks WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses ten common problems encountered by network technicians today and their symptoms, causes, and resolutions. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Published: 27 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Network Architectures \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Operating Systems \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Networking

Guide to Deploying 802.11n Wireless LANs: Nine Key Recommendations for Success sponsored by Fluke Networks WHITE PAPER: This paper will discuss the basics of 802.11n technology as well as all of the unique design and integration challenges. This paper will also outline nine recommendations for deploying and migrating to 802.11n WLANs. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Published: 27 Jan 2010 TOPICS: 802.11n \| Network Management \| Project Management \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN \| WLAN Management \| WLAN Protocols

Using Syslog Effectively for Security Troubleshooting sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the numerous ways that syslog messages can be used to enhance the secure deployment of an infrastructure of equipment from Cisco®. Syslog can not only be an essential auditing tool for network and administrative events, but also can be an effective troubleshooting tool. Posted: 25 Jan 2010 \| Published: 25 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Access Control \| Change Management \| Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring Software \| Reporting Software \| TCP \| Troubleshooting \| VPN

Fibre Channel Essentials sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: The protocol utilized to transport data between servers and storage for High Performance Computing (HPC) and to define a Storage Area Network (SAN) is Fibre Channel(FC). Fibre Channel is an "invisible" protocol, because it is only known to the technicians that implement it and keep it working. This paper will provide an overview of this technology. Posted: 25 Jan 2010 \| Published: 25 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches \| High Performance Computing \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols

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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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