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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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The Seven Major Obstacles on the Road to Managed Services sponsored by N-able Technologies WHITE PAPER: Virtually every IT services business is in the evaluation, planning or implementation phase of a managed services program, and yet very few manage to deliver true high-value services to their customers. This whitepaper discusses the major obstacles to becoming an MSP and how to overcome them so that your organization can enjoy the business benefits Posted: 01 Dec 2009 \| Published: 01 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Customer Service \| Management Service Providers \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Service Level Management \| SMBs \| Systems Management

Technical Overview of DirectAccess in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd TECHNICAL ARTICLE: The Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems introduce DirectAccess, a solution that provides users with the same experience working remotely as they would have when working in the office. With DirectAccess, remote users can access corporate file shares, Web sites, and applications without connecting to a virtual private network. Posted: 25 Nov 2009 \| Published: 25 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Managers \| Operating Systems \| Remote Access Software \| Remote Users \| VPN \| Windows \| Windows Server Software

Webinar: Virtualization and the Future of the Network sponsored by Infoblox WEBCAST: Virtualization has kicked off an incredible level of interest and yet most network pros have not been involved in the proliferation of virtualization and don’t fully grasp the network opportunity for unleashing the power of virtualization. Watch this webinar to learn about the dynamics of virtualization and the critical importance of the network. Posted: 24 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 24 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Server Virtualization

Network Testing Labs Review: Make Internet Risks and Perils Disappear sponsored by McAfee, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how your organization can install a filtering device that blocks malware from your network. McAfee's Email and Web Security appliance is recognized as an effective tool for identifying "bad" URLs. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Email \| Email Filtering \| Email Management \| Email Security \| Email Security Software \| Malware \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Spam

Fortune 1000 Company Finds Virtualization Pays Off sponsored by Forsythe CASE STUDY: This case study looks at the experience of a a mid-sized Fortune 1000 company that was dealing with the challenges of disparate servers and desktop systems as well as underutilized servers with huge energy consumption. See how they used desktop virtualization to obtain power cost savings and increased management efficiency. Posted: 20 Nov 2009 \| Published: 20 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Centers \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Network Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management

Successful Proof of Concepts in the Age of Desktop Virtualization sponsored by Forsythe WHITE PAPER: One of the greatest challenges facing IT professionals today is the number and variety of desktop virtualization (VDI) solutions from which they can choose. This white paper examines four major considerations for efficient, effective and successful PoC results to help you choose the proper VDI solution for your organization. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| Disaster Recovery \| Network Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Presentation Transcript: The Secret to Maximizing Virtualization ROI in the Dynamic Data Center sponsored by Akorri PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript details an approach to optimize your virtualized infrastructure performance. Learn how to leverage key performance indicators and cross-domain analytics to plan for future capacity demands and improve service levels. Discover the secret to managing your VMware infrastructure performance for optimal resource utilization. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| High Availability \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Server Virtualization \| Service Level Management \| Storage Capacity \| Systems Management

Frontline LAN Troubleshooting Guide sponsored by Fluke Networks EMEA EGUIDE: This guide provides frontline network troubleshooters with practical advice on how to maintain LANs and solve common layer 1 and 2 problems. 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: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: LAN \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Networking \| Switches \| Troubleshooting

Guide to Deploying 802.11n Wireless LANs: Nine Key Recommendations for Success sponsored by Fluke Networks EMEA EGUIDE: This comprehensive guide covers the fundamentals of 802.11n – what you need to know when planning or preparing for an 802.11n deployment or migration. Download the guide now and learn the nine key recommendations for successful 802.11n deployment. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: 802.11n \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Networking \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN \| WLAN Management \| WLAN Protocols

Top Ten Problems Network Technicians Encounter sponsored by Fluke Networks EMEA WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses ten common problems encountered by network technicians today and their symptoms, causes, and resolutions. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Network Appliances \| Network Best Practices \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Provisioning \| Network Testing \| Networking

Guide to Troubleshooting Application Problems sponsored by Fluke Networks EMEA EGUIDE: This comprehensive, 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. This guide covers the fundamentals of how applications work, how applications flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Infrastructure \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| Best Practices \| FTP \| Network Best Practices \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Software Engineers \| TCP \| Troubleshooting

Networking Best Practices for VMware® Infrastructure 3 on Dell™ PowerEdge™ Blade Servers sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper provides an overview of the networking architecture for VMware® Infrastructure 3 on Dell™ PowerEdge blade servers. It provides best practices for deploying and configuring your network in the VMware environment. Posted: 17 Nov 2009 \| Published: 17 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Networking \| Systems Management \| VMware \| VMware Infrastructure 3

A Practitioner’s Guide to More Efficient Network Management sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn the four key initiatives for attacking network management inefficiency and how automation solutions from HP can help. Posted: 13 Nov 2009 \| Published: 13 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Processes \| Change Management \| Configuration Management \| IT Management \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Performance

SIP Trunks: A No-Brainer for VoIP Rollouts sponsored by Sprint EGUIDE: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking services from IP telephony service providers have been on the market since 2005, but deployments have been limited. Read this Pocket E-Guide to find out why network managers should be looking at SIP as a part of their VoIP deployment plans. Posted: 13 Nov 2009 \| Published: 13 Nov 2009 TOPICS: IP Networks \| IP Services \| IP Telephony \| Network Convergence \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| SIP \| Telephony Services \| Telephony Systems \| VoIP

Managing Operator Networks as an Outsourcing Service sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent EGUIDE: Communications service providers are increasingly looking at vendors as partners to help them provide a new generation of managed services. This new trend has advantages for customers, service providers, and vendors that have the expertise on staff to handle increasingly complex network services. Read this eGuide to learn more. Posted: 13 Nov 2009 \| Published: 13 Nov 2009 TOPICS: IT Service Management \| IT Services \| Network Management \| Network Operations Centers \| Network Service Providers \| Outsourcing \| Telecom Provisioning \| Telecom Spending \| Telecommunications Networks \| Telecommunications Services

Clustered NAS emerges to address high-performance needs: Expert Podcast sponsored by BlueArc Corp. PODCAST: Traditionally, NAS systems have had limitations in throughput, connectivity, reliability and scalability. Today, a new generation of high-performance NAS is making high-availability for NAS a reality. In this expert podcast, find out about the latest trends in clustered NAS and what it means for storage pros facing increasing data storage growth. Posted: 11 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 11 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Cluster Software \| Clustering \| Distributed Computing \| High Availability \| High Performance Computing \| NAS Software \| Network Management \| Networking \| Storage Hardware

Anomaly or Signature based intrusion detection: Do you need both? sponsored by TippingPoint PODCAST: In this podcast, our expert explains whether users really need both anomaly and signature based strategies, and if so, how to overcome implementation challenges. Posted: 10 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 10 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Computer Crimes \| Internet Security \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Network Design \| Network Forensics \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Security

Networking Solutions Resource Center sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. RESOURCE CENTER: This Networking Solutions Resource Center was developed to bring the latest information on networking technology to today's IT pros. The videos, reports, whitepapers, podcasts and other materials that you'll find here were created to show you how your company's networks can help the people who work there be more efficient and productive every day. Posted: 06 Nov 2009 \| Published: 06 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Collaboration \| IP Telephony \| Network Appliances \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Testing \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Productivity \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems

Download F5 Data Manager Trial Version sponsored by F5 Networks UK TRIAL SOFTWARE: F5 Data Manager helps you understand your file storage environment. This trial version will perform an inventory of your environment and enable you to run detailed reports that analyze which file types are being created, who is creating them, how quickly they age, and which resources they consume. Posted: 06 Nov 2009 \| Published: 06 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Storage \| Database Administration \| Database Management \| Network Management \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Systems \| Unstructured Data

Monitor Cloud Platforms, SaaS Applications, and Internal Business Applications from the Same Platform sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc. WEBCAST: This webcast will explain how you can gain visibility into the performance and availability of your critical business applications, no matter where they are running. By monitoring all computing resources, you will be able to make better decisions as your enterprise transitions to a combination of internal and external environments. Posted: 05 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 05 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Services \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Service Providers \| Network Traffic Management \| Software as a Service

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: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: IT Systems \| Network Analyzer Hardware \| Network Forensics \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Testing \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Operations

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: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Network Forensics \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Testing \| Systems Operations \| Systems Testing

Atrion Enhances Managed Services and Boosts Profit Margins with Nimsoft sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc. CASE STUDY: Atrium needed help gaining end-to-end service level monitoring insights and finding a monitoring platform with a strategic vendor partnership that could help support business growth objectives. Read this case study to learn about the problems Atrion faced and how Nimsoft products helped them overcome those challenges. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: IT Service Management \| IT Services \| Network Management \| Network Management Services \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Service Level Management

The Top 5 Server Monitoring Battles and How You Can Win Them sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The uses, requirements, and complexity of servers have all increased dramatically. Consequently, server monitoring has more importance in today's environments. This guide looks at some of the most pressing challenges you might face in ensuring optimal server performance. It offers insights into the tools and strategies for addressing these demands. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Load Balancing \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Server Management \| Systems Operations

Ensuring High Service Levels in Cloud Computing: Keys to Effective Service Management sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc. WHITE PAPER: For many organizations, the move to cloud computing is imminent. This paper features a range of practical insights into some key issues your organization should be aware of. It looks at some of the most pressing challenges cloud computing presents in terms of service level management and offers tips for overcoming these obstacles. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| IT Service Management \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Service Providers \| Service Level Management \| SLA \| SLA Management Services

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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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