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ALSO CALLED: Element Management, NSM, Managing Network, and 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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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

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

Presentation Transcript: Stop Wasting Energy! Tips for Cutting Power Draws from PC Networks to Data Centers sponsored by PC Connection in partnership with Intel PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this transcript featuring guest speakers Doug Washburn, Forrester Research Analyst, and co-presenter John Skinner, Intel's Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, as they discuss the scope of energy-efficient computing, and how new incentives can be leveraged to accelerate the ROI of your technology investments Posted: 30 Oct 2009 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Green Data Center \| Network Best Practices \| Network Management \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management

Corporate networks: Business 2.0 and beyond sponsored by SonicWALL WHITE PAPER: The performance and security needs of corporate networks have evolved greatly in the last five years. This brochure provides a management overview of what's changed and why. But more importantly, it shows why flexibility, visibility, agility and affordability are now the key factors in network decision-making. Read on to learn more. Posted: 29 Oct 2009 \| Published: 29 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security \| Web 2.0

Why Virtualize? sponsored by AT&T Corp WHITE PAPER: There are compelling reasons to virtualize computing infrastructure. Hardware resources can be more efficiently utilized to consolidate devices, boost business continuity, and serve high-priority applications and users. This paper explains the potential benefits and key decisions associated with virtualization projects and how to get started. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization

Security Goes Virtual sponsored by AT&T Corp WHITE PAPER: Virtualization offers the opportunity for a more hands off approach to security. It eliminates the need for local hardware, as well as the time required for security administration. It frees users from worrying about arcane technical details, and eliminates the need for constant attention. Read on to learn more about the benefits of virtualization. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Software \| Security \| Server Virtualization \| Virtualization Security

How to Virtualize sponsored by AT&T Corp WHITE PAPER: Many organizations are looking into virtualization as a means of decreasing capital expenses and launching energy conservation initiatives. This paper explains why one must consider how business processes, administrative rights, capacity planning, performance monitoring, and security strategies will need to change before jumping into a deployment. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Capacity \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization

Virtualization for Dummies, 2nd HP Special Edition sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company BOOK: Read this book for an introduction to the subject so that you can understand its promise and perils — and create an action plan to decide whether virtualization is right for you, as well as how to move forward with implementing it should you decide it is right for you. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Clustering \| Disaster Recovery \| Network Management \| QOS \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtualization Security

Implementing Robust Change Management sponsored by SearchSecurity.com VIDEO: Change management: Information security professionals have been known to cringe when they hear these words. But the change management process doesn't have to be as complicated as it might seem. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Premiered: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Change Management \| Information Security \| IT Management \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Managers

Extending the Benefits of Virtualization to Remote Office and Branch Locations, Small to Medium Businesses and Web Hosters sponsored by VM6 Software WHITE PAPER: VM6 provides affordable software solutions to extend the benefits of enterprise-class virtualization to remote offices and branch locations (ROBO), small to medium businesses and web hosters. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Published: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Downtime \| High Availability \| Network Management \| ROBO \| ROI \| SAN \| Server Provisioning \| Server Virtualization \| SMBs \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Web Hosting

High Availability Doesn’t Need to be Expensive sponsored by Marathon Technologies WEBCAST: In this webcast, learn about a wide range of high availability (HA) alternatives that meet IT requirements and reduce the risk of downtime. Determine ways to justify an HA investment and how to mix and match tools for faster ROI. Watch this webcast to learn how to align your business needs with a high availability strategy. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Premieres: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Clustering \| Data Centers \| Downtime \| High Availability \| Network Management \| ROI \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management

Best Practices for Virtualizing Distributed Environments: Enterprise-Class Virtualization for Remote Office and Branch Office Infrastructures sponsored by VM6 Software WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper provides the 4 best practices that IT leaders of ROBO organizations need to consider when virtualizing their businesses, providing ROI tips and establishing a roadmap for reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for virtualizing the distributed ROBO environment. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Published: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Distributed Computing \| Downtime \| High Availability \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Remote Offices \| ROBO \| ROI \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| TCO

Solutions For Server Rooms sponsored by APC WHITE PAPER: The modular, easy-to-install solutions from APC by Schneider Electric allow you to implement an appropriate IT environment that meets your current and future needs, without breaking the bank in the process. Posted: 23 Oct 2009 \| Published: 23 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| High Availability \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Server Management \| Server Software

Solutions for Network Closets sponsored by APC WHITE PAPER: Convergence, consolidation, virtualization - today's IT trends have turned the network closet into a mission-critical environment. APC solutions give you the level of control, monitoring, and management that today’s more critical systems demand. Posted: 23 Oct 2009 \| Published: 23 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| High Availability \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Server Virtualization

Presentation Transcript: Windows Server Provisioning for High Availability sponsored by Marathon Technologies PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Businesses rely heavily on their servers, so if they fail productivity is lost. This expert webcast explores the dangers of unplanned server downtime. Discover some of the most important planning, configurations and management issues for server high availability. Posted: 23 Oct 2009 \| Published: 23 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Clustering \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Disaster Recovery \| Downtime \| Grid Computing \| High Availability \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| SAN \| Server Hardware \| Server Management

Voice and Video: Breaking the Bandwidth Barrier sponsored by Blue Coat WEBCAST: This webcast takes a look at the bandwidth issues that inevitably come up with the use of voice and video conferencing over IP. It covers issues like voice quality metrics, tips and tricks for improving voice quality, and the similarities between managing video and voice content. Read on to learn more. Posted: 22 Oct 2009 \| Premiered: 22 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Packet Shaping \| Videoconferences \| Videoconferencing Standards \| Voice Networking \| VoIP \| WAN

Application Delivery Networks -- Enabling Video Ready Networks sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: This paper takes a look at some of the advantages of video conferencing in terms of both cost savings and time savings, explains some of the problems and challenges in making video conferencing work, and gives advice for making the network ready to accommodate video conferences. Posted: 22 Oct 2009 \| Published: 22 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Videoconferences \| WAN \| Web Conferences

Enhanced Caching of Static Flash Video: Smoothing Popularity Based Traffic Bursts sponsored by Blue Coat TECHNICAL ARTICLE: The proliferation of user-generated content and video sharing sites has made for a constant source of new material. However, the bandwidth demands of such media often congest WAN links. One approach is to just block flash video. This technical brief presents an alternate approach that can allow video and business critical applications to co-exist. Posted: 22 Oct 2009 \| Published: 22 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Caching \| Content Delivery \| Network Appliances \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Video-on-Demand \| WAN \| WAN Switching

Free Tool: Real-time NetFlow Analyzer sponsored by SolarWinds, Inc. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Real-time NetFlow Analyzer displays inbound and outbound traffic separately for granular analysis that makes problem diagnosis quick and easy. Even better, you can view the historical NetFlow data broken out by application, conversation, domain, endpoint, and protocol. That way you know exactly how your bandwidth is being used and by whom. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Forensics \| Network Management \| Network Management Software \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management

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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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