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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 Secret to Maximizing Virtualization ROI in the Dynamic Data Center sponsored by Akorri WEBCAST: This webcast 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: 03 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 03 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| ROI \| Server Virtualization \| Service Level Management \| Systems Management \| VMware

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

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

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

Greening Up Your Network with SolarWinds & Cisco Energywise sponsored by SolarWinds, Inc. PRODUCT LITERATURE: The Cisco® EnergyWise initiative focuses on reducing the energy consumption of all devices connected to a Cisco network ranging from Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices to IP-enabled building and lighting controllers. It gives you a powerful, network-based framework to manage the energy needs for your business. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Device Control Software \| Green Storage \| Network Appliances \| Network Management \| Network Management Software \| Network Monitoring Software \| Power Consumption Monitoring

Reference Guide: Fundamental Protocols of Network Management sponsored by SolarWinds, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The goal of this five-part Reference Guide is to assist you with understanding and successfully employing the top 5 network management protocols. Building upon the very simplest in Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), this guide explores the latest network management solutions. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Best Practices \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Software \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Network Traffic Management

Geek Speak Webcast: Hidden Secrets of IOS sponsored by SolarWinds, Inc. WEBCAST: Did you know that there are powerful technologies embedded in Cisco IOS that can significantly simplify managing your network? You probably already have them on your network, now you just need to unlock their potential. Join SolarWinds Head Geek, Josh Stephens, as he shares his favorite secrets to best leverage IOS in your environment. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Premiered: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Best Practices \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Software \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Network Traffic Management

Geek Speak Webcast: Network Monitoring Fundamentals sponsored by SolarWinds, Inc. WEBCAST: On this webcast I'm going to put on my drill sergeant's hat and we're going to learn the basics that every network engineer, server chick, network manager, or IT dude should know about managing networks. This is going to be a no-frills webcast where we focus on the fundamentals and making sure that we all understand them. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Premiered: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Management Software \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software

Become a Service Provider CEO. Transform the World. Play Cisco myPlanNet. sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. PRODUCT DEMO: Cisco myPlanNet 1.0 is a simulation game that puts you into the shoes of a service provider CEO. You manage your business as it evolves from the stone age of dial-up, through the broadband and mobile connected eras, and into the dawning of the medianet age. Play now. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: CEOs \| Mobile IP \| Network Architectures \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Networking \| Telecommunications Service Providers

The Importance of Network Time Synchronization sponsored by Symmetricom WHITE PAPER: This paper explains why accurate network time -- and therefore precise network time synchronization -- is critically important for network management. Read on to learn more about the importance of network time synchronization. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Network Best Practices \| Network Computers \| Network Event Correlation \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Performance \| NTP \| QOS

eBook: The New Era of Network Performance Management sponsored by SearchNetworking.com EBOOK: Today's networks are highly complex, dynamic environments that demand comprehensive performance management. Fortunately, technological advancement is simplifying management and addressing new challenges. This eBook explains why management is more important now than ever and how it can help deliver business-critical applications better and faster. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Applications Management \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Network Management \| Network Management Services \| Network Managers \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Performance Testing \| QOS

PODCAST: Future Proofing your HP Business Critical Infrastructure sponsored by Forsythe PODCAST: In this podcast, get a firsthand look into a virtual platform that is designed to meet your current and future IT demands. Learn how to right-size system capacity and improve workload scalability. Discover industry best practices to increase agility of applications and systems. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Premiered: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Server Virtualization \| VM

How NOT to waste 50% of your virtualization budget sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel WEBCAST: In this webcast, viewers will discover a new combination of tools that can help them transform their IT systems into agile, virtual infrastructures. Discover how to leverage this approach for a quicker return on investment and reduced operations, management and networking costs. Posted: 15 Oct 2009 \| Premiered: 15 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Citrix XenServer \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| TCO

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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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