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Policy-Based Network Management
ALSO CALLED: Policy-Based Management (Network Management), Policy-Based Networking, Group Policy Management, Network Policy Management, PBN, Network Resource Management, Policy Management DEFINITION: Policy-based management is an administrative approach that is used to simplify the management of a given endeavor by establishing policies to deal with situations that are likely to occur. Policies are operating rules that can be referred to as a means of maintaining order, security, consistency, or other ways of successfully furthering a goal or mission. For example, a town council might have in … Definition continues below.
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'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

12 Things to Know When Troubleshooting Your Network sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses twelve common issues that network administrators should examine when troubleshooting network problems. Posted: 12 Dec 2008 \| Published: 12 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Security \| Operating Systems \| Routers \| Switches \| Troubleshooting

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

5 Reasons Why You Need Better Visibility of Your Network sponsored by Blue Coat PRODUCT LITERATURE: If you can't see what's happening, then you can't even begin to attack what's wrong with the network. Here are 5 concrete reasons why you should contact Blue Coat today and start working towards greater visibility of your network. Posted: 20 Apr 2009 \| Published: 20 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Integration \| Bandwidth Management \| Network Appliances \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance Management Software \| Social Networking \| WAN

A Network Assessment: All Will Be Revealed sponsored by Blue Coat WEBCAST: View this webcast to learn how to treat your network as a business asset and get more out of your network. This webcast highlights a solution to increase visibility and network assessment which will help contain costs. Posted: 12 May 2009 \| Premiered: 12 May 2009 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Bandwidth Management \| Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Network Testing \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management

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

AC Vs. DC Power Distribution for Data Centers sponsored by APC WHITE PAPER: In this paper, you'll learn why high-efficiency AC will likely emerge as the dominant choice for data center power distribution. Topics covered include a review of the characteristics of AC & DC distribution, A mathematical model of the efficiency of two different AC distribution systems, and Why many of the DC benefits are unfounded. Posted: 10 Jul 2008 \| Published: 10 Jul 2008 TOPICS: AC Power Supplies \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| DC Power Supplies \| IT Management \| Network Management \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Power Generation Equipment \| Power Supplies

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

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

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

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

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

Application List: Applications that Blue Coat PacketShaper Classifies and Controls sponsored by Blue Coat DATA SHEET: Check out this data sheet for a categorized listing of 600 common applications for which Blue Coat PacketShaper delivers an accurate picture of network traffic. Posted: 20 Apr 2009 \| Published: 20 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Network Appliances \| Network Applications Software \| Network Capacity \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance

Application Visibility and Monitoring: An Integrated Approach to Application Delivery sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: It's no secret that application performance drives business performance. But to achieve the level of application performance your business demands, you need total visibility into your network infrastructure so you can identify and monitor all your applications and resolve the issues that impede performance. Posted: 20 Apr 2009 \| Published: 20 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Applications Management \| Business Intelligence \| Network Management \| Network Management Software

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

Automate Virtualization in Your Data Center - EMA Analyst Report sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This EMA white paper addresses the challenges of a complex multi-tier environment. It highlights specific examples of how virtualization provides measurable ROI, looks at the challenges for data center management that virtualization introduces, and most importantly, it provides specific and actionable recommendations for managing virtual systems. Posted: 17 Feb 2009 \| Published: 17 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Change Management \| Configuration Management \| Data Center Management \| Disaster Recovery \| Enterprise Systems \| High Availability \| IT Service Management \| Network Management \| Regulatory Compliance \| ROI

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

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

Bitpipe Research Guide: Network Design and Management sponsored by Bitpipe RESOURCE CENTER: This research guide will help you select the best Network Design and Management solution for your company. It provides Network Design and Management information on Network Design and Management products. Posted: 20 Nov 2006 \| Published: 20 Nov 2006 TOPICS: IP Networks \| LAN \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Convergence \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Services \| Network Management Software \| Network Protocols \| Network Security \| Network Service Providers \| Network Testing \| Networking Hardware \| NGN \| VPN \| WAN \| Wireless Networks

Blue Coat Acceleration sponsored by Blue Coat WEBCAST: Join Mark Urban, Director of Product Marketing for Application and Visibility, for a quick look at acceleration, what are the issues driving the need for WAN Optimization and Acceleration, and how Blue Coat fits in. Posted: 03 Jun 2009 \| Premiered: 03 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Server Accelerators \| SSL \| Unified Messaging \| WAN

Blue Coat Application Delivery Network Infrastructure sponsored by Blue Coat DATA SHEET: IT organizations like yours are under pressure to deliver fast and responsive applications to users wherever they are. But you also have to protect data, systems and applications from malicious threats to ensure all your users can confidently transact business across your distributed network. Posted: 14 May 2009 \| Published: 14 May 2009 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Security Management \| Security Policies

Blue Coat IntelligenceCenter: Monitor application performance sponsored by Blue Coat DATA SHEET: By leveraging Blue Coat's unparalleled deep visibility solutions, IntelligenceCenter provides powerful application performance monitoring, and more effectively enables policies to enforce and optimize application behavior. Posted: 20 Apr 2009 \| Published: 20 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Integration \| Application Monitoring \| Application Monitoring Software \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Applications Management \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Security

Blue Coat: The Technology Leader in Application Delivery Networking sponsored by Blue Coat MICROSITE: Check out this comprehensive microsite to view white papers, videos, press releases, case studies, and webcasts highlighting Blue Coat's application delivery networking solutions. Posted: 17 Jun 2009 \| Published: 17 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Application Performance Management \| Application Security \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Security Threats

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

Career Builder Puts the Network Into Networking sponsored by CDW Corporation CASE STUDY: Read this case study and see how CareerBuilder turned to CDW to redefine a technology solution that could sustain the company's growth, and give them a competitive advantage to propel their fast-growing job network and keep their clients happy. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Processing \| Network Security \| Networking

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POLICY-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): … place a policy against hiring the relatives of council members for civic positions. Then, each time that situation arose, council members could refer to the policy rather than deciding on the merits of individual cases. In the computing world, policy-based management is used as an administrative tool throughout an enterprise or a network, or on workstations that have multiple users. Policy-based management includes policy-based network management, the use of delineated policies to control access to and priorities for the use of resources. Policy-based management may be used in systems management, …
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