NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DENNIS DROGSETH ON NETWORK/SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 09/20/04 Today's focus: What NCCM can do for you
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Benefits of network change and configuration management ��software * Links related to Network/Systems Management * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Lantronix When you absolutely can't get to your IT equipment... get there anyway. Lantronix SecureLinx(TM) SLC console managers provide consolidated access to virtually every piece of equipment in your data center. You can remotely access, control, diagnose and repair IT equipment! Learn more about console managers with our free white paper. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=81263 _______________________________________________________________ DOWNLOAD THE LATEST SPECIAL REPORTS FROM NETWORK WORLD Focused reports on compelling industry topics, Network World Special Reports are available online at Network World Fusion. Network World Special Reports on Mobility, IP Telephony Security, the State of Wireless LANs and more are currently available. Download any or all of our Special Reports at: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=81383 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: What NCCM can do for you By Dennis Drogseth Enterprise Management Associates is weeks away from introducing a report on network change and configuration management. The report has evolved over the last three years of conversations with NCCM vendors and their customers. We now recognize that the NCCM market is finally beginning to take wing, as buying cycles shorten and benefits become increasingly clear. What is NCCM and why should you care? Most of the vendors in this market provide the following: * Change and configuration control across multiple vendors, ��allowing time-automated change updates with consistent ��centralized policies. * Correlated audits of how, when, where and by whom changes were ��done - which can help in troubleshooting problems, enhancing ��security, and complying with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley ��or HIPAA. * Integrated and centralized access control in support of ��security and compliance. * Single-keystroke rollback for individual devices or components ��of a network, or the entire network - including support for ��disaster recovery. * Integration (at least potentially, users are more often ��thinking about this than doing this) for fault management with ��systems such as HP Network Node Manager, Tivoli, BMC, SMARTS or ��Aprisma. EMA estimates that more than 60% of availability and ��performance issues are actually caused by configuration errors. Other benefits, which are less pervasive across the market but which are supported by some vendors, are: service provisioning, operational and business workflow, staging and design, and infrastructure optimization. Given the breadth of this functionality, it's safe to say that the very name for the market - network change and configuration management - should be viewed as a somewhat dull placeholder for something a little more intriguing, but hopefully just as descriptive. We are open to your thoughts on that. The vendors mentioned in our report, in alphabetical order, are AlterPoint, Aprisma, Dorado Software, Emprisa, Intelliden, OPNET, Rendition, Tripwire and Voyence. I would be remiss if I didn't also point out that Network World has developed a very useful tool in its Network Configuration Management Buyer's Guide, in which many of these vendors are also mentioned: <http://www.nwfusion.com/bg/2004/configuration/index.jsp> It's still not too late to get your views heard in this report, and I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments on this market. Have you had experiences with any of these vendors? Are they positive or negative? While EMA is bullish about benefits and ROI - we are still open to your comments and reflections. Please e-mail me at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We look forward to hearing from you. _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Dennis Drogseth Dennis Drogseth is a vice president with Enterprise Management Associates <http://www.enterprisemanagement.com/>, a leading analyst, market research and IT consulting firm based in Boulder, Colorado, focusing exclusively on all aspects of enterprise management. Dennis has extensive experience in service level management and network management platforms and products. He is actively researching trends in management software and changing IT roles internationally. His 22-plus years of experience in high-tech includes positions at IBM and Cabletron. He is widely quoted in the press and is a speaker at many industry events. 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