Network management has become more than just pinging routers and checking for device availability - the explosive growth of IT infrastructures has resulted in complex distributed systems and applications whose timely management is rapidly exceeding human ability
With plans to open 50-plus stores nationwide in 2008 to add to its portfolio of 160 branches, bed retailer Dreams cannot afford to lie back when it comes to ensuring its network is capable of supporting growth plans
Case study: Capital and Regional
Richard Snooks, chief information officer of investment and property asset management company Capital and Regional, says the costs of wireless are worth the flexibility it lends to the business
Case study: North Wales Police
North Wales Police (NWP) has upgraded its network to slash IT costs, improve force efficiency, underpin mobile working and cut carbon emissions
More companies, particularly small and medium-sized ones, are outsourcing not only their network, but also management and monitoring
Case study: Hertfordshire County Council
Today’s networking workers need to be more like analysts - and it is also crucial they understand the council’s own business
Implementing and managing a corporate IT network does not simply create issues of a technical nature, there are also a number of legal concerns
Networking has always been complicated – its management even more so. As a result, network management is a complicated task
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Staff are increasingly using their personal devices for work. Productivity may increase as a result, but the trend brings with it security risks
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