Number of Computers inter-connected to each other with the help of some components is called as computer network and the process of organizing and maintaining the information about the components of that computer network is called as Network Configuration Management.
As computer network is widely used in an organization and due the wide usage it requires maintenance, repair, expansion, modification frequently and every time it is not possible for a network administrator to look for each and every components and their faults, so to make this process easy the administrator make the use of the network configuration management database to determine the best. The database of network configuration management contains the network address and the locations of all hardware devices with the information about the versions, programs and updates installed on network computers.
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Network Configuration Management tools are in different versions such as vendor neutral or vendor specific.
Vendor Neutral tools are designed for networks containing programs and hardware from multiple suppliers.
Vendor Specific tools are usually designed for the products of a single company and it can offer enhanced performance in networks.
Advantages of Network Configuration Management
- It helps to optimize network security and protects from harmful security breaches.
- It helps to streamline the processes of expansion, maintenance, repair and up gradation.
- It also helps to archived the detail of all changes happened in network configuration.
- It helps to minimize configuration errors.
- It also stores history of configuration so that we can roll back to any previous configuration if results are unsatisfactory or not up to the mark.
- It helps to minimize downtime.
- It also ensures that changes made to a device or system do not affect adversely to other devices or systems.
Change Management:
The name itself suggest that it plays the important role in the changes happen to take place in network configuration. Change Management process can be defined as the process of requesting, determining, planning, implementing, and then evaluating the changes taken place into a network configuration. The two main goals of change management are to support the processing of changes and enabling traceability of changes.
There are five main activities which combines and forms the change management process are as follows:
- Identify potential change.
- Analyze change request.
- Evaluate change.
- Plan change.
- Implement change and Review and close change.
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Market Forecast and Analysis:
Let us know about the most important factor and that is Market Forecast and Analysis. The Network Configuration and Change Management Market is forecasted to experience a huge growth in the coming years. MarketsandMarkets, the top research firm expects the total revenue of $1,368.2 million by 2019 from $965.0 million in 2014 which represents a CAGR of 7.2% from 2014 to 2019.
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