One of the most dramatic innovations in the infrastructure management marketplace in the last five years is the rise of Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) as a strategic requirement. This white paper will focus on the strong values that NCCM can bring to reliability, risk and cost management, as well as some of its powerful operational and lifecycle asset values. This report will also introduce the CA SPECTRUM Network Configuration Manager as a distinctive leadership offering.
Network Change and
Configuration Management:
Optimize Reliability, Minimize
Risk and Reduce Costs
ŽAn ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES (EMAT) White Paper Prepared for CA March 2008Table of Contents
Executive Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................1
Market Requirements are Taking IT Management to a Tipping Point......................................................................................1Governance, Management and Security.....................................................................................................................................3Financial Accountability................................................................................................................................................................3
The Rise of Network Change and Configuration Management ...............................................................................................3The Importance of Managing Change.......................................................................................................................................4NCCM Key Requirements............................................................................................................................................................5Understanding Marketplace Priorities .......................................................................................................................................6OpEx and CapEx Benefits from NCCM Investments......................................................................................................7Technical Benefits from NCCM Solutions: What You Should Look For.....................................................................8
NCCM Marketplace Issues.................................................................................................................................................................9
The CA SPECTRUM Network Configuration Manager (NCM) .............................................................................................9CA SPECTRUM NCM: Overall Positioning............................................................................................................................9A Product in Evolution..........................................................................................................................................................10CA SPECTRUM NCM's Architecture.....................................................................................................................................11
EMA's Perspective..............................................................................................................................................................................11
About CA.............................................................................................................................................................................................12Network Change and Configuration Management:
Optimize Reliability, Minimize Risk and Reduce Costs
Executive Introduction Market Requirements are Taking One of the most dramatic innovations in the infrastruc- IT Management to a Tipping Pointture management marketplace in the last five years is the IT organizations that run as standalone overhead rise of Network Change and Configuration Management without clear business accountability are becoming a (NCCM) as a strategic requirement. In the past, network thing of the past. This is true across all markets - SMB configuration management had been relegated to a pure- through enterprise, public sector, and service provider. play element management approach associated with the The reasons for this have a great deal to do with mac-"care and feeding" of new network device assets. roeconomic trends and business competitiveness. IT However, NCCM in 2008 is helping to reshape infra- services can now contribute to business and operational structure management toward a more strategic, pro- efficiency and help businesses reach new markets, buy-cess-aligned discipline with a wide range of benefits. ers and partners. They can directly generate revenue and These include supporting service integrity and service so become a business servic... [download for more]
