Enterprises undoubtedly understand the importance of effective network management and they continue to spend significant money in this area to improve business application service levels. However, in many instances, the current network management environment is not running as efficiently or effectively as it should because of several basic, yet often overlooked problems. These include:
- Insufficient technical and product training for the staff.
- Improperly configured product settings.
- Outdated or inadequate product functionality.
This research note discusses each of the above areas and offers some pointed advice on how IT executives can resolve these problems to improve their enterprise network management capabilities.