Imagine a network operations center in which all network documentation is persistently accurate; where you can identify any network change activity instantly; where all networks changes are approved, scheduled, and archived. Imagine the increase in operational productivity. Imagine the insight your operations staff will have with a real-time view of network faults and performance that they can immediately correlate with network changes. Imagine the peace of mind you will have when you know that all unauthorized network changes can be rolled back automatically based on your policies. This is all possible with network configuration management within an adaptive management framework.

This whitepaper provides a pragmatic, process-oriented roadmap that enterprises can follow to improve network performance, and create an efficient and reliable infrastructure that delivers the service and business needs.