The modern digital landscape is only getting more and more complex. Network management isn\u2019t what it was yesterday, and tomorrow is likely to be different than it is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Compliance is vital for effective network management. And successful business leaders \u2013 in addition to security and network engineers \u2013 understand how important it is to continuously value and solve this puzzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Change is a universal concept, and managing it requires a holistic approach that takes all sides into consideration. A methodical and holistic approach to navigating and handling change is the most successful approach \u2013 in business, technology, or a combination of both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In today’s complex landscape, centralized network configuration management<\/a> helps operational efficiency, but it is crucial for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). We recommend a process that not only simplifies the creation and review of change tickets, but also provides real-time visibility into what has changed, when, and by whom. This unparalleled insight is essential for audits and serves as an invaluable asset for ensuring compliance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n With this process, you can effortlessly distinguish between planned and unplanned changes<\/strong>, allowing for swift identification of potential malicious activities or human errors. By centralizing all configuration monitoring, you can empower your organization to navigate the challenges of automating compliance policies while making informed decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most successful businesses need to adopt this concept \u2013 or else they run the risk of outages due to changes, similar to what happened to Salesforce<\/a> earlier this year. How much of your bottom line are you willing to sacrifice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below, we\u2019ll break down the three ways that you can enhance compliance and why a unified approach to centralized network configuration can significantly improve the overall health of an organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Network Operation Centers (NOCs) manage a multitude of network technologies, vendors and tools. Managing modern operations and network configuration involves handling various environments beyond traditional networks \u2013 including servers, VMs, security, containers, and the cloud. The challenge is to maintain network configuration consistency across this multifaceted landscape. Most operation centers no longer just<\/em> manage the network!<\/p>\n\n\n\n You must have a unified view to help maintain compliance by ensuring all network configurations are aligned with government and industry regulations. This ensures enterprises and organizations<\/a> are staying ahead of any changes or adjustments in how regulations work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For effective governance, you need to have a unified approach to monitoring configuration changes and how policies are applied. It\u2019s okay to have fragmentation or multiple tools to configure your environment, but for governance and change monitoring, a unified configuration change monitoring approach is required to complement existing tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWay #1: Enhance Network Governance with a Unified Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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