Adaptive Management with OpManager

Adaptive management is the process of experimenting ideologies to simplify problem solving in a dynamic environment. It is a journey of continuous trial and error where strategies are adjusted based on real-time output. Organizations adopting to it should have a clear mission with flexible strategies wherein the outcomes are improved continuously. This practice is adopted in organizations which are highly dynamic and evolving to enable resilience in dynamic environments with impromptu challenges.

The question at hand is whether to adopt adaptive management within a network environment.

The answer to this is a definite yes. Network environments are highly dynamic and evolving with impromptu challenges. Let's see some more reasons why network teams need adaptive management.

Adaptive management in network environment

Network teams depend on a proactive network monitoring software to analyze their network's performance. However, switching to an adaptive management software will help the network administrators to understand the network better with real-time monitoring and performance analysis. This puts the focus on resolving the network issue faster rather than taking time to find the problem. Next, it enables dynamic adjustments to network configurations automatically and helps forecast the capacity requirements of the organization. An adaptive management software helps the network administrators make informed decisions based on changing business needs, thereby boosting the customer experience.

Advantages of using an adaptive management software in networks

Below are a few advantages of using an adaptive network management software in your organization.

It provides in-depth visibility into the network by providing real-time insights into the performance of the network.
Proactive network monitoring ensures quick identification of network issues and automatic adjustments are made by executing predefined automated workflows to reduce the downtime of the network.
An adaptive management software ensures resources are allocated dynamically, including the network bandwidth based on traffic patterns and application priorities.
With minimal downtime and proper resource allocation, costs incurred in maintenance and impromptu purchases can be minimized.

Therefore, this software supports a growing network environment by adjusting itself to the demanding network needs.

Challenges in network environment without adaptive management software

Here are a few challenges your network environment will encounter without a proper adaptive management software.

The network might not find it easy to adapt to the changing business needs, thereby obstructing the growth of the organization.
There would be no room for dynamic resource allocation leading to under/over utilization of network resources, wherein the expenses are sky-rocketing always.
This might also give way to reactive troubleshooting where the network administrators will get notified only after the problem arises in the network.
Without dynamic adjustments, it would be difficult to configure the network manually, which is prone to a lot of manual errors.
When it comes to larger network where various branches are across borders, it is usually difficult to manage, leading to more challenges.

However, with versatile adaptive network management, your network will be able to overcome these challenges effortlessly.

Why OpManager would be the right adaptive management software for your organization?

OpManager offers lot of features and customization to enable adaptive management. This includes adding new device or service types into the system, creating custom map views by grouping devices, support for custom SNMP traps, custom actions and graphs etc. to be adaptive to the end user needs.

OpManager enables adaptive, multi-vendor management by making it simple to integrate new devices that you may purchase at a later date using open standards such as SNMP. This way, the investment that you make today can continue to provide you with continuous returns even if you add several new devices to your network.

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OpManager supports the following features towards enabling adaptive management:

Add new device types: New or custom device types can be added, and recognized separately to allow managing of other vendor-specific devices in the network.
Discovery rule engine: Automate the post discovery actions with OpManager's discovery rule engine and reduce the manual efforts that comes along.
Custom Maps: Maps can be created to group devices in different ways according to geographic location, department, etc. thus enabling easier network management.
Adding custom services: New or custom services can be added to allow monitoring exclusive services on the network.
Custom SNMP Trap support: Process traps from any vendor-specific MIBs to allow receiving other SNMP traps previously not supported by OpManager.
Custom workflows: Execute custom scripts or tools automatically when an alarm is generated to leverage existing in-house scripts and build auto-healing networks and applications.
Custom graphs: Ability to graph any SNMP parameter from vendor-specific MIBs to enable vendor-independent performance management.

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