You're having trouble with your network management system. How can you optimize it?

2 Configure your NMS

Another way to optimize your NMS is to configure it according to your network needs and preferences. For example, you can adjust the polling frequency, the alert thresholds, the data retention policy, and the user roles and permissions. These settings can help you reduce unnecessary network traffic, avoid false alarms, save storage space, and manage access rights. You can use your NMS dashboard or manual to learn how to configure your NMS and what are the best practices and recommendations for doing so.

3 Integrate your NMS

A third way to optimize your NMS is to integrate it with other tools and systems that can complement its functionality and provide more insights. For example, you can integrate your NMS with a ticketing system, a configuration management system, a performance analysis tool, or a visualization tool. These integrations can help you automate workflows, track changes, identify bottlenecks, and display data in a more user-friendly way. You can use your NMS API or plugins to learn how to integrate your NMS and what are the compatible and available options for doing so.

4 Audit your NMS

A fourth way to optimize your NMS is to audit it regularly and identify any issues or gaps that may affect its performance or accuracy. For example, you can audit your NMS inventory, logs, reports, alerts, and backups. These audits can help you verify that your NMS is capturing and displaying the correct and relevant data, that it is not missing or duplicating any devices or events, that it is generating and delivering the required information, and that it is protecting and restoring your data in case of a disaster. You can use your NMS tools or external tools to learn how to audit your NMS and what are the criteria and standards for doing so.

5 Train your NMS users

A fifth way to optimize your NMS is to train your NMS users and ensure they have the necessary skills and knowledge to use it effectively and efficiently. For example, you can train your NMS users on how to navigate the interface, how to customize the views, how to create and manage alerts, how to generate and analyze reports, and how to troubleshoot and resolve issues. These trainings can help you increase user satisfaction, productivity, and collaboration, as well as reduce errors, confusion, and frustration. You can use your NMS documentation, tutorials, webinars, or courses to learn how to train your NMS users and what are the learning objectives and outcomes for doing so.

6 Evaluate your NMS

A sixth way to optimize your NMS is to evaluate it periodically and measure its performance and value. For example, you can evaluate your NMS based on metrics like availability, reliability, scalability, usability, and cost-effectiveness. These evaluations can help you assess whether your NMS is meeting your network goals and expectations, whether it is providing a positive return on investment, and whether it is suitable for your current and future network needs. You can use your NMS feedback, surveys, reviews, or benchmarks to learn how to evaluate your NMS and what are the indicators and methods for doing so.