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Overview
IF A NETWORK MANAGER COULD HAVE ONLY ONE BOOK, THIS WOULD BE ITHere are all the essential, nuts-and-bolts details network managers need to know, but won't find in any textbook.
REAL PLATFORMS • REAL PRODUCTS • REAL BUDGETS • REAL-WORLD SOLUTIONS
No other book covers life on the line with all the daily operations involved in running a business-scale network – and being a corporate officer at the same time — like Network Manager's Handbook.
While many other books talk about networking technologies, author Nathan Muller tackles the real make-or-break operations and procedures such as strategic planning, documentation, retrofitting, “managing up,” and much more. This unique survival guide delves into everything you didn't learn in school but need to know, such as:
* Minimizing risk during procurements
* Calculating the “true cost”
* Downsizing
* Operating the Help Desk
* Asset identification
* Systems integration
* Network security
* Outsourcing
* Contingency planning
Muller provides the insights that only a veteran with real-world experience can offer, including:
* Why design is one-half the battle and implementation is the other
* Secrets of successful financial planning
* How to effectively negotiate service agreements
* The role of the communications department
* The most effective way to manage, evaluate, and schedule technical staff
Network Manager's Handbook may well be the best career investment any IT professional can make.
Synopsis
IF A NETWORK MANAGER COULD HAVE ONLY ONE BOOK, THIS WOULD BE IT
Here are all the essential, nuts-and-bolts details network managers need to know, but won't find in any textbook.
REAL PLATFORMS REAL PRODUCTS REAL BUDGETS REAL-WORLD SOLUTIONS
No other book covers life on the line with all the daily operations involved in running a business-scale network - and being a corporate officer at the same time — like Network Manager's Handbook.
While many other books talk about networking technologies, author Nathan Muller tackles the real make-or-break operations and procedures such as strategic planning, documentation, retrofitting, "managing up," and much more. This unique survival guide delves into everything you didn't learn in school but need to know, such as:
* Minimizing risk during procurements
* Calculating the "true cost"
* Downsizing
* Operating the Help Desk
* Asset identification
* Systems integration
* Network security
* Outsourcing
* Contingency planning
Muller provides the insights that only a veteran with real-world experience can offer, including:
* Why design is one-half the battle and implementation is the other
* Secrets of successful financial planning
* How to effectively negotiate service agreements
* The role of the communications department
* The most effective way to manage, evaluate, and schedule technical staff
Network Manager's Handbook may well be the best career investment any IT professional can make.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewThis book is a practical guide that puts project phase and other infrastructure issues into a proper perspective to greatly increase the chances for success in building and operating advanced communications systems and networks. Nathan J. Muller has put together a very comprehensive tour through the responsibilities of the network manager that will leave you thoroughly prepared for the projects ahead.
Muller starts by spelling out the responsibilities of the communications department -- from network planning and design to configuration management, maintenance, security, and everything in between. Next, he thoroughly examines the procurement process and provides an outstanding guide for writing a request for proposal (RFP). Muller then discusses financial planning and offers a little insight into managing the technical staff. Outsourcing and downsizing are also taken into consideration, as well as a thorough discussion of network services and system integration. There is also a very useful discussion on help desk operations.
Muller then rounds out this excellent book with chapters on maintenance, monitoring, optimization, and managing technology transitions. There is also a chapter on network security. And, while security nowadays deserves a huge proportion of your overall effort, the subject is nicely presented here as an introductory discussion for both experienced and entry-level professionals.
If you're an IT professional in the communications industry and your responsibilities involve managing networks, this book will give you specific insights into the role of the network manager. It will also make it much easier to tackle the daily operations involved in running a business-scale network in an orderly and effective manner. John Vacca
John Vacca, the former computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom), has written 38 books about advanced storage, computer security, and aerospace technology.