Network World on Network Management http://www.networkworld.com/topics/management.html The latest network and systems management news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2012 Network World, Inc. Analysts weigh in: How to prep for Apple iOS device flood in the enterprise http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020612-ios-network-255773.html?source=nww_rss Businesses might long for the relatively simple policies for corporate-owned mobile devices of the BlackBerry age, but today's realities are forcing them to prepare their networks for a continued onslaught of authorized and unauthorized access from a slew of consumer devices, led by iPhones and iPads. Colin Neagle 2012-02-06T03:24:00-04:00 Mobile device management: Apple's extra little tricky requirement http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020612-mdm-apple-255756.html?source=nww_rss Anyone wanting to buy mobile-device management (MDM) software to manage Apple iOS devices will find they need a special digital certificate from Apple to activate it, a requirement that doesn't apply to the same MDM software that would be used to manage Google Android devices, for instance. Ellen Messmer 2012-02-06T01:54:59-04:00 Brocade hones app delivery controllers for IPv6, net management http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020112-brocade-ipv6-255609.html?source=nww_rss Brocade this week released new software for its application delivery controllers that gives users greater visibility into performance, and enhances IPv6 communications. Jim Duffy 2012-02-01T04:16:42-04:00 Systems management uses social media-like messages to enable better decisions http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/techexec/2012/012712bestpractices.html?source=nww_rss Wouldn't it be cool if our computer systems could talk to us like HAL in the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"? Instead we get complex and nearly undecipherable messages that read like pure log files. Startup company Nodeable aims to help your cloud-based systems communicate with you in a much more human language. Think of it as tweets from the cloud to provide you with status updates. Cool! Brian Musthaler 2012-01-27T02:58:17-04:00 MacIT: IT groups grapple with managing fast-growing iOS devices http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/012712-macit-ios-challenges-255409.html?source=nww_rss Apple recently has improved its mobile device management features, but IT groups are discovering a new set of challenges when they start to move to larger numbers of iOS devices, MacIT conference attendees are confirming this week. John Cox 2012-01-27T09:19:30-04:00 A vision for secure mobility management in the enterprise http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2012/012612-enterprise-mobility-management-255352.html?source=nww_rss There's been a lot of buzz lately about secure mobility in the enterprise, but often the focus is on just one or two aspects of the entire mobile device security landscape. While malware protection, mobile device management (MDM) and VPN are certainly valuable tools in protecting mobile devices, each of these strategies alone can provide only partial protection. And in a bring your own device (BYOD) corporate environment, the risks of "only partial protection" can be quite large. Sanjay Beri, vice president and general manager of the Junos Pulse business unit at Juniper Networks 2012-01-26T09:54:39-04:00 Mobile data: Are you carrying a suitcase or a safe? http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2012/012312-mobile-encryption-255209.html?source=nww_rss If you were packing for a trip and needed to take reams of documents with personal data, such as bank statements and medical bills, would you rather put them in a suitcase or a safe? Kathy Kriese, principal product manager, Encryption Group, Symantec 2012-01-23T02:47:33-04:00 Can employee-owned devices save companies money? http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011912-byod-255081.html?source=nww_rss The "bring your own device" (BYOD) phenomenon is sweeping through the enterprise, and businesses such as Chicago-based design firm Holly Hunt have embraced it with gusto, offering stipends to employees to use their own mobile devices for work. Ellen Messmer 2012-01-19T01:22:10-04:00 Getting the enterprise out of the mobility stone age http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2012/011812-enterprise-mobility-255043.html?source=nww_rss Consumers relish in their cool gadgets at home and there are new apps to try on a daily basis. Then there's work. Same black laptop. Same BlackBerry. Same applications. It's been a long time since there's been anything radically new to get excited about at the office. Keith Higgins, Symphony Services 2012-01-18T04:40:42-04:00 IBM software eases role-based security operations http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011212-ibm-security-254845.html?source=nww_rss IBM this week announced an identity-management analytics tool that eases what can be a tedious job for information-technology managers -- defining roles for employees in order to establish policy-based access to a network and application resources. Ellen Messmer 2012-01-12T11:34:33-04:00