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• Building Configuration Policy Checks, Part 3

  Implementing Changes Once you have your network policies defined, see the prior posts Part 1 and Part 2 , then implemented in a configuration policy check, you need a way to correct any non-compliant configurations. An obvious choice for remediation is... Posted May 13 2011, 12:51 PM by tslattery with | with no comments Filed under: compliance, change management, Configuration management, configuration update, configuration policy, config policy, configuration change, configuration compliance, device grouping, device tagging, interface tagging, configuration checking

• Building Configuration Policy Checks, Part 2

  In the prior post, I explained why configuration policies are needed. Now it is time to discuss how to build policies. I like to start with the written policies, because that tells me what was intended. An example is: "All network devices will be... Posted May 04 2011, 01:55 PM by tslattery with | with no comments Filed under: compliance, Configuration management, Configuration Repository, configuration update, configuration policy, config policy, config archive, configuration change, configuration compliance, configuration checking

• Config Policy and Operational Data

  I've written before in Subsystem Configuration Policy Check about incorporating operational data with configurations for performing configuration compliance validation. Another example, with a different twist to it, occurred last week while creating... Posted May 12 2009, 09:15 AM by tslattery with | with no comments Filed under: compliance, Configuration management, Featured, policy

• Configuration Policy Validation

  My previous post talked about the basics of verifying a configuration prior to deployment as a way to minimize the number of incorrect configurations that are fielded. The second topic, which is closer to the original NANOG posting comments, is with respect... Posted Mar 13 2009, 11:03 AM by tslattery with | with no comments Filed under: compliance, network analysis, Configuration management, Featured, configuration policy

• Do you need to meet PCI requirements?

  Today, I was talking to one of Netcordia's university customers in the state of Texas. They have over 40 merchants and store fronts on campus allowing students and others to pay by credit card. And they've started to get audited at least once... Posted May 15 2008, 02:34 PM by yhabibzai with | with no comments Filed under: network management, compliance, PCI DSS, Netcordia, Whitepaper, NetMRI

• Real-world feedback: University focus

  It is always great to get feedback directly from our customers and I had the privilege of a good exchange of information with Matthew Almand of Texas A&M University. They have a big network, comprised of 25 backbone Catalyst 6500 routers at 10 locations... Posted May 13 2008, 09:51 AM by tslattery with | with no comments Filed under: compliance, NetMRI, inventory, network health, universities