- Introduction
- Where Does Network Design Fit in Overall Information Systems
Development?
- Understanding Systems Development: Process and Product
- The Network Development Life Cycle
- Network Analysis and Design Methodology
- Overall Characteristics
- Critical Success Factors of the Network Development Life Cycle
- Identification of All Potential Customers
- Political Awareness
- Buy-In
- Communication
- Detailed Project Documentation
- Process/Product Awareness
- Be Honest With Yourself
- Critical Success Factors are Learned Behaviors
- Start With a Clearly Defined Problem
- Understand Strategic Business Objectives
- Importance of Baseline Data
- Top-Down Model Organizes Baseline Data
- Feasibility Studies & Buy-In
- Strategic Information System Design
- Importance of Establishing Evaluation Criteria
- Identify Overall System Characteristics
- Identify Major Business Functional Areas
- Identify Business Processes Associated with each Business
Functional Area
- The Network Analyst and Business Process Reengineering
- Identify Decision Points & Opportunities for Improvement
- Develop Specific Evaluation Criteria
- Prioritization
- Producing the Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Examine Each Corporate Location
- Final RFP Preparation
- Information Supplied TO Vendors
- Information Requested FROM Vendors
- Percent of Fit Goal
- Proposal Evaluation and the Make or Buy Decision
- Outsourcing
- In-House Network Analysis and Design
- Data Traffic Analysis
- Payload Type Analysis:
- Transaction Analysis:
- Time Studies:
- Traffic Volume Analysis:
- Mission-Critical Analysis:
- Protocol Stack Analysis:
- Circuit Analysis and Configuration Alternatives
- Consideration of Network Alternatives
- Network Hardware Analysis and Configuration Alternatives
- Use of the I-P-O Model
- Review of Overall Network Analysis & Design Process
- Preparing the Final Proposal
- Preparing a Comprehensive Budget
- Operations Costs
- Anticipating & Budgeting for Network Growth
- Return on Investment, Total Cost of Ownership & Total
Benefit of Ownership
- The Network Implementation Process
- Project Management
- People Are Important
- Automating the Network Development Life Cycle
- The Business Case for Computer Assisted Network Engineering
- Analysis and Design Tools
- Simulation Tools
- Object Oriented Technology Meets Network Engineering
- Management: Proactive LAN Management
- The Future of the Automated Network Development Life Cycle
- Horizontal Integration
- The Final Frontier: Vertical Integration
- Introduction
- Business Impact
- Security Policy Development
- The Security Policy Development Life Cycle
- Security Requirements Assessment
- Scope Definition & Feasibility Studies
- Assets, Threats, Vulnerabilities, & Risks
- Management Role & Responsibilities
- Policy Development Process
- Policy Implementation Process
- Auditing
- Manual Audits
- Automated Audits
- Security Probes
- Virus Protection
- Virus Categories
- AntiVirus Strategies
- Antivirus Technology
- Firewalls
- Firewall Architectures
- Packet Filtering
- Application Gateways
- Internal Firewalls
- Firewall Functionality and Technology Analysis
- Authentication and Access Control
- Token Authentication
- Biometric authentication
- Authorization
- Kerberos
- Encryption
- DES - Private Key Encryption
- RSA - Public Key Encryption
- Digital Signature Encryption
- Key Management Alternatives
- Applied Security Scenarios
- Integration with Information Systems & Application Development
- Remote Access Security
- E-Mail, Web, & Internet/Intranet Security
- S-HTTP
- SSL
- PAP/CHAP
- PCT
- PEM
- PGP
- SET
- S/MIME
- Virtual Private Network Security
- Enterprise Network Security
- Government Impact
- Standards Making Organizations
- ANSI
- NIST
- IAB
- ISO
- NSA
- NCSC
- Orange Book Certification
- Encryption Export Policy & Key Recovery
- Business Aspects of Network Management
- Cost Containment
- Outsourcing
- Flexibility
- Network Management Architecture
- Consolidated Service Desk
- Systems Administration
- Server Management
- Help Desk Management
- Configuration Management
- Single Sign-On
- Configuration Management Tools
- Desktop Management
- Desktop Management Architecture & Protocols
- Desktop Management Technology
- LAN Management
- Distributed Application Management
- Enterprise Network Management
- Enterprise Network Management Architecture & Protocols
- Which SNMP is the real SNMP?
- MIBs
- Enterprise Network Management Technology
- Technology Architectures
- Desired Functionality
- Currently Available Technology
- Analysis - Network Analyzers
- Monitoring - Network Baselining Tools
- Simulation - Network Modeling & Simulation Tools
- Auditing - Network Auditing Tools
