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After being away in the programming relm for a while, I'm back to my roots in Network Administration. &nbsp;The person before me was very lax in writing policies and procedures. &nbsp;Ok he never did them. &nbsp;There is my pain point. &nbsp;What articles/advice do you have? &nbsp;<br />
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Thanks for your time.<br />
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Bryan
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After being away in the programming relm for a while, I'm back to my roots in Network Administration.  The person before me was very lax in writing policies and procedures.  Ok he never did them.  There is my pain point.  What articles/advice do you have?  

Thanks for your time.

Bryan

Network Administration, Policies, Procedures

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.

Network Management

Network design and methodology, also known as network architecture, is the design of a communication network. It is a framework for the specification of a network's physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as data formats used in its operation. In telecommunication, the specification of a network architecture may also include a detailed description of products and services delivered via a communications network, as well as detailed rate and billing structures under which services are compensated.

Network Architecture

Network Operations includes asset management, help-desk supervision, security and user policies, infrastructure administration and anything else that affects the operation of your network. Discussions will include those of best practices in platforms, configurations, performance, security and accounting.