Network management is the cornerstone of IT and helps businesses run efficiently and effectively from start to finish. Technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning are beginning to automate many network administration and management functions, including provisioning, security, and optimization. These tools increase visibility and control over your network and its devices without increasing the burden on your IT department. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has restructured network governance, forcing employers to find new ways to extend administrative oversight of employees working from remote locations.

In the past, businesses may have justified a more lighthearted approach to network management as large numbers of skilled staff were required to ensure full transparency and monitoring. Network automation has eased this burden by eliminating typically time-consuming manual network tasks such as provisioning, scripting, executing change requests, and identifying sources of slowdowns and downtime.

Businesses can expect future IT network organization and management to become more advanced and simpler. Technology will evolve and become more complex, but managing networks for users will become easier with self-configuring networks and network management as a service. These advantages will be especially beneficial to the elderly and long-term care markets, which must provide excellent, timely service to their clients while lowering healthcare costs.

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