Manage Network Operations Risk & Compliance

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Manage Network

Operations Risk

& Compliance

Presented by: Tim Levad

Customer Success Manager

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Five Mega Trends

Cloud Big Data Analytics Social Mobile

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The True Cost of Noncompliance

Source: Ponemon Institute: The True Cost of Compliance

Cost in Millions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Did you know the cost of noncompliance is

2.65 times the cost of compliance?

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Why Compliance Matters

A single manual configuration error can undermine the security

of an entire organization

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No In-House

Expert

Rely on

off-the-shelf

tools

Use Homegrown

Applications

Large Amounts

of Human Input

Caught in the Compliance Cycle

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Audience Poll

How Are You Managing Compliance Today?

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No in-house

expertsNo visibility into

workflow

Error-prone manual

configurations

Demand for new

services

Challenges of Managing Compliance

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Audience Poll

What are you top compliancemanagement challenges?

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85% of network problems are caused by change

60% of network outages are caused by human error

47% of changes are not accounted for or authorized

Did You Know?

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Reliance on

Manual Efforts

Manual Changes

are Time Consuming

Lack of In-House

Expertise

Managing a

Complex Network

Changing Industries

Regulations

Overcoming Compliance Challenges

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Implement and

Maintain Changes

Accurately

Easily Audit

Configurations Using

Published Standards

Automate Change

Whenever Possible

Create and

Implement Custom

Best Practices

Gain Greater

Control and Visibility

of Change

Management

Gaining Control of Compliance

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Ensure Network

Devices Are

Configured

Correctly

Ensure Changes Are

Applied Correctly

Through Automation

Decrease Network

Downtime

Gain Visibility of

Current Network

Compliance

Focus on Core IT

Initiatives Thanks to

Significant Time

Savings

Achieving and Enforcing Compliance

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Benefits Delivered

Achieve and enforce compliance

Manage changeand complexity

Mitigate risk

Maintain business continuity

Enhance business agility and innovation

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QUESTIONS?

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Resources

Before & After Network

Optimization Infographic

The True Cost of

Compliance

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Watch the Webcast

Manage Network Operations & Risk Compliance

30 Minute Webinar

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