At the same time, various network management software emerge in an endless stream. From the perspective of practical application, network management software has shown the characteristics of diversification, multi-level and multi-level. The application of network management software is becoming more and more detailed and the division of labor is becoming clearer. Under the general term of "network management software", the focus of each network management software is different. Some focus on the management of network equipment; some focus on server management; there are also integrated network management systems that can centrally manage network infrastructure and its application systems, such as IBM Tivoli , HP OpenView , Zhihe network management platform SugarNMS , etc.
The network management software that can stand out in the fierce market competition, stand the test of market competition, and be recognized and accepted by many consumer enterprises is high-quality software that is suitable for market demand and can create huge productivity. Looking at China's network management market, domestic network management manufacturers are gradually expanding their results, and foreign network management software manufacturers are strengthening their competition in this field, especially Japanese network management manufacturers, who are preparing to bring their domestic mature software and promotion models to China. With the help of China's burgeoning network management demand, join the battle for the network management market.
With the development of localized network management software, its trend continues to show the following characteristics:
1. Keep pace with the world in the application of technology
Domestic network management manufacturers always pay attention to the introduction of international network management standards, pay attention to the latest developments of relevant international network organizations and associations, and can timely predict and grasp the latest network technologies to fully integrate with international standards. Various network management technologies newly introduced in the world will soon be popularized and applied in China's network management industry. For some of these technologies, China's network management industry can even combine the characteristics of its own applications to make it more deeply developed and utilized.
Ruzhihe network management platform adopts mature technologies such as J2SE , XML , Web Service , Web , HTML5 , JavaScript , Struts , Spring , Hibernate , SNMP , HTTP , JDBC , Swing , RMI , OM Mapping , OR Mapping , and Muti-Thread . The overall software framework is composed of a multi-layer architecture model of presentation layer, business layer, data layer and device middle layer. Corba and web service interfaces are provided. In order to maximize the flexibility of the platform, the framework uses the device middle layer to shield the differences in device management protocols of different manufacturers. , to support the management of different types of managed devices.
2. Localized services
The competition of network management software has extended from the competition of products to the competition of services. The management object of network software is for the entire IT infrastructure and its applications. The network infrastructure and applications of users and the requirements for network management software are very different. The products also need good pre-sales, after-sales service and secondary development to better meet the differentiated needs of users. Faced with the pressure of domestic network management software, foreign network management software has also accelerated the pace of providing localized services. They provide services to domestic users by setting up offices, R&D centers, training bases and cooperating with domestic agents. However, compared with the full Chinese interface and source code level technical support of domestic network management software manufacturers, there is still a lot of work to be done by foreign manufacturers to provide truly localized services.
3. Local enterprises further master core technologies
Although many leading network management technologies originate from abroad, the popularity of new technologies in China is very rapid now, and most domestic network management manufacturers have strong ability to capture and develop new technology information, and can quickly follow new technologies and new products. It has reached the international level, and even surpassed the international level in some featured applications. Foreign mature network management software products generally have large and complex structures, and the application of new technologies can be said to affect the whole body. Therefore, a relatively conservative strategy is generally adopted for the adoption of new technologies. Although the domestic software industry started relatively late, the development speed is extraordinary, and the gap with the international software level is gradually narrowing. The network management software industry is no exception. Local enterprises are further mastering the core technology and developing their own unique products on this basis.
Deepening development trend of domestic network management software
The development of China's network management market has changed from the initial manufacturer-guided purchase to the market demand-driven model, and the market has basically matured. At present, many government agencies, financial industry, state-owned enterprises and other large groups have applied domestic network management software and IT operation and maintenance management systems such as Zhihe network management platform SugarNMS . Under the ever-developing market wave, domestic software presents the following trends of deepening development:
1. WEB-based network management technology will be more and more applied
The web -based network management system can be easily managed remotely through a web browser. Web technology has the characteristics of flexibility and convenience, and is suitable for people's habit of obtaining information anytime and anywhere. In the future Intranet , two network management schemes based on agent and embedded will be applied. Large enterprises conduct network monitoring and management through agents, and the agent solution can fully manage the pure SNMP devices of large organizations; the way of embedded Web server is ideal for small office network management.
Under this general trend, Beijing Zhihe ICT has launched the B/S version of the Zhihe network management platform, which supports both B/S and C/S architectures, and can run stably on Windows , Linux/Unix , and support through PC , iPad , etc. And the mobile terminal to access the platform.
2. Further intelligentization of network management
To a certain extent, the network management system ended the era of completely relying on manual labor to maintain and manage computer networks. However, network management systems cannot replace people, especially experts with specialized network management knowledge, and network management systems also rely on people to use them. Only when the management software is highly intelligent can it have the meaning of the birth of a software. Another goal of domestic network management software is to further realize high intelligence, greatly reduce the work pressure of network operation and maintenance personnel, improve their work efficiency, and truly reflect the role of operation and maintenance management tools. From another point of view, only as an automatic and intelligent software can network management software meet the needs of users, withstand the severe test of the market, and finally be accepted by the majority of user enterprises.
Zhihe network management platform ( www.zhtelecom.com ) is a real one-click intelligent network management solution, which realizes intelligent topology management, automatic discovery, device management, device configuration management, fault and working status management, performance management, security management and other functions , provides a variety of development modes and extensible framework modules for users to choose from, simplifies the research of network management development, adopts a number of industry-leading intelligent technologies, and truly realizes network management intelligence and automation from the bottom.
3. Integrated management and personalized management of large-scale networks
There is no doubt that even if the scale of the enterprise's network does not expand, applications will increase, and the network system will only become more and more complex. At present, the network management software of various enterprises is quite confusing. There are special server network management software, equipment management systems provided by different network equipment manufacturers, and software to strengthen the management of application systems. This chaotic situation where multiple network management systems coexist in one network system not only loses the meaning of automation and simplified management, but also has a certain impact on the performance of the system. It must be solved by introducing a comprehensive and perfect network management system. At the same time, with the addition of applications and the change of network layout, the network management software must have the characteristics of individual management, flexible customization and rapid development.
Integrated management refers to the management of servers, network devices and application systems. Nowadays, the network scale of enterprise users is getting larger and larger, and the network infrastructure and application systems are also increasing day by day, and most of them have the characteristics of distributed network and centralized management. In order to fully grasp network dynamics and make full use of network resources, enterprises will inevitably strengthen comprehensive management.
Personalized management refers to the diversity of management forms, including flexible customization of interfaces, flexible selection of modules, and diversity of monitoring objects and management object forms. Personalization is not only related to the special application of the user's industry, but also to the user's usage habits and management methods. Under this prospect, Zhihe network management platform proposes the concept of platformization, makes full use of the existing functions of the software, provides a variety of development modes and extensible framework modules for users to choose, and simplifies the research of complex network management basic technologies. Developers can choose to carry out modular or code development in order to meet the various customization needs of users in the shortest time and improve the efficiency of research and development.
