The evolution of network and systems management architectures

This paper traces the evolution of network and systems management architectures (NSMA), from those employed to manage mainframe systems in the 1980s, to the agent/management server architectures used in the mid-to-late 1990s and today’s refined peer to peer architecture. It will weigh up the relative advantages and disadvantages of each architecture, explaining how each was developed, what purpose it served, and what it’s limitations were as the modern network evolved.

It then introduces a proven solution, PROGNOSIS by Integrated Research, which was developed to capture the advantages of traditional systems management tools without the sacrifices made by interim (and now dated) architectures.

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