Configuration Management

GMSI recognizes that the fast pace of today’s technology developments increases demand for managing hardware and software assets. Moreover, many enterprises commonly make ad hoc configuration changes to networks while troubleshooting outages, updating hardware and software, tweaking performance, or even performing routine maintenance. While most solve the immediate problem at hand, they often lead to other problems either immediately or later. This can lead to unforeseen performance degradation and, worse yet, downtime.

Together with the Visionael Corporation, GMSI delivers proven network knowledge management solutions for the design, deployment, and operation of complex, geographically distributed enterprise and service provider communication networks. GMSI is able to offer a unique multi-user software solution that enables business and network managers to gain in-depth knowledge and control of their networks so as to effectively manage them as a strategic business asset. The Visionael network inventory and change management software coupled with the GMSI staff of proven network experts allows enterprises to manage network resources across the entire lifecycle of the network. This management includes discovery, design, deployment, provisioning, and operation of even the most complex networks. This approach affords customers complete knowledge of their physical network plus integrates with active network management applications and task-specific tools. Importantly, it heads off those ad hoc quick fixes that land enterprises in trouble. Applying GMSI solutions to your configuration management requirements assures lower cost, shorter time to repair, maintenance of security integrity, and fewer operational headaches so as to fully meet performance based contracting metrics.

The GMSI solution afforded by the Visionael partnership specifically targets the enterprise, outsourcer, and network service provider market segments, demonstrating high user acceptance, stability, and outstanding software features. Features of the GMSI approach include:

• Comprehensive network inventory, configuration, and change management
• End-to-end view of multi-vendor, multi-technology networks
• Multi-state, multi-segment network model in a central repository
• Service and network level information incorporated in a single repository
• Extensive device library providing ready-to-use models of equipment
• Circuit creation, management, and documentation
• Highly-productive network engineering, design, and diagramming
• Collaborative design schemes
• Next generation three-tier architecture
• Defect and change tracking
• Extensive suite of APIs based on CORBA, C++, XML, and Java
• Discovery of SNMP-enabled devices
• Integrated with network management systems (e.g., HP OpenView)
• Integrated with best-in-class operations support systems components

When enterprises are designing, deploying, and operating complex, geographically distributed enterprise and service provider communications networks, they turn to GMSI for affordable delivery of the highest quality configuration management services to protect and maintain their valuable investments. Outstanding configuration management services are an integral part of the GMSI vision that has been with us since our founding in 1988. Our commitment translates into top quality customer service.

Contact us today to learn more about how GMSI can apply its experience and expertise to apply our cost-effective solutions to meeting your configuration management requirements.