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Verkonhallinta, or network management, is the administration of computer networks to ensure availability, performance, and security. It encompasses planning, deployment, monitoring, configuration, and troubleshooting across local and wide area networks, data centers, and cloud-connected environments. The concept is often described using the FCAPS framework—fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security management—which provides categories for the main management activities.

Typical activities include discovering devices and services, maintaining an asset inventory, configuring devices, monitoring health and performance, isolating faults, collecting usage data, and enforcing security policies. Management is supported by tools such as network management systems (NMS), element management systems, and protocols like SNMP, NETCONF, RESTCONF, sFlow or NetFlow, and syslog. Modern practices increasingly rely on automation and programmable networks, with cloud and software-defined networking enabling centralized control and rapid policy changes.

Benefits include improved uptime, faster fault isolation, capacity planning, and consistent configuration across devices. Challenges involve scalability in large or distributed networks, security of the management plane, interoperability across vendors, and keeping data privacy. The field continues to evolve with automation, AI-driven analytics, and intent-based networking, aimed at reducing manual tasks while maintaining reliability.