Network Administration

Network Administration (Annotation)
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Introduction
Farrokhi, B., Bogorodskiy, R., & Pradeep, D. (2008). Network administration with FreeBSD 7: Building, securing, and maintaining networks with the FreeBSD operating system. Birmingham, U.K: Packt Pub.
Farrokhi and Pradeep in their book explained that Network administration works towards maintaining a firm’s data and management of networks. Information technology gets employed in many companies and many users have adopted it. Users usually apply this to share and communicate their products and the organizations processes to others. Network communication is very reliable as it helps secure, maintain and provide effective data networking. Conversely, it is stated that network administration is somewhat a system administration that focuses on keeping an organizational computer information technology up to date and ensure smooth running. An enterprise that employs the use of multiple computers usually incorporates network administration so as to coordinate various systems of the firm effectively.
According to Farrokhi and Pradeep (2008) network administration has all that entails the company’s wellbeing concerning organization and maintaining the privacy data. He adds that for those enterprises that have two routers in their firms can also manage and controls other switches and firewalls something that is of importance for a focused company.
Importance of network administration
Hunt, C. (2002).

TCP/IP network administration. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly & Associates.
This book notes that network administration has grown and is nowadays commonly used mode of technology in the information and technical field. One of the outstanding importance is the fact that it gives the system administrators and home user an ample time and ability to fix their problems appropriately. With the help of network administration, one can deny or allow access to other websites. Conversely, a firm that employs this strategy in their system of management usually gets it sufficient to download the information that exist on other computers. This practice makes it possible to allow program permissions for the various user within the office or all over the world as stipulated earlier. In this aspect, various computers get connected to a single server hence making the management easier. Data can get concentrated, and leakages of particular company’s information are bridged.
The article also discusses how the network policy promotes private network communication over the internet. This technology enhances the privacy of the data. He adds further that there is the need for the security concern of every activity that operates in the company and even with the partners. In this article one get to realize that in businesses that employ the strategy of network administration, the central computer server can distinguish the private and global IP of the computer that gets connected to the enterprise’s network. This approach is gets achieved through implementation of VPN and NAT that provides an added importance on privacy and security of the company’s data.
Additionally the book gives an example of European patient office EPO that embrace the use of network architecture to distribute and manage data. EPO has had virtual meetings and company discussions while applying the utilization of this kind of technology. It gets depicted that the web server should be installed and enabled on the computers so as to connect the terminals for efficient virtual sessions and meetings. This book discovered the cost wise of hosting the meetings internally and externally. The approach tends to relate and evaluate the cost effectiveness between hosting the meeting internally and externally. The result was that internal hosting of the meeting is prone to upfront cost that is seen to be bit expensive. External hosting of the meetings has worked well for most of the companies.
Hunt, C., & Bragg, R. (2005). Windows Server 2003 network administration: [building and maintaining problem-free Windows networks]. Beijing [u.a.: O’Reilly.
Hunt & Bragg (2005) in their book uncovers networks administration regarding vehicles commerce. They asserts that network administration implements the use of Bluetooth connectivity and the avenues taken by the car manufacturers to introduce a wireless technology that can work in twenty million cars by 2009. For instance, the BMW has implemented the WI-FI technology that ensure their vehicles have “hotspots” so as to enable the users to connect to the internet whenever irrespective of the location of their cars. This strategy has become a significant advancement made by the network administrators. Owners of the new BMW vehicles can directly download the company’s data to get access to the internet whenever they are.
Challenges of Network Administration
Kretchmar, J. M. (2004). Open source network administration. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall PTR.
Kretchmar (2004) postulated that as much as there are the real significances of this technology, particular challenges still arise. Some of the outrageous challenges that may get encountered in this kind of technology includes difficulty in safeguarding the remote access durations through data encryptions. The application of (VPNs) virtual private network as well as the tremendous capacity of networking/connection is also some of the challenges that the network administrators should embrace and research on tiresomely. Such challenges require a professional approach that only a trained personnel can overcome.
This book noted that from the personal experience, it is evident that remote work has become a challenge to most of the users since it is hectic to set up. Such challenges have discouraged many home and company user from employing this kind of technology. The user has claimed that it requires an in-depth knowledge about the IT. This factor has driven the Microsoft towards initiating detailed information on how to operate the system and use windows to promote networking. The Microsoft articles have documented further information that covers every problem in network administration.
Many institutions have faced challenges ranging from the insecurity of data as the primary concern. Computerized network administration has been deployed to enhance the service delivery within any organization and curb such threats. However what should get acknowledged is the fact that these challenges have persisted if not handled professionally. Technology has made it possible for many enterprises to interconnect the computers even outside their old offices. This aspect has created an electronic connection with the targeted customers that eventually results in the high-performance index of the firms. Security policy must, therefore, get enacted in any organization that uses the network administration. Social engineering helps to secure businesses from misuses of insecurity.

Conclusion
Soyinka, W. (2010). Wireless network administration: A beginner’s guide. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Soyinka (2010) conclusively asserts that Network administration is very vital especially when the company wants to market its products. The use of internet has enabled enterprise through the social media to reach their intended customers. This aspect in turn boosts the performance the company. It is also advisable for a business to employ a competent network administrator who has a splendid idea and can operate a large functioning system. Network administrators are very few, and this scarcity has attracted various internet challenges for our organizations. Some of the roles that a network administrator should get equipped with are the ability to implement a robust infrastructure for information conveyance over the internet as well as the capacity to improve the Internet structures.
Network administration has made it possible to communicate effectively within the church domain. For instance, churches have enhanced communication by employing the multimedia and hence build a strong relationship between themselves. Ideally, network administration has provided a job opportunity globally. It has opened chances for the professionals to prove and test their competency in mhamdli8ng information without any discrepancies and inaccuracy being recorded. Therefore, it is one of the strategies that most of our organizations should employ for better performance and adaptability to the competitive business environments.
References
Farrokhi, B., Bogorodskiy, R., & Pradeep, D. (2008). Network administration with FreeBSD 7: Building, securing, and maintaining networks with the FreeBSD operating system. Birmingham, U.K: Packt Pub. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=N9GfhN23wC4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Farrokhi,+B.,+Bogorodskiy,+R.,+%26+Pradeep,+D.+%282008%29.+Network+administration+with+FreeBSD+7:+Building,+securing,+and+maintaining+networks+with+the+FreeBSD+operating+system.+Birmingham,+U.K:+Packt+Pub.&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=falseHunt, C. (2002). TCP/IP network administration. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly & Associates. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=9mZqUl_77WcC&pg=PR4&dq=Hunt,+C.+%282002%29.+TCP/IP+network+administration.+Sebastopol,+CA:+O%27Reilly+%26+Associates.&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Hunt%2C%20C.%20%282002%29.%20TCP%2FIP%20network%20administration.%20Sebastopol%2C%20CA%3A%20O%27Reilly%20%26%20Associates.&f=falseHunt, C., & Bragg, R. (2005). Windows Server 2003 network administration: [building and maintaining problem-free Windows networks]. Beijing [u.a.: O’Reilly. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=atA-_jdeBCYC&pg=PP1&dq=Windows+Server+2003+network+administration:+[building+and+maintaining+problem-free+Windows+networks].&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Windows%20Server%202003%20network%20administration%3A%20[building%20and%20maintaining%20problem-free%20Windows%20networks].&f=falseKretchmar, J. M. (2004). Open source network administration. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall PTR. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=9lcxWbqAR0QC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Open+source+network+administration.&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Open%20source%20network%20administration.&f=falseSoyinka, W. (2010). Wireless network administration: A beginner’s guide. New York: McGraw-Hill. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=q3vFBRj79zAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Wireless+network+administration:+A+beginner%27s+guide.&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Wireless%20network%20administration%3A%20A%20beginner%27s%20guide.&f=false