* Converge network and security operations centers to focus on the business

By Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Network World, 12/20/05

Network operations and security operations share a single goal: maintaining business availability and protecting business information. Often, however, network operations centers (NOC) and security operations centers (SOC) do not share the same tools or organizational structure. With IT complexity rising, converging operations across the network and security domains is becoming essential.