Patent ID: 7912933

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of organizing management related data, the computer-implemented method comprising: using a processor of a management system that monitors operations of and is coupled to a plurality of network devices to provide pieces of management related data collected from at least one of the plurality of network devices and indicative of problems with the operations of the at least one network device is experiencing to a user based on what kind of the management related data the user has subscribed to receive, each piece of management related data including properties; using the processor to store a plurality of data feed records in a database that corresponds to the kind of management related data the user has subscribed to receive, wherein each data feed record includes a data type that corresponds to a type of management related data and a criteria that corresponds to at least one of the properties of the management related data; using the processor to query the collected management related data for select pieces of management related data that correspond to select data feed records included said plurality; facilitating generation of a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) data feed item for each select piece of management related data identified in the query, and facilitating transfer of each RSS data feed item to a user computing device for rendering on a display of the user computing device; using the processor of the management system to receive an indication that a user defined tag was attached upon instruction by the user to at least one of the pieces of management related data, the tag including a text string having particular meaning to at least the user; and using the processor of the management system to store the tag in a database of the management system such that the tag is available to other users in communication with the management system that are also being fed pieces of the management related data.