--- title: The Definition of NOC - Network Operations Center [In Under 100 Words] description: Learn the definition of what a NOC - Network Operations Center is in less than 100 words. image: https://www.ais-now.com/hubfs/2023%20Blog%20Images%20Update/definition-noc-network-operations-center-100-words.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://www.ais-now.com/blog/definition-noc-network-operations-center-100-words#maincontent) [«  View All Posts](https://www.ais-now.com/learning-center) # The Definition of NOC - Network Operations Center [In Under 100 Words] March 13th, 2018 | 1 min. read By [Keven Ellison](https://www.ais-now.com/blog/author/keven-ellison) ![](https://www.ais-now.com/hubfs/2023%20Blog%20Images%20Update/definition-noc-network-operations-center-100-words.jpg) A **NOC** (pronounced “knock”) also known as a **Network Operations Center** or Network Management Center is a centralized place to monitor, control and manage a network. A NOC is usually at a remote location and typically monitors many different locations at once. When a NOC has mission critical applications or multiple locations, they may have more than one NOC for redundancy or business continuity. A typical NOC may be staffed by one or more IT personnel with several monitors, displaying the overall health of the network, systems, etc. to ensure the company network infrastructure, systems and applications are operating and active. 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With over three decades of experience in marketing, Keven now blends old-school strategy with next-gen AI to drive revenue, simplify operations, and build trust at scale. He’s the architect behind PromptMaster XL, a proprietary framework for sales, marketing, and content optimization using advanced LLMs like ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini, and Claude. Whether he’s aligning sales and marketing, training teams on AI adoption, or auditing lead gen systems with diagnostic prompt workflows, Keven brings a no-fluff, results-first mindset to every project. Keven serves on the Board of Directors for United States Diving and Ad Fontes Media. Outside of work, you’ll find him hacking life through golf, workouts, tech experiments, and nonstop learning. 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