This tutorial provides an overview and the history of the ISO, ITU-T, IETF and DMTF management standards. It presents CMIP/CMIS, TMN and SNMP, and discusses the main differences between these approaches. Note that this tutorial has previously been available as REAL media presentations, and is now converted to podcast format. The contents was created a few years ago, and some parts need to be updated. Note that this tutorial has previously been available as REAL media presentations, and is now converted to podcast format. The contents was created a few years ago, and some parts need to be updated. Completely updated podcasts on this topic are planned, however, for the second half of 2008.