systems and methods for managing network resources that include and involve a plurality of communications modules configured to communicate with a corresponding plurality of network resources . each network resources is configured to generate operational data related to processing therein and to transmit that operational data based on a particular protocol . the systems and methods also include and involve an extraction module configured to communicate with the communications modules based on each particular protocol used thereby to receive the operational data from the plurality of network resources to extract management data from the operational data , and to transmit the management data . an interface module is also included and involved which is configured to receive the management data from the extraction module , to generate standardized data based on the management data and based on a standard protocol , and to transmit the standardized data to an external system for processing .