1. A metric driven method for managing a network, comprising: gathering, by an input manager within a network space, network metrics from at least one network component within the network space; determining, by a data analysis manager within the network space, that a specific network event has occurred based at least in part upon a comparison of a set of event factors to corresponding network metrics, the set of event factors defined in an event profile corresponding to the specific network event, and each of the set of event factors comprising a defined metric condition associated with the occurrence of the specific network event; detecting a modification of a master kernel in a computing space external to the network space, the master kernel associated with at least one deployed kernel of a plurality of deployed kernels; automatically updating by a central manager, in response to detecting the modification, the at least one deployed kernel to conform to the modification of the master kernel; and implementing, by an output manager within the network space, a network action in response to an indication from the data analysis manager that the specific network event has occurred, the network action corresponding to the specific network event.