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N-able Technologies Unveils Latest Version of N-central to Help with Network Performance

By Rajani Baburajan
TMCnet Contributor

N-able Technologies, a provider of remote monitoring and management (RMM) automation software for managed service providers (MSPs) and IT departments, announced the release of its next-generation managed services technology platform which will help bolster network performance.

Now available worldwide, the new N-central 8.1 RMM automation platform features VMware remote monitoring. It delivers Scheduled Task improvements along with automated warranty expiration monitoring. The new N-central mobile app also supports the Android (News - Alert) mobile platform.

N-central 8, the company’s flagship automation platform, was launched earlier this year. The new release adds to the company’s commitment to help MSPs profitably expand their businesses, deliver 100 percent IT coverage and extend the range of services, support and cost savings they offer to customers, according to company officials.

"These features are all designed to ensure a clear line of sight into the network and drive further business success and improved productivity for MSPs, IT administrators and their customers," said Gavin Garbutt, CEO, N-able Technologies, in a statement.

The "VMware Ready" certification ensures the highest level of compatibility with VMware products. Some of N-central's new capabilities for VMware include monitoring of the key hardware components of ESX and ESXi servers, such as power supplies, fans and RAID-related hardware, as well as in-depth profiling of the performance of an ESX/ESXi server's disk sub-system.

The Android device support is made accessible by downloading the N-central mobile app from the Android Market. The N-central mobile application makes viewing active issues and job status pages from an Android-based mobile device fast and convenient.

The new scheduling options and enhancements available in N-central 8.1 deliver greater flexibility and new ways for MSPs and IT administrators to improve network performance and customer satisfaction. Scheduled Tasks can now be configured to run multiple times in one day, on the last day of each month, on an interval basis or only during specific months, with many other new and useful scheduling configurations also available, company officials said.

N-able's N-central product family consists of N-central 8.1 platform, which includes Essential, Professional and N-support Pro, and seven complementary toolsets. These solutions work together to reduce IT support costs, improve network performance and increase productivity.

Back in July, N-able Technologies announced the launch of Policy Manager, a new suite of complementary tools designed to make comparing and reporting on Group Policy Object (GPO) settings dramatically easier and less time consuming.