Integration with APC for Advanced Power Management
As leaders in their respective industries, N-able Technologies and American Power Conversion (APC) by Schneider Electric have established a technology and marketing alliance to make it easier for VARs, MSPs and IT Service Desks to manage power protection and cooling solutions in a networked environment.
Through this alliance, the two companies are co-marketing the advantages and integration of N-able's N-central IT automation and managed services solution and APC's Smart-UPS and NetBotz products. N-able and APC are also teaming to educate and train partners on the technologies.
The integration effort makes it easier, more reliable and more cost-effective for MSPs to deploy, discover, monitor and manage APC power protection and cooling solutions in a networked environment using N-central 6.7 software.
As a result of the integration, you can use N-central's remote monitoring engine to identify battery issues and circuit overloads before they lead to power outages. N-central can also gather the model and serial number of APC UPS products automatically – key functionality for asset and license management. Additional integration includes:
- Environmental sensor monitoring allows N-central to monitor the temperature and humidity readings from an APC UPS
- APC power distribution unit (PDU) monitoring services allow N-central to monitor the status of the PDU's circuits (phases)
- Six new APC NetBotz services allow N-central to report on the readings and status of NetBotz Airflow, Audio, Dewpoint, Door Switch, Humidity and Temperature Sensors
Advantages for MSPs
- Monitor all customers' APC Smart-UPS and NetBotz products from a single dashboard
- Provide 24×7 proactive monitoring of infrastructure for power problems, bad batteries, power offline status and environmental issues before they cause customer downtime
- Deliver higher levels of service and greater value to customers
- Differentiate your business by offering a more robust, reliable service
Advantages for customers using APC devices
- Mitigated risks associated with circuit over-utilization, battery aging and environmental issues such as failed air conditioning units
- Reduced costs and power outages
- Peace of mind from knowing that their APC devices are being monitored 24×7