Paessler Launches PRTG Network Monitoring 8.4 for MSPs

Paessler AG has launched version 8.4 of its PRTG Network Monitoring software. The updated version has a new Drag & Drop Maps Editor. Paessler says the editor allows managed services providers to arrange their monitoring data on a map of their IT network. The company, with primary offices in Germany and Los Angeles, has been making considerable noise lately. But we’re curious to see if Paessler catches on with MSPs serving SMB customers.

According to a company press release:

Now here’s the interesting part. Paessler says it’s network monitoring software is used in over 150,000 installations to monitor LANs, WANs, servers, websites, appliances, URLs, and more. The software, Paessler says, handles up-/downtime monitoring, traffic and usage monitoring, SNMP, NetFlow, packet sniffing, and more. In recent months, Paessler has been taking steps to more aggressively promote its MSP Partner Program. And the company added customized billing to PRTG in February 2011.

We’ll be watching to see if MSPs embrace the Paessler strategy.

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