abstract:The HP Network Management Center (NMC) is a suite of integrated solutions used by network managers in Information Technology departments to give them increased visibility into their computer network, to find network outages, to improve network availability and performance among the computers and devices that facilitate communication, resource and information sharing between interconnected devices. The solutions allow network operators to see, catalog and monitor the routers, switches and other devices on their network. The software alerts IT staff when a network device fails and can predict when a network node or connection point might go down.Packt Publishing: HP Network Node Manager 9: Getting Started. Jan. 4, 2011. Page 8. ISBN 978-1-84968-084-4 The software is designed to improve operational efficiency, allowing network management teams to provide secure, compliant networks, while meeting service level agreements and cost objectives. InformationWeek.com: “HP Expands Data Center Consulting Services.”