Lenovo NCM PRO PRODSUP PERCORE 3Y Subscription
This 3-year Lenovo NCM PRO PRODSUP PERCORE subscription license provides essential support and access to platform capabilities for your core IT infrastructure.
- Coverage for: Continued access to Lenovo's Network Configuration Manager (NCM) PRO features and platform updates.
- License Term: A 3-year subscription ensuring uninterrupted service and support for your NCM PRO deployment.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based, offering predictable operational expenses for your IT budget.
- Value: Maintains compliance, enables advanced network configuration management, and ensures operational continuity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license for Lenovo's Network Configuration Manager (NCM) PRO platform, specifically licensed per core. It grants access to the full suite of PRO features, ensuring your network devices are configured, managed, and secured effectively throughout the license term.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to maintain optimal performance and security of their network infrastructure. It integrates into existing network management stacks, providing a centralized solution for device configuration and compliance.
- Platform Access: Unlocks all PRO-level features of Lenovo NCM for advanced network device management.
- Per-Core Licensing: Scalable licensing model that aligns costs with the processing power of your managed environment.
- 3-Year Term: Provides long-term predictability for support and feature access, simplifying budget planning.
- Subscription Billing: Offers a predictable operational expense model, avoiding large upfront capital expenditures.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain network device configuration standards and regulatory compliance.
This Lenovo NCM PRO subscription is ideal for SMB and mid-market businesses seeking predictable, long-term support for their network configuration management needs.
What This Enables
Enable consistent network device configuration
Enable teams to automate the deployment and management of configurations across all network devices. Streamline the process of ensuring devices adhere to security policies and operational standards.
on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud environments, distributed branch offices
Automate compliance and auditing checks
Automate the process of checking network device configurations against defined compliance policies and regulatory requirements. Streamline auditing by providing clear, documented evidence of configuration adherence.
regulated industries, multi-site operations, IT governance frameworks
Proactive identification of configuration drift
Enable IT professionals to proactively identify and remediate unauthorized or unintended changes to network device configurations. Reduce the risk of downtime and security breaches caused by configuration drift.
complex network topologies, high-security environments, change management processes
Key Features
Network device configuration automation
Reduces manual effort and the risk of human error in configuring network devices, ensuring consistency and speed.
Policy-based configuration management
Enforces organizational standards and security policies across all network devices, simplifying compliance and security posture.
Configuration compliance reporting
Provides auditable reports on device configurations, demonstrating adherence to internal policies and external regulations.
Change tracking and rollback capabilities
Allows for detailed tracking of configuration changes and provides the ability to revert to previous stable states, minimizing downtime.
Per-core licensing model
Offers a flexible and cost-effective way to license the software based on the processing capacity of the managed environment.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent adherence to data security and configuration compliance standards like PCI DSS and SOX, which NCM PRO helps enforce through automated auditing and consistent device management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA regulations, demanding secure and auditable network configurations to protect patient data. NCM PRO facilitates this by ensuring devices meet security baselines.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on complex, interconnected networks for operational technology (OT). NCM PRO helps maintain the integrity and security of these critical systems by managing device configurations.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms in this sector handle sensitive client information and must maintain confidentiality and data integrity, making robust network configuration management and compliance auditing essential.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lenovo NCM PRO?
Lenovo NCM PRO is a network configuration management platform designed to automate the deployment, management, and auditing of network device configurations. It helps ensure consistency, security, and compliance across your network infrastructure.
What does 'PERCORE' licensing mean?
Per-core licensing means the software license is based on the number of processor cores in the servers or systems where the NCM PRO software is installed or managing. This model often scales with the processing power of your environment.
What is the benefit of a 3-year subscription?
A 3-year subscription provides price predictability and ensures uninterrupted access to the NCM PRO platform and its support services for an extended period. This simplifies budgeting and reduces the risk of service interruption.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.