N-Able: Golfbreaks Cuts Costs 20% with N-central Automation

Name: N-Able: Golfbreaks Cuts Costs 20% with N-central Automation
Uploaded: 2026-07-15T17:34:37-04:00
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Description: https://www.n-able.com In this 90-second customer case study, Mehdi Salehi from Golfbreaks shares the operational and security gains his team saw with N-central. Highlights include about 20% annual cost savings, around 20 minutes saved per end-user sup...

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07/15/2026

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Golfbreaks consolidated its security and management tooling into N-able N-central, achieving approximately 20% annual cost savings through a single-pane-of-glass approach.
End-user support sessions became roughly 20 minutes faster per session, directly reducing the operational burden on the IT and security team.
Third-party patch coverage on endpoints increased by 90% and server OS update coverage improved by 70%, significantly strengthening the organization's security posture through automation.

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In this 90-second customer case study, Mehdi Salehi, Head of Cyber Security at Golfbreaks, shares the measurable operational and security improvements his team achieved after adopting N-able's N-central platform. With over 16 years at the company and a background spanning infrastructure and cybersecurity, Mehdi is responsible for defining Golfbreaks' security strategy and protecting systems for both staff and customers. By consolidating disparate tools into a single pane of glass and leveraging N-central's automation capabilities, the team realized approximately 20% annual cost savings, shaved around 20 minutes off every end-user support session, achieved a 90% increase in third-party patch coverage across endpoints, and improved server OS update coverage by roughly 70%. Mehdi describes the cumulative effect as lifting a significant operational burden from the team, delivering greater peace of mind and, in his words, allowing the team to get a bit of sleep at night. The case study illustrates how tool consolidation and automation can simultaneously reduce costs, improve security posture, and free IT and security staff to focus on higher-value work.

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0:00 - Speaker Introduction
0:25 - Security Role at Golfbreaks
0:30 - Support & Cost Savings
0:56 - Patching & OS Coverage Gains

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0:25 "My responsibilities are to define the security strategy for Golf Brakes and ultimately protect the systems for our staff and our customers."
0:40 "By consolidating all the tools into the one and central pane of glass, we were able to have about a cost reduction of about 20% annually."
0:56 "On the third party patching we were able to see a 90% increase in patch coverage on our end points."
1:10 "That has taken a huge burden off our shoulders and gives us a bit of peace of mind and allows us to get a bit of sleep at night."

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What specific results did Golfbreaks see after implementing N-able N-central?

Golfbreaks reported approximately 20% annual cost savings from tool consolidation, around 20 minutes saved per end-user support session, a 90% increase in third-party patch coverage on endpoints, and a 70% improvement in server OS update coverage.

How did N-central reduce the burden on the Golfbreaks security team?

By centralizing management into a single pane of glass and automating patching and OS updates, N-central eliminated manual processes that previously consumed significant staff time, freeing the team to focus on strategic security work.

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