Log Police - The Best at Logging Events and Collection
January 28, 2022

Log Police - The Best at Logging Events and Collection

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

At the university I work we use SolarWinds Security Event Manager. It is used to collect logs from firewalls, routers, switches, wireless controllers, NPS servers, and Domain Controllers. We then use this data to analyze and generate required reports on any incidents. Having all the info in one location makes analyzing events far simpler.
  • Customizable event filters
  • Awesome user interface
  • Easy to configure connectors
  • Needs better integration with SolarWinds NPM. This is the only Solarwinds product we use that isn't integrated.
  • It needs a more lightweight client.

Do you think SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)'s feature set?

Yes

Did SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) again?

Yes

  • Real-time log collection and correlation are very helpful in identifying security issues, once the right alerts are set up.
Fortianalzyer can only do logs from FortiGate so usefulness is limited. Elasticsearch was a lot slower than Solarwinds and the filters were a lot harder to set up and use. The connectors for SEM were far more stable.
SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM), SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (npm), SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
Solarwinds SEM is great for generating reports for investigation purposes. Once you set up the connectors you can walk away and the product runs without needing maintenance. It was however pretty difficult to create the reports and alerts when now starting out and it can be very intimidating for new users.