SAM Saves the Day!
November 07, 2018
SAM Saves the Day!
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
We use SolarWinds SAM to monitor our business critical applications. Not only do we check for up/down status of each application, but we do a deep dive into the performance of individual components within applications. It is currently used only by our IT Operations - Systems team, but we hope to expand to our DevOps and other teams. With SAM, we are able to be deeply connected to the status of our running applications, and can be proactive when our applications start to malfunction.
- SAM's included templates target the most commonly needed application monitors.
- SAM links directly to a community lead custom application monitor repository, for those monitors that are not included out-of-the-box.
- Custom SAM monitors are easy to build, and have virtually no limits. If it exists, it can be monitored.
- Linux support is still pretty young. Most of the monitors are geared for MS Windows Server applications.
- As with any customizable/powerful application, there can be a steep learning curve.
- SAM seems to lack a discovery tool that helps you build your own custom monitors. You have to have a good understanding of the application you are monitoring before you can really get started.
- SAM directly affects the overall uptime of systems, by quicker time-to-resolution during events.
- SAM gives insight into application performance, which leads to better decision making when designing system.
- SAM can automate so many manual processes, to save time for IT Technicians and businesses.