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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Aorato (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOriginally based on Aorato (acquired by Microsoft in November 2014), Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) was an advanced security analytics tool used to learn, analyze, and identify normal and suspicious behavior. The product has been discontinued.N/A

    IBM Security QRadar SIEM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Security QRadar is security information and event management (SIEM) Software.N/A

    Splunk Enterprise Security

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASplunk Enterprise Security is an analytics-driven SIEM that helps to combat threats with actionable intelligence and advanced analytics at scale.N/A
    Pricing
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    I would always recommend Splunk over IBM Security QRadar SIEM unless you're trying to save money or only onboarding and normalizing well known data sources. IBM Security QRadar SIEM doesn't seem to handle RBA and complicated, chaining correlation rules very effectively and if I …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    We chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM not only because it was a leader but because it convinced us it was a solid product suitable for multiple scenarios but most importantly we needed a really secure and powerful software for our infrastructure.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Because they are the best and most used tools in the Cyber ​​Security market for event correlation.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    IBM Qradar is cheaper and also easy to use.
    For splunk you need dedicated team of experts.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    As a part of core security service provider, we could not stand with the tools that are used as a generic data processor. The compliance, log reading and events are well managed in QRadar compared to other tools
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    roi (return of investment) is better for Qradar SIEM.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    IBM is more user-friendly if we compare it with ELK stack and ArcSight. Much reliable, and have better Support. Onboarding data, creating correlation searches, and easier to integrate with 3rd party solutions as well. LogOps projects and less time-consuming products. Qradar …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Very close competition but IBM QRadar stands out; other IBM products support the cybersecurity monitoring and IR function.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    User friendly interface and easy to install and implementation. A lots of Log source types ( more than 400) and DSM Editor with standard regexp. Demo version IBM Qradar CE help to practice and learn how it's work and allow you to test scripts before applying them on deployment …
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    Cisco
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk enterprise is the only solution that we’ve been able to identify that provides risk based alerting, which allows our SOC to reduce analyst fatigue which would be a huge problem without it. Before RBA, there were thousands of alerts a day and it was impossible to review …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    - Schema on the fly indexing --> Gives you faster index searches. Even if you use Datamodes, it's 100x time faster as well.
    - Correlation with other domains easily gives you total visibility and reduces the time to investigate and understand the problem.
    - With lookups and trust, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Securonix does not nearly meet the scale, extensibility, and maturity that Splunk ES offers. However, when looking at the MSP architecture options, Securonix is a much more flexible platform for multi-tenanting. So, Splunk ES for captive SOC platforms and Securonix for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk ES is by far the best solution in the market as per flexibility, features and support. Cost-wise, it is the most expensive option to go with, but that has its own advantages as the product that we get is premium and superior to other SIEM. The best thing about Spunk ES …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk Enterprise Security allows for data normalization that does not compare to other SIEMs such as QRadar or Trustwave. QRadar requires custom dsm parsers before the data can be onboarded. I appreciate that Splunk Enterprise Security can ingest any source of data and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk does not hide its correlation and analytics logic from users as much as other solutions in the same space. While some features are harder to access the underlying information is all accessible and tunable. This gives Splunk an edge over other solutions that lock the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Qradar is easy for first-timers. Easy to deploy and manage but if you need an advanced solution for ML, Anomaly Detection you need to use Splunk. Qradar is solid, too. But Splunk has advanced functionality for detection and automation.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk Enterprise Security is well designed and provide many comprehensive features which able to protect and monitor the organization. The features are well being used and does not cause any performance issue. Overall the solution is quite stable. Technical support from Splunk …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Apart from ES I have used Dynatrace and Qradar SIEM tool to work on security findings in organization where in Dynatrace with the help of collector agent we can monitor proper host data and it can be further classified in host process, memory usage, cpu usage etc as per Qradar …
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    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    As Sumo Logic and QRadar are the same SIEM Tool, the reason for selecting Splunk Enterprise Security above those was Splunk Enterprise Security is more handy than these two. The SPL query we write to get more effective results to create Alerts, Reports, and Dashboards are more …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Better searching and more options for plugins
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    I personally felt that It is easier to onboard structured data to IBM radar compared to Splunk. But when onboarding unstructured data or unknown data Splunk is king.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Difficult to choose, each one has pros and cons. Splunk has the best interface, QRadar has strong capabilities but ES is free.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk Enterprise Security is much more flexible and effective.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Flexibility, the power of the search language, the amount of premade content put ES above.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    We used QRadar a while ago. Perhaps it was just poorly configured but it provided almost no value. It seemed harder to tune for our environment if it was even possible. Also, they didn't value us as a customer. They tried to make us re-purchase the product when they acquired …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    92%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
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    91%
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    Features
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    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Aorato (discontinued) and IBM Security QRadar SIEM and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
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    Ratings
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Splunk Enterprise Security
    8.4
    107 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings9.927 Ratings7.1105 Ratings
    Correlation00 Ratings8.669 Ratings8.9104 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings9.527 Ratings8.9105 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility00 Ratings7.827 Ratings7.9106 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings8.965 Ratings8.9101 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings7.569 Ratings9.8107 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings9.725 Ratings7.9101 Ratings
    Data integration/API management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings7.9103 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings7.648 Ratings8.899 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings8.049 Ratings7.9100 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings7.75 Ratings7.992 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings7.947 Ratings8.9100 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings8.97 Ratings8.0106 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Palo Alto Networks WildFire
    Score9 out of 10
    Sumo Logic
    Score8.9 out of 10
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Trellix Intelligent Sandbox
    Score7.1 out of 10
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
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    8.6
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    7.1
    (109 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.0
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    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.1
    (62 ratings)
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
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    Online Training
    -
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    9.0
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.0
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    9.1
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    Configurability
    -
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    8.0
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    9.0
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.1
    (58 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.0
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    8.7
    (98 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.0
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    8.2
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    9.0
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    8.2
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
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    IBM
    I would only recommend IBM Security QRadar SIEM in a few situations. For one, it's very easy to setup and use if all your log sources are generic from known vendors. It's also significantly cheaper than Splunk, which is nice if you're trying to save money or be more efficient. I would not recommend IBM Security QRadar SIEM for environments with a lot of custom logs and complicated detection requirements.
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    Cisco
    Based on my experience, Splunk is a strong git for some environments and a poor match for others. The distinction is primarily based on infrastructure complexity and budget. It's perfect for large enterprises with a mix of on-prem/cloud infrastructure. It's not a perfect match for small teams with restricted resources.
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    Pros
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    IBM
    • Enables identification and prioritization of vulnerabilities in IT infrastructure for corrective action.
    • Facilitates security incident investigation and forensic analysis.
    • Provides a real-time view of security events, enabling immediate incident response.
    • Can integrate with external threat intelligence sources to enrich data and improve threat detection.
    • Enables the generation of detailed and customized reports.
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    • Writes Powerful Queries: The queries that can be written using the Splunk Query Language are very powerful and highly customizable to meet every need. Ex: Writing queries to search the intersection of two different sources like Network and Endpoint Logs.
    • Offers Dashboard Abilities: Helps build complex panels for Dashboards in addition to providing several out-of-the-box panels. Ex: creating panels to calculate the performance of analysts in a given timezone.
    • Helpful Search Aids: It helps to set up complex custom alerts very easily. The interesting fields section is very helpful while threat hunting. Ex: It shows all the users and the frequency of each in a failed login event. The user list on the interesting fields is useful to look for suspicious logins.
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    Cons
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    IBM
    • Need to spend more time configuring the system to properly interpret and normalize different type of data collected from multiple resources.
    • While Rule creation QRadar uses that rules to detect security threats and generate alerts, but to creating and managing rules is bit complex & tedious work to complete.
    • IBM Security QRadar SIEM is excellent in handling large & complex systems that requires in-depth knowledge and extensive training to configure and maintain the system which includes upgrading, optimization of performance & issue troubleshooting.
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    Cisco
    • Improved User Interface Customization: While the interface is generally intuitive, providing more options for users to customize their dashboards and views would enhance the overall user experience. Tailoring the interface to specific roles or use cases could be a valuable addition.
    • Simplified Alert Management: Streamlining the process of managing alerts, such as grouping or categorizing them based on severity or type, would make it easier for security teams to prioritize and respond to incidents effectively.
    • Expanded Threat Intelligence Feeds: Increasing the variety and sources of threat intelligence feeds available within ES would provide a broader context for identifying and mitigating emerging threats, ensuring a more comprehensive defense against evolving attack vectors.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    IBM
    QRadar is an established and stable product, we have been using it for many years and want to continue to focus on it. Anyone who has used the product and knows it knows how reliable it is and how it facilitates continuous monitoring of threats from outside and inside. it is an exceptional product that is very useful for us.
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    Cisco
    We are very happy with Splunk and would advise anyone to take a serious look at it. It might look pricey but the rewards Splunk offers seem endless.
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    Usability
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    IBM
    As a grade I give 8 as QRadar is not easy to learn. It requires some time to master it. It also needs a team of people actively working on the product. Once you learn to use it the software works very well and it is easy to correlate and understand detected threats. It only takes time to learn how to use it well and configure it properly.
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    Cisco
    Maintaining hundreds or even 1000+ SOC use cases is really difficult, considering that the Data sources may not always send the data. A module that detects data freshness issues and detect data format changes would be a great help. the main challenge today using Splunk Enterprise Security is making sure that the detection rules are still working properly given all the changes that occur in data source applications. Also, maintaining the data collects on tens of thousands of servers and more than 100k workstations is a real company IT challenge: the splunkbase forwarder may not support old OS anymore, while these are the most important to monitor. Moving to the Open Telemetry collector has become essential so that only 1 agent is required for both SIEM and application observability.
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    Reliability and Availability
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    Cisco
    I don't think I've ever seen Splunk ES go fully offline or have any downtime greater than a few minutes on rare occasions.
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    Performance
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    IBM
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    Cisco
    It takes a long time for items to load if you are just generally searching through logs. It is best to use the data models which load faster but can be strange in terms of what is coming from which logs where. Yes, you can look it up, but this also requires familiarity with where things are and how to look them up.
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    Support Rating
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    IBM
    Customer support is Good of IBM, While Using IBM QRadar its deployment is to slow and suddenly stop working and crashed we have contacted IBM Support and Rised a Ticket within a few minute we get call back from customer support and Query Resolved by them Fast And Rapid Support of Ibm
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    Cisco
    It's good when it's responsive, but I've had times where I had to wait quite a while for a response. But these are typically the exceptions rather than the rule. When you do get a response it is always well-informed and appropriate. I would say they've been trending better over time with this.
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    In-Person Training
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    IBM
    The training was very useful and the people who taught us were very knowledgeable. Although the software may initially seem difficult to learn they made things much easier for us.
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    Cisco
    I experienced only on-line training, but the trainers were very professional and competent. Maybe it could be more useful if they also have an experience in projects because sometimes they didn't have a real project experience to communicate to the students. Anyway, it was very interesting and I learned many thing that's very difficoult (or maybe impossible!) to have by myself, aven if I have more than 10 years of Splunk activity experience.
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    Online Training
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    IBM
    The training was very useful and the people who taught us were very knowledgeable. Although the software may initially seem difficult to learn they made things much easier for us.
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    Cisco
    It was very interesting and I learned many thing that's very difficoult (or maybe impossible!) to have by myself. The only problem was that, when I worked with the Splunk Professional Services, I found some difference between the training contents and the information from PS. In addition is required a long experience on Splunk Enterprise for the data ingestion part, in other words I'm able to work with ES because I'm worling on Splunk since 11 years, otherwise I'd some problem.
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    Implementation Rating
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    IBM
    Initial patience is required to learn how to use the product, and it takes a dedicated team to use it. One person is not enough, and it's not enough to just set it up and check it once in a while. It has to be used daily and kept under control to be used effectively
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    Cisco
    It's a fantatic product and it was very useful the presence of Splunk Professional Services for the Design Phase and the final Health Check.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    IBM
    IBM Qradar takes the best from its competitors. Reliable and stable but sometimes very expensive, the SIEM from IBM offers a wide range of scenarios in which the customers can suite and size their own infrastructures. IBM Qradar doesn't really needs to stack up againt its competitors because it already sets an example in the SIEM world.
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    Cisco
    Splunk enterprise is the only solution that we’ve been able to identify that provides risk based alerting, which allows our SOC to reduce analyst fatigue which would be a huge problem without it. Before RBA, there were thousands of alerts a day and it was impossible to review all of them
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    Cisco
    for my exterience, unit pricing and billing frequency are correct. As I already said, I hint to have more discount flexibility, expecially with new customers, because there are competitors less expensive and very aggressive that are dangerous. In addition the possibility to don't pay the license for the development period could be a very interesting feature for the final customers.
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    Scalability
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    Cisco
    - 8 out of 10 and took 2 for the data pipeline and administration part. Even if you'd like to improve yourself or your team, you have to pay a lot of money and it could be more than GIAC education + cert. - Normalization for Data models and CPU-based searches can be a problem sometimes.
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    Professional Services
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    Cisco
    I had a fantastic experience with Splunk Professional Services: they worked with us in our last SON project (a SOC migration for a very large customer) and helped to build a multi tenent environment even if ES isn't a multi tenant platform. Th Splunk PS was a very professional and competent people, he is italian and was able to speak with our italian customers.
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    Return on Investment
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    IBM
    • Offense investigation was really helped in tackling the incidents. It was accurate and brief
    • The automation with IBM resilient (SOAR) was a milestone in elimination of user mistakes
    • The X-Force threat intelligence supported us in getting the work done without any 3rd party enterprise OSINT database
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    Cisco
    • We have a 100% success rate on all our ES implementations due to the amazing documentation and Splunk enablement on the subject.
    • Our Splunk ES business has grown 100% YoY for the last 3 years.
    • In terms of long term management and maintenance, ES has been highly stable and predictable, reducing our overhead on costly services team for ad hoc maintenance work.
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