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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Network Watcher

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's Azure Network Watcher monitors, diagnoses, and provides insights into network performance and health.N/A
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    Azure Network Watcher
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    Azure Network Watcher
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Azure Network Watcher
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Azure Network Watcher
    I really have not experiences with Solarwinds in the Azure Public Cloud. I would believe Solarwinds would have a good product in comparison. However with my experiences with Azure Tools, I do not think I would be inclined to go that route unless a reason presents itself. I am …
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    Chose Azure Network Watcher
    Azure Network Watcher can help with resources in the Cloud if this device is able to send traffic. We are using Azure Network Watcher in cases Solarwinds can't cover easily like API to load balancers & additional testing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Azure Network Watcher
    Azure Network watcher provides various feature that stacks up against other products such as monitoring which include network monitoring and connection monitoring etc. Diagnostic feature which includes connection troubleshoot, VPN troubleshoot etc. Logging feature which …
    Incentivized
    Chose Azure Network Watcher
    Azure Network Watcher is built into Azure and is much more powerful, less expensive. Microsoft is investing heavily in its cloud solutions and cloud service, Microsoft is always becoming a leader in this area. The strong integration and ease of use via blades from the azure …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Azure Network Watcher
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Azure Network Watcher
    Feature
    Azure Network Watcher
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Automated network device discovery8.34 Ratings
    Network monitoring8.34 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation8.04 Ratings
    Alerts9.34 Ratings
    Network capacity planning8.84 Ratings
    Packet capture analysis8.34 Ratings
    Network mapping8.24 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.54 Ratings
    Wireless infrastructure monitoring7.02 Ratings
    Hardware health monitoring8.13 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Azure Network Watcher
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Network Watcher
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Azure Network Watcher is well suited to monitor or diagnose logs for azure virtual network, managing connection/relationship between virtual networks. Diagnose network traffic, network traffic etc. Overall, it is appropriate to use in monitoring, diagnostic and logging activities for resources in azure virtual network. It is mainly used in infrastructure as a service component.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • View resources and theri relationship
    • Diagnose network routing problems
    • View security rules for a network interface
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • More granular visualization through the Azure Network. Ex. Seeing NSG Flow through each Hop.
    • Allow for more capabilities to view Connectivity through On-Premise Networks.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Azure Network Watcher can help with resources in the Cloud if this device is able to send traffic. We are using Azure Network Watcher in cases Solarwinds can't cover easily like API to load balancers & additional testing.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Positive impact as it helps in setting up critical alerts
    • Monitoring network, hardware
    • Customizable reports can be set which helps in business objective
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