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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Centreon

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACentreon, from the French company of the same name, is an IT infrastructure monitoring platform.N/A

    Symantec Server Management Suite

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe Symantec Server Management Suite is an option for automating the management of servers and deployments.N/A
    Pricing
    CentreonSymantec Server Management Suite
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CentreonSymantec Server Management Suite
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Icinga
    Score9 out of 10
    Icinga
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    Enterprises
    HPE OneView
    Score6 out of 10
    HPE OneView
    Score6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CentreonSymantec Server Management Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
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    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    CentreonSymantec Server Management Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Centreon
    It is a good product that is robust. They have a free version that makes the value good. If it cost money then the install and plugins would need polishing. But overall it is a good product that does what it says it does. But definitely not for beginners you do need some knowledge to set it up and get it running
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    Broadcom
    The SMP suite is great at what it does, but it can be very complicated to learn how to get it to do what you want. It's a beast! However, when you learn how to the things you want to do, it comes as second nature and you complete them like they're supposed to be done that way. A lot of these things are done to be able to be completed a number of different ways. Take Patch Management, you can deploy patches automatically, via Jobs, or via the "Start Software Update Cycle Now" link in the SMP Agent!
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    Pros
    Centreon
    • Monitor
    • Install
    • Stability
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    Broadcom
    • Software deployment through policy
    • Engage with customers for feedback
    • Understands the future needs of customers
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    Cons
    Centreon
    • The install
    • More plugins
    • The alerting
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    Broadcom
    • The SMP solution is a beast. Each piece is complicated in itself let alone how everything ties together!
    • There is plenty of documentation online on how to perform a specific task, but you need to pay attention to what VERSION the article is written for. I've been halfway through implementing something only to hit a roadblock since I'm running a newer version and the option the article says to click on doesn't exist anymore...
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    Alternatives Considered
    Centreon
    Centreon does a good job against these products. Of courseCentreon can be free and that is what we used. So it is not quite the same the other products are more polished and support is readily available. But Centreon is still good and if you have some knowledge can work just as well
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    Broadcom
    The decision to use Symantec was not my own but I believe it competes well against other products such as SCCM offering more features.
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    Return on Investment
    Centreon
    • It does monitoring very well
    • Details on issues is good
    • Customization is great.
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    Broadcom
    • Being able to report on the majority of things you want all from one interface, makes it really easy to get the results you want.
    • Because my employer didn't provide training, it took working with support, reading technical documentation, and just playing around on my own to learn how to do certain things.
    • I've had a lot of help from the SMP Support staff and they're great people and very helpful!
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