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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DX Spectrum

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ADX Spectrum (formerly CA Spectrum) is network fault management software, from Broadcom company CA Technologies.N/A

    Everbridge IT Alerting

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AEverbridge's IT Alerting system is an IT alert and incidment management system allowing deployment of a predefined business process to alert personnel and create the necessary bridging and orchestration to address the threat.N/A
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    DX SpectrumEverbridge IT Alerting
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DX SpectrumEverbridge IT Alerting
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    DX SpectrumEverbridge IT Alerting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
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    Usability
    -
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    8.0
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    Support Rating
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    DX SpectrumEverbridge IT Alerting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Broadcom
    As I said before, not only for Spectrum, but for any monitoring tool, you need to know what is critical in your environment and think about how exactly you should monitor and treat it. If you have done that, everything will work just fine.
    • Well Suited - Networking Monitoring
    • Less Appropriate - When you need to customize some monitoring and to update the version
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    Everbridge
    Targeting people (or their SIM cards to be specific) in a specific area and warning them about a hazard in their neighbourhood is the intended use, and it executes that perfectly. In addition we have implemented the traveller alert where we can send messages to all Icelandic SIM cards present inside another Country (another Country code), and send them messages about f.ex. terrorist attack and provide guidelines about where they shoud seek assistance if needed. A slight minus here is that you can only address entire countries, where it might be useful to have next level of area codes.
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    Pros
    Broadcom
    • Polling and traps can be configured to take heartbeats at specified intervals and notify on an event in real-time, respectively.
    • Topology of devices gives a high-level overview of network architecture.
    • Discovery of devices is simple and secure with the use of community strings.
    • Details can be added per device or alarm type for actions to be taken to make troubleshooting easier.
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    Everbridge
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    Cons
    Broadcom
    • NOC
    • Data Center/Telecom
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    Everbridge
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    Usability
    Broadcom
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    Everbridge
    I would really like to have easier reporting. What warnings were issued, when, and received by how many, by operator or area etc..
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    Support Rating
    Broadcom
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    Everbridge
    The support team has been very supportive, but there is only so much they can do, and of course sometimes things take a bit too long for my impatience.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Broadcom
    Other tools I have used are more server/application-centric. CA Spectrum seems to work effectively and efficiently for network devices. Notification delays can be set to grant grace periods in case of network blips or false positives, which occur ALL the time. Other monitoring tools send event notifications immediately and would clear instantly, which while on-call can wake a technician for no reason.
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    Everbridge
    I have reviewed quite a few at conferences, but none to the depth of installation and use.
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    Return on Investment
    Broadcom
    • Proactive monitoring for networking
    • To many times to plan an update
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    Everbridge
    • The government has the duty to equip itself with a mechanism to warn its people. It has allocated that duty to us, and we have chosen Everbridge to provide us the tool for that duty. It is very well suited to fulfill that role.
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