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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NetApp Cloud Insights

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ANetApp Cloud Insights is an infrastructure monitoring tool that gives users visibility into their complete infrastructure. With Cloud Insights, users can monitor, troubleshoot and optimize all resources including public clouds and private data centers.N/A

    Spotlight

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASpotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
    Pricing
    NetApp Cloud InsightsSpotlight
    Editions & Modules
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    NetApp Cloud InsightsSpotlight
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    NetApp Cloud InsightsSpotlight
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    NetApp Cloud InsightsSpotlight
    SQL Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of NetApp Cloud Insights and Spotlight
    Feature
    NetApp Cloud Insights
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    Ratings
    Spotlight
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Performance dashboard00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Intelligent alerting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Top SQL00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Historical trend data00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Virtualization support00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    NetApp Cloud InsightsSpotlight
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Icinga
    Score9 out of 10
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    HPE OneView
    Score6 out of 10
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NetApp Cloud InsightsSpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NetApp Cloud InsightsSpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    NetApp
    For example, we had an application slowdown. It looked like the slowdown was storage. However, it was a malformed SQL query that no one realized was pulling data from the storage location that also housed the application. Cloud Insights saved us hours of downtime and frustration. Cloud Insights pinpointed which system was hogging resources. What makes Cloud Insights special is the way it looks at the data collected from the data sources. The insights it provides into the flow of data; sheds new light on how things work in your environment.
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    Quest Software
    Spotlight’s ability to consolidate data from various entities and provide insightful reports is highly beneficial. It streamlines financial reporting, allowing professionals to focus on advisory services and strategic decision-making.Small businesses, nonprofits, and organizations that need regular board packs or executive summaries find Spotlight useful. Less Appropriate: Certain industries (e.g., specialized manufacturing, healthcare, or research) have unique reporting needs. Spotlight’s generic templates may not cover all industry-specific metrics or compliance requirements.
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    Pros
    NetApp
    • The visibility and usage optimization are the most valuable features.
    • Ease to use for basic functionality.
    • It is good for giving an overview of the systems and for tracking long-term trends. It is handy for root cause analysis.
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    Quest Software
    • Great SQL server monitoring
    • Rewind and playback of previous times
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    Cons
    NetApp
    • Need to add more cloud resources for optimization, as many are still not compatible
    • Data retention time is limited.
    • Premium subscription is costly.
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    Quest Software
    • My only complaint was the cost.
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    Usability
    NetApp
    I have been extremely happy with its usability. You can take thins as they are out of the box and it is useful. You can carry it as far as you want to go and every step you take improves your ROI.
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    Quest Software
    the platform offers a clean, easy to use interface. You can customize reports and dashboard. Integration is also pretty good, you can integrate to Xero, QBO and MYOB and excel spreadsheets. It also offers very broad supporting documents and webinars. There are only two downside of Spotlight; learning curve (it could be a bit difficult at the beginning to learn the system) and price point (For small businesses, Spotlight Reporting can be seen as relatively expensive compared to other reporting tools)
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    Support Rating
    NetApp
    1. It's very easy to contact the customer support service, and they seem to be very happy to help at any time.
    2. Timeliness of the support's response. Support is very active when responding to the customer's complaint or queries.
    3. Technical support always provided the solutions to the problems encountered.
    4. Overall customer support quality is good.
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    Quest Software
    I've never had to contact support, as of yet I have had no issues or problems with the tool. This is after 5 years of use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    NetApp
    For a while, we were using Zabbix to monitor our Kubernetes applications and microservices on our infrastructure in more than one public cloud platform. Cloud Insights has much better visualized dashboards. In addition, despite such a large number of quality features, it's still priced competitively.
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    Quest Software
    I think Dell is better with its dashboard and ease of use, but SQL Sentry is better at customization. We used Spotlight at my previous company, and SQLSentry at my current company.
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    Professional Services
    NetApp
    Once you install the acquisition unit and start collecting data, you can immediately begin using it. It is very self-explanatory and helpful. I could have used Cloud Insights without working with the NetApp Cloud Insights support team. I am glad I engaged them though. They helped me carry Cloud Insights to a new level and it fast-tracked the process that would have taken me time to complete.
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    Quest Software
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    Return on Investment
    NetApp
    • Performance and security have improved
    • Cloud Secure lets you get real-time alerts on any security breach, like a ransomware attack or something similar
    • You can easily notice if something weird is happening on the cloud and later prevent that
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    Quest Software
    • Spotlight is reasonably inexpensive, and any one of the multiple things we use it for more than justifies the cost.
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