NetBrain vs SolarWinds NPM

• It automatically updates your network documentation.
• You can search for devices even if they are no longer operational (by a lot of attributes).
• It can simplify your troubleshooting by showing you the L2/L3 path a packet would take.
• It can automate and document the steps of troubleshooting tasks to get more information from one level of support to the next.
• The support team of NetBrain is very fast and very helpful.
• Heaps of information in the maps.

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• Using SNMP to automatically discover my network devices, while collecting the network information to produce a detailed network inventory.
• The automatic discovery of the connection between L2 and L3 devices.
• Using NetPath across the hybrid clouds is a time saver and pinpoints where to focus resources to fix issues.

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• Not all devices are integrated with the same quality.
• Not all steps are self-explaining.
• The updates were difficult (but thanks to the help of support no real problem).

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• The map editor select rectangle needs to be improved on as when you drag it it can get out of control.
• Need a more intuitive way to configure interfaces between nodes in map editor.
• Acknowledging and erasing node warnings should be more intuitive.

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• Network automation is up to date.
• Quicker failure discovery and resolving due to the path discovery.
• Less time spent on documentation.
• Much more details in the documentation.

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• We have not yet determined how to calculate ROI from NPM. It's definitely saved us lots of IT Ops time, and threshold-based warnings save us from downtime.
• It's a stress reducer for IT Operations, once they feel confident in the monitoring solution and implementation.
• Intelligent alerting helps us effectively categorize alerts as P1 or not, preventing unnecessary off-hours calls.

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