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OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter vs. Spotlight

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AOpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter is a plugin virtualization aid from Dell.

    $149

    Per 3 Years

    Spotlight

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASpotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
    Pricing
    OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenterSpotlight
    Editions & Modules
    1 Host
    $149.00
    Per 3 Years
    5 Hosts
    $745.00
    Per 3 Years
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenterSpotlight
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenterSpotlight
    SQL Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and Spotlight
    Feature
    OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
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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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    OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenterSpotlight
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    Medium-sized Companies
    SolarWinds Virtualization Manager (VMAN)
    Score10 out of 10
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    vRealize Operations (discontinued)
    Score8.8 out of 10
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenterSpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenterSpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dell Technologies
    When you start deploying dell servers that caters VMWares, [OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter] is very useful, aside from your main monitoring system, this platforms does the job well. [Its] centralized management of VMWare devices including dell switches, dell storage such as SAN. By this you can group devices or set of devices per branches so you can monitor outages, down time of a device.
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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
    Dell Technologies
    • manage full server infrastructure
    • virtualization
    • system alerts and updates
    • GUI
    • user friendly
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    Quest Software
    • Great SQL server monitoring
    • Rewind and playback of previous times
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    Cons
    Dell Technologies
    • Very basic functionality
    • Could benefit from being more detailed and flexible
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    Quest Software
    • My only complaint was the cost.
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    Usability
    Dell Technologies
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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
    Dell Technologies
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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
    Dell Technologies
    I'm not sure any other product can interact and update Dell hardware firmware other than this one. I think it should be free if you own Dell hardware, but the cost is minimal.
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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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    Return on Investment
    Dell Technologies
    • This is very useful if you have dell products
    • Not suitable for other vendor
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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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