Likelihood to Recommend Due to the high price that SolarWinds has, I do not recommend it for small companies. And if I recommend SolarWinds in large companies with complex infrastructures where constant monitoring and review of the network is required, this system is very complete and helps everyone in the technology team, both network administrators, database administrators, Security Administrators, and Server Administrators are all very happy with this system.
Read full review It's very well suited for geographically dispersed organizations, where deploying and managing remote firewalls and other network security functions aren't practical. Once deployed, and the deployment isn't difficult after planning and understanding the data flows of the IoT devices, the system is easily managed and flexible. You're able to allow front line operations people to add devices into a role without sacrificing the integrity of the security model.
Read full review Pros monitoring notification systems virus attack monitoring ability to shut down systems when it senses an imminent threat Read full review Low capital and support cost structures. Ease of deployment. Ability to work over the existing network. Read full review Cons Steep learning curve. Usually takes a bit to get the scans to run easily in a new environment. Could have more reporting options. Read full review Integration with third-party security controls. Automating the on-boarding of devices. Reporting needs to be more detailed. Read full review Support Rating SolarWinds offers live chat support for all its products built-in. So if you are working on something you can just reach out to someone at that time, and usually get an answer pretty quick. If you are trying to get something done it's a lot better than submitting a ticket and waiting for the email response.
Read full review It's pretty darned good for a new company. We had to hash through a couple of instances that no one had ever run into, but once we got to the right person on the engineering team, they were able to work through the solution pretty quickly. The nice thing is, unlike Cisco, once you fix something, you don't find three new things that have to be changed.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Threat Monitor is very new on the scene. Its obviously not at the same level as some of the established vendors yet. We also deploy Alienvault for example and its nowhere near the same level as this, however the cost model between these two products reflects that. Alienvault however does have a physical footprint on the environment, whereas Threat Monitor doesnt. If you have the paitence to wait, Threat Monitor will surely only improve over time.
Rob Bates Public & Private Cloud Senior Engineer
Read full review The cost and complexity vs. ISE is as different as Uber and Lift are from trying to take a taxi in Duluth, Minnesota. The complexity of Cisco's IoT security is a joke. It was going to take us over a year just to deploy all the Cisco equipment, and that was if we could have gotten it all working together. We got the entire project deployed in just under 3 months, and that includes working out all the bugs and logistics. Honestly, I don't think all the Cisco parts would have ever been running like Cisco promised it would. It's just way too complicated.
Read full review Return on Investment The positive impact that this system has on our company is that it has saved us a lot of expenses when it comes to investigating what the bank's network and systems are. This saving translates into administrators' time when it comes to finding the problem quickly, expeditiously, and effectively. It has helped us a lot and we have even required fewer hours from external providers when it comes to solving a problem. Read full review Capital cost to deploy was 1/4 the cost of doing Cisco. People and time frame to do the entire deployment was 1/12th the time/people to complete the installation. On-going management is being done without adding staff. Read full review ScreenShots SolarWinds Threat Monitor Screenshots