SolarWinds Threat Monitor vs. Zscaler Private Access

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.

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Well Suited: - Work from home scenario - While working with confidential data - While working with financial data - Office intranet Less Suited: - Reduces internet speed - If the user gets a password, can exit/close the app.

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• monitoring
• notification systems
• virus attack monitoring
• ability to shut down systems when it senses an imminent threat

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• Access control for overall organization, follows the ZTNA model.
• Better speed for remote users compared with legacy remote solutions.
• Better visibility on ZScaler portal, thus better control from central space.

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• Steep learning curve.
• Usually takes a bit to get the scans to run easily in a new environment.
• Could have more reporting options.

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• Sometimes the interface crashes and I need to kill it and restart
• It can unintentionally block some services like dropbox
• I don't get a notification when I need to re-authenticate

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When I deployed machine tunnel, it solved a lot of issues. I've been a big fan ever since.

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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.

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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.

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Well ZPA is a good solution, however everyone has their own advantage and disadvantages, with ZPA you can deploy ZTNA model, which will help you better control on access, however Palo Alto, Fortinet they are also market leading firewall solution, and you can not deny if they are not providing the same features.

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• 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.

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• The business was able to run with everyone working remotely
• We consolidated into one tool for VPN and internet security
• Less downtime spent configuring and connecting with the tool

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