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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Spotlight

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASpotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A

    Symantec Server Management Suite

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe Symantec Server Management Suite is an option for automating the management of servers and deployments.N/A
    Pricing
    SpotlightSymantec Server Management Suite
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SpotlightSymantec Server Management Suite
    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
    SpotlightSymantec Server Management Suite
    SQL Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of Spotlight and Symantec Server Management Suite
    Feature
    Spotlight
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Symantec Server Management Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Performance dashboard8.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intelligent alerting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Top SQL6.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical trend data8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtualization support7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SpotlightSymantec Server Management Suite
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
    Icinga
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
    HPE OneView
    Score6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SpotlightSymantec Server Management Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SpotlightSymantec Server Management Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Broadcom
    The SMP suite is great at what it does, but it can be very complicated to learn how to get it to do what you want. It's a beast! However, when you learn how to the things you want to do, it comes as second nature and you complete them like they're supposed to be done that way. A lot of these things are done to be able to be completed a number of different ways. Take Patch Management, you can deploy patches automatically, via Jobs, or via the "Start Software Update Cycle Now" link in the SMP Agent!
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    Pros
    Quest Software
    • Great SQL server monitoring
    • Rewind and playback of previous times
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    Broadcom
    • Software deployment through policy
    • Engage with customers for feedback
    • Understands the future needs of customers
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    Cons
    Quest Software
    • My only complaint was the cost.
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    Broadcom
    • The SMP solution is a beast. Each piece is complicated in itself let alone how everything ties together!
    • There is plenty of documentation online on how to perform a specific task, but you need to pay attention to what VERSION the article is written for. I've been halfway through implementing something only to hit a roadblock since I'm running a newer version and the option the article says to click on doesn't exist anymore...
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    Usability
    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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    Broadcom
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    Support Rating
    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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    Broadcom
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Broadcom
    The decision to use Symantec was not my own but I believe it competes well against other products such as SCCM offering more features.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Broadcom
    • Being able to report on the majority of things you want all from one interface, makes it really easy to get the results you want.
    • Because my employer didn't provide training, it took working with support, reading technical documentation, and just playing around on my own to learn how to do certain things.
    • I've had a lot of help from the SMP Support staff and they're great people and very helpful!
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