Item: ScienceLogic SL1
Rating: 9
Author: Joseph Gaffney

Implementation Rating

The core solution works quite well; specific on-premise deployments or AWS-based deployments can come with some complexity and require knowledge of the underlying system to deploy quickly and effectively.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We leverage ScienceLogic SL1 as part of a monitoring solution for our clients, where we evaluate both uses of systems as well as the devices themselves, applied to the audiovisual industry. Our focus is on the user experience and driving continuous improvement for our clients.

Deployment

On-Premise Only

Pros and Cons

Performance criteria
Error reporting and management
Flexibility to leverage custom tools

User experience and dashboarding, primarily catching up classic UI elements to the current design
Extending discovery and device identity

Key Insights

Do you think ScienceLogic SL1 delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with ScienceLogic SL1's feature set?

Yes

Did ScienceLogic SL1 live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of ScienceLogic SL1 go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy ScienceLogic SL1 again?

Yes

Return on Investment

Improved RCA times for clients
Expanded options for usage and insights
Provided valuable data for vendor management and device replacement as required

Infrastructure Visibility Rating

Alternatives Considered

LogicMonitor, Grafana and Datadog

ScienceLogic SL1 offered the best combination of deployment flexibility, extensibility, and widespread support.

Likelihood to Recommend

Large-scale deployments and cloud solutions work very well. Dealing with more esoteric data formats can be very complex and CPU intensive.

ScienceLogic SL1 provides flexible options for a variety of deployments

Overall Satisfaction with ScienceLogic SL1