Solarwinds; An all-in-one Powerhouse
December 19, 2018
Solarwinds; An all-in-one Powerhouse
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager
SolarWinds is used by several groups within our IT division. My group, Network Services, manages it. It gives us the ability to get ahead of network issues, such as congestion, connectivity issues, or actual hardware failure.
- The main reason we use Solarwinds is so we can keep an eye on our entire network. The Network Summary page gives us a convenient view of our entire network and any issues that might be occurring.
- Another huge reason we use Solarwinds is to see if there's any network congestion. This allows us to jump on situations where network speeds at remote offices are being impacted. For this we use the Router Utilization page.
- And finally, Solarwinds has a very in-depth reporting as system. We can use the historical data that NPM captures to look for trends and consistent trouble areas.
- This isn't so much a negativity, but Solarwinds is a very complex system, so expect to be learning a lot.
- Solarwinds can get very expensive depending on how many nodes you want to support or how many modules you want to use.
- If you are planning to upgrade -- read the articles carefully. You can call customer support any time, but you cannot schedule a dedicated tech.
- We've been able to stay ahead of network issues thanks to our constant monitoring. Huge ROI plus.
- Another ROI plus is the fact that, with historical trending, we've identified several remote sites that have had trending congestion issues due to under-powered bandwidth.
WhatsUp Gold is good for what it is, but we are replacing it with Solarwinds. We'd rather have a single monitoring solution.