Item: SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
Rating: 9
Author: Ned Kelley

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organization uses SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) to take over configuration management duties and responsibilities for the networking systems, assets, and devices within our IT environment. Besides that, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) is being utilized within our organization for its configuration backup and restore capabilities. Also, NCM has the ability to conduct compliance reporting and vulnerability assessment of network resources.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Network automation
Vulnerability assessment
Network Backups

Cons

Comparable pricing
License options
3rd Party Vendors

Return on Investment

Network Compliance Auditing
Automated IOS Upgrades

Alternatives Considered

I have not evaluated other products similar in scope to SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM).

Key Insights

Do you think SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)'s feature set?

Yes

Did SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

There was a need to find an old configuration of a network switch that was accidentally wiped clean. Fortunately, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) kept and archived a backup copy of the switch device in question! We were easily able to upload the configuration file to the switch and restore the device back on the network in a matter of minutes!

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SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) Review