Item: SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor provides advanced features to monitor network devices, firewalls, access points. It becomes easy to track such issues and resolve them within business objective timelines through the use of email alerts. The tool allows you to create custom dashboards and organize our data in ways that benefit our organization. The SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor also allows our staff to identify network bottleneck issues quickly which in turn results in faster problem resolution times.

Pros and Cons

Provides real-time network performance data
Customized reporting
Easily create WiFi heat maps

Cost when scaling can get expensive
Would like to see tighter integration between SolarWinds products
GUI could be streamlined more

Return on Investment

Reduction of network downtime and outages
Allowed staff to make decisions much more quickly when trying to see what is critical versus what can wait
Data visualization improves the ability to make faster decisions

Alternatives Considered

Auvik and Checkmk

We selected SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor because of the capabilities of the product versus the price. The tools also work well with their other products and support is fairly good. We have never had a problem when we needed to make a call.

Key Insights

Do you think SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)'s feature set?

Yes

Did SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Cisco 3504 WLAN Controller, FireEye Endpoint Security, Mimecast Secure Email Gateway

Likelihood to Recommend

The WiFi mapping tool is very helpful. This piece was very helpful as we separated employees throughout the enterprise and allowed us to maximize spending when determining the placement of wireless nodes. We also used SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor to monitor endpoints and troubleshoot network traffic issues with server traffic. Also, it is well suited to relay beneficial capability when under pressure to alleviate these types of issues.

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor provides clear insight and usable information

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)